Coronavirus COVID-19 Weekly Update 14th September 2020
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Last updated: 14th September 2020
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Coronavirus COVID-19 Weekly Update 14th September 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 13th Sept 20
COVID-19 Cumulative Global Cases
WHO official data, reported on 13th Sept 20
Source: World Health Organization
Total UK COVID-19 Cases
As of 14th Sept 09:00 (GMT) - Data for 24 hour period on 13-09-20
Source: Public Health England
COVID-19 in the African Region
As of 14th Sept 09:00 (GMT) - Data for 24 hour period on 13-09-20
Source: World Health Organisation
COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
As of 14th Sept 09:00 (GMT) - Data for 24 hour period on 13-09-20
Source: World Health Organisation
Latest Developments:
Africa
WHO: COVID-19 genome sequencing laboratory network launches in Africa
WHO: Situation reports on COVID-19 outbreak - Sitrep 28, 09 September 2020
BBC: Coronavirus in South Africa: Scientists explore surprise theory for low death rate
WHO: Ebola response bolsters Uganda’s COVID-19 fight
WHO: Noncommunicable diseases increase risk of dying from COVID-19 in Africa
WHO: Combatting health worker infections in Nigeria
WHO in the African Region: COVID-19
Eastern Mediterranean
BBC: Coronavirus: Israel to impose three-week national lockdown
MSF: Beirut explosion: “The blast didn’t distinguish between people, neither should aid”
MSF: Meeting regular health needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan
WHO in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: COVID-19
United Kingdom
The Guardian: New tool could 'help UK doctors spot high-risk Covid patients in seconds'
BBC: Coronavirus: 'Rule of six' comes into effect
BBC: Coronavirus: Behind the rise in cases in five charts
BBC: NHS tells GPs they must offer patients face-to-face appointments
BBC: Coronavirus: Who are the Covid marshals and what powers will they have?
Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK
Global Health
WHO: WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 7 September 2020
WHO: Malaria and COVID-19: country perspectives
WHO: Health priorities for the European Region and COVID-19 in focus at WHO annual meeting
BBC: Coronavirus: WHO reports record daily rise in new infections
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 Content:
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)
Podcast on Rox Heart Radio: Roxana Mehran discusses cardiology meetings during Covid-19 with Ron Blankstein and Asif Qasim
Cardiology Meetings in COVID-19: What’s worked so far? What hasn’t? Roxana Mehran hears from Ron Blankstein and Asif Qasim.
Latest COVID-19 Publications and Guidelines:
Knight Stephen R, Ho Antonia, Pius Riinu, Buchan Iain, Carson Gail, Drake Thomas M et al. Risk stratification of patients admitted to hospital with covid-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol: development and validation of the 4C Mortality Score BMJ 2020; 370 :m3339
NEJM: Facial Masking for Covid-19 — Potential for “Variolation” as We Await a Vaccine
Gandhi M, Rutherford GW. Facial Masking for Covid-19 - Potential for "Variolation" as We Await a Vaccine [published online ahead of print, 2020 Sep 8]. N Engl J Med. 2020;10.1056/NEJMp2026913. doi:10.1056/NEJMp2026913
The Lancet: SARS-CoV-2 transmission via speech-generated respiratory droplets [Correspondence]
Bax A, Bax CE, Stadnytskyi V, Anfinrud P. SARS-CoV-2 transmission via speech-generated respiratory droplets. Lancet Infect Dis. 2020; (published online September 11, 2020) DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30726-X
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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