Coronavirus COVID-19 Weekly Update 17th August 2020
Weekly update published on MedShr: 17th August 2020
Last updated: 17th August 2020
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Coronavirus COVID-19 Weekly Update 17th August 2020
This update will be published weekly on Mondays and aims to provide clinicians and the public with an overview of the latest data, guidelines, key publications and policy around COVID-19, with links to essential resources and information.
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Global Impact of COVID-19 to Date
As of 17th Aug 12:00 (GMT)
COVID-19 Cumulative Global Cases
As of 17th Aug 09:00 (GMT)
Source: World Health Organisation
Total UK COVID-19 Cases
As of 17th Aug 09:00 (GMT)
Source: Public Health England
Related News Articles
BBC News: "Coronavirus: England death count review reduces UK toll by 5,000"
COVID-19 in the African Region
As of 17th Aug 09:00 (GMT)
Source: World Health Organisation
COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
As of 17th Aug 09:00 (GMT)
Source: World Health Organisation
Latest Developments:
Africa
WHO: COVID-19 response in southern Nigeria boosts surveillance of other diseases
WHO: World Health Organization surge team to arrive in South Africa
BBC: Coronavirus: Ten African innovations to help tackle Covid-19
WHO in the African Region: COVID-19
Eastern Mediterranean
WHO: WHO and Ministry of Health launch second phase of COVID-19 awareness-raising campaign [Iraq]
WHO in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: COVID-19
United Kingdom
BBC News: Coronavirus: England death count review reduces UK toll by 5,000
BMJ: Covid lockdown: England sees fewer cases of colds, flu, and bronchitis
BBC Sounds: Flu Vaccine; Dentistry and Covid; Diagnosing Coeliac disease; NHS preparations for winter
Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK
Global Health
BMJ: Covid-19: Pre-purchasing vaccine—sensible or selfish?
BMJ: Covid-19: Where are we on immunity and vaccines?
Educational Resources: Controlling the Virus:
"Real-time training during global emergencies is critical for effective preparedness and response. The COVID-19 channel provides learning resources for health professionals, decision-makers and the public for the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)." (WHO 2020)
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Latest COVID-19 Publications and Guidelines:
Management of post-acute covid-19 in primary care
Greenhalgh T, Knight M, A’Court C, Buxton M, Husain L. BMJ 2020; 370 doi: 10.1136/bmj.m3026 (Published 11 August 2020)
Successful Elimination of Covid-19 Transmission in New Zealand
Baker MG, Wilson N, Anglemyer A. Successful Elimination of Covid-19 Transmission in New Zealand [published online ahead of print, 2020 Aug 7]. N Engl J Med. 2020;10.1056/NEJMc2025203. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc2025203
Public Health Emergency COVID-19 Initiative - PubMed Central
An open collection of COVID-19 and coronavirus-related publications, and the available data supporting them, from over 50 publishers to support the ongoing public health emergency response efforts (PMC).
Weekly Update by Dr Ryan Broll, MedShr Open Editorial Team, Medical Education Fellow
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