Coronavirus COVID-19 Weekly Update 5th October 2020
Weekly update published on MedShr: 5th October 2020
Last updated: 5th October 2020
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Coronavirus COVID-19 Weekly Update 5th October 2020
This update will be published weekly at 12pm GMT 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
WHO official data, reported on 4th Oct 2020
COVID-19 Cumulative Global Cases
WHO official data, reported on 4th Oct 2020
Source: World Health Organization
Total UK COVID-19 Cases
As of 5th Oct 09:00 (GMT) - Data for 24 hour period, reported on 04-10-20
Source: Public Health England
COVID-19 in the African Region
As of 5th Oct 09:00 (GMT) - Data for 24 hour period, reported on 04-10-20
Source: World Health Organization
COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
As of 5th Oct 09:00 (GMT) - Data for 24 hour period, reported on 04-10-20
Source: World Health Organization
Latest Developments in the News:
WHO Weekly Situational Reports: Epidemiological and Operational
Africa
WHO: Sierra Leone reversing immunization decline in wake of COVID-19
WHO: Strengthening Contact Tracing for COVID-19 in Greater Accra Region
WHO: Uganda Receives COVID-19 Equipment from WHO Supported by the Irish Government
MSF: Young biotechnologists at the forefront of the COVID-19 response
BBC: Coronavirus in Senegal: Keeping Covid-19 at bay
BBC: Coronavirus in Africa tracker
WHO in the African Region: COVID-19
Eastern Mediterranean
WHO: EU and WHO deliver emergency life-saving supplies to flood-affected areas in Somalia
WHO: WHO and partners launch training resource on primary health care practice in the context of COVID-19
WHO in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: COVID-19
United Kingdom
BBC: Covid: 16,000 coronavirus cases missed in daily figures after IT error
BBC: Covid: Things 'bumpy to Christmas and beyond' - PM
BBC: Local lockdown rules: Check Covid restrictions in your area
Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK
Global Health
WHO: WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 28 September 2020
WHO: Conflict, climate crisis and COVID-19 pose great threats to the health of women and children
BBC: India's new paper Covid-19 test could be a ‘game changer’
BBC: Covid-19 pandemic: Tracking the global coronavirus outbreak
WHO: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
United Nations: COVID-19 Response
Johns Hopkins University & Medicine: Coronavirus Resource Center
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
Educational Resources:
WHO: COVID-19 Course Series
"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)
Latest COVID-19 Publications and Guidelines:
A selection of recent publications and useful clinical guidance from scientific journals:
Practice Points, Editorials and Opinion Articles from the BMJ:
BMJ: Covid-19: People are gathering again, but can crowds be made safe?
Baraniuk Chris. Covid-19: People are gathering again, but can crowds be made safe? BMJ 2020; 371 :m3511
Research Articles and Commentary:
BMJ: In-hospital cardiac arrest in critically ill patients with covid-19: multicenter cohort study
Hayek Salim S, Brenner Samantha K, Azam Tariq U, Shadid Husam R, Anderson Elizabeth, Berlin Hanna et al. In-hospital cardiac arrest in critically ill patients with covid-19: multicenter cohort study BMJ 2020; 371 :m3513
NEJM: Safety and Immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273 Vaccine in Older Adults
Anderson EJ, Rouphael NG, Widge AT, Jackson LA, Roberts PC, Makhene M, Chappell JD, Denison MR, Stevens LJ, Pruijssers AJ, McDermott AB, Flach B, Lin BC, Doria-Rose NA, O'Dell S, Schmidt SD, Corbett KS, Swanson PA 2nd, Padilla M, Neuzil KM, Bennett H, Leav B, Makowski M, Albert J, Cross K, Edara VV, Floyd K, Suthar MS, Martinez DR, Baric R, Buchanan W, Luke CJ, Phadke VK, Rostad CA, Ledgerwood JE, Graham BS, Beigel JH; mRNA-1273 Study Group. Safety and Immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA-1273 Vaccine in Older Adults. N Engl J Med. 2020 Sep 29. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2028436. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32991794.
The Lancet: Leveraging the advances in HIV for COVID-19
McMahon JH, Hoy JF, Kamarulzaman A, Bekker L, Beyrer C, Lewin SR. Leveraging the advances in HIV for COVID-19. The Lancet, vol 396, issue 10256, p943-944 (3rd Oct 2020). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32012-2
Ioannou GN, Locke E, Green P, et al. Risk Factors for Hospitalization, Mechanical Ventilation, or Death Among 10 131 US Veterans With SARS-CoV-2 Infection. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(9):e2022310. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.22310
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).
Other Useful Resources:
Intensive Care Society (UK) Covid-19 Resource Hub
The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust COVID-19 Bulletins - A weekly bulletin detailing the "latest guidelines, research and reports relating to COVID-19"
NHS England: Coronavirus guidance for clinicians and NHS managers
Weekly Update by Dr Ryan Broll, MedShr Open Editorial Team, Medical Education Fellow
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