Coronavirus COVID-19 Weekly Update 28th September 2020
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Coronavirus COVID-19 Weekly Update 28th 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 27th Sept 2020
COVID-19 Cumulative Global Cases
WHO official data, reported on 27th Sept 2020
Source: World Health Organization
Total UK COVID-19 Cases
As of 28th Sept 09:00 (GMT) - Data for 24 hour period on 27-09-20
Source: Public Health England
COVID-19 in the African Region
As of 28th Sept 09:00 (GMT) - Data for 24 hour period on 27-09-20
Source: World Health Organization
COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
As of 28th Sept 09:00 (GMT) - Data for 24 hour period on 27-09-20
Source: World Health Organization
Latest Developments: News
WHO Weekly Situational Reports: Epidemiological and Operational
Africa
WHO Africa: Social, environmental factors seen behind Africa’s low COVID-19 cases
WHO Africa: Village Health Teams look for COVID-19 patients House-to-House in Kanungu District
WHO Africa: Surviving COVID-19 and fighting stigma in Uganda
WHO Africa: Arua Regional Referral Hospital Medical Team Learns Quick Valuable Lessons from COVID-19 Response
MSF: COVID-19 and Rural South Africa
BBC: Coronavirus in Africa tracker
WHO in the African Region: COVID-19
Eastern Mediterranean
WHO EMRO: Non-communicable disease and Covid-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
MSF: COVID-19 outbreak in Baghdad is “very alarming”
MSF: Tackling COVID-19 in Hebron, the epicentre of the outbreak in Palestine
MSF: Ten-fold increase in COVID-19 cases adds new challenges in northwest Syria
WHO in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: COVID-19
United Kingdom
BMJ: Covid-19: Learn from other countries about easing lockdown, researchers urge
BBC: Coronavirus infection: Is there a North-South divide in England?
BBC: Covid: Seven ways the job market has changed for young people
The Guardian: What kind of face mask best protects against coronavirus?
The Guardian: Lockdowners v libertarians: Britain’s coronavirus divide
BBC: Covid-19: Up to £10,000 fine for failure to self-isolate in England
Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK
Global Health
WHO: Managing the COVID-19 infodemic: Promoting healthy behaviours and mitigating the harm from misinformation and disinformation
Joint statement on 23/09/20 by WHO, UN, UNICEF, UNDP, UNESCO, UNAIDS, ITU, UN Global Pulse, and IFRC
Press release for above statement by WHO: COVID-19 pandemic: countries urged to take stronger action to stop spread of harmful information
WHO: WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 25 September 2020
BBC: Covid-19 pandemic: Where are the global coronavirus hotspots?
BMJ: The BMJ interview: Anthony Fauci on covid-19
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 and Opinion Articles from the BMJ:
BMJ: Covid-19: The fatal attraction of herd immunity
Abbasi Kamran. Covid-19: The fatal attraction of herd immunity BMJ 2020; 370 :m3714
BMJ: Covid-19: Risk of death more than doubled in people who also had flu, English data show
Gareth Lacobucci. Covid-19: Risk of death more than doubled in people who also had flu, English data show BMJ 2020; 370 :m3720
Research Articles and Commentary:
Han E, Tan MMJ, Turk E, et al. Lessons learnt from easing covid-19 restrictions: an analysis of countries and regions in Asia Pacific and Europe. Lancet 2020;(September). doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)32007-9.
Tan-Torres Edejer, T., Hanssen, O., Mirelman, A., Verboom, P., Lolong, G., Watson, O. J., Boulanger, L. L., & Soucat, A. (2020). Projected health-care resource needs for an effective response to COVID-19 in 73 low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling study. The Lancet. Global health, S2214-109X(20)30383-1. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2214-109X(20)30383-1
Nature: Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States
Wu, S.L., Mertens, A.N., Crider, Y.S. et al. Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States. Nat Commun 11, 4507 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18272-4
Nature: Convalescent plasma treatment of severe COVID-19: a propensity score–matched control study
Liu, S.T.H., Lin, H., Baine, I. et al. Convalescent plasma treatment of severe COVID-19: a propensity score–matched control study. Nat Med (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-020-1088-9
NEJM: Phase 1–2 Trial of a SARS-CoV-2 Recombinant Spike Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine
Keech, C., Albert, G., Cho, I., Robertson, A., Reed, P., Neal, S., Plested, J. S., Zhu, M., Cloney-Clark, S., Zhou, H., Smith, G., Patel, N., Frieman, M. B., Haupt, R. E., Logue, J., McGrath, M., Weston, S., Piedra, P. A., Desai, C., Callahan, K., … Glenn, G. M. (2020). Phase 1-2 Trial of a SARS-CoV-2 Recombinant Spike Protein Nanoparticle Vaccine. The New England journal of medicine, 10.1056/NEJMoa2026920. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2026920
Europace: Arrhythmic safety of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients from different clinical settings
Gasperetti A, Biffi M, Duru F, et al. Arrhythmic safety of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients from different clinical settings. Europace. 2020. doi:10.1093/europace/euaa216.
JAMA: SARS-CoV-2 Nasopharyngeal Swab Testing—False-Negative Results From a Pervasive Anatomical Misconception [Viewpoint]
Higgins TS, Wu AW, Ting JY. SARS-CoV-2 Nasopharyngeal Swab Testing-False-Negative Results From a Pervasive Anatomical Misconception. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Sep 17. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.2946. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 32940647.
PLOS One: The association between ABO blood group and SARS-CoV-2 infection: A meta-analysis
Golinelli, D., Boetto, E., Maietti, E., & Fantini, M. P. (2020). The association between ABO blood group and SARS-CoV-2 infection: A meta-analysis. PloS one, 15(9), e0239508. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239508
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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