Coronavirus COVID-19 Weekly Update 30th November 2020
Weekly update published on MedShr: 30th November 2020
Last updated: 30th November 2020
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Coronavirus COVID-19 Weekly Update 30th November 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 29th Nov 2020
COVID-19 Cumulative Global Cases
WHO official data, reported on 29th Nov 2020
Source: World Health Organization
Total UK COVID-19 Cases
As of 30th Nov 09:00 (GMT) - Data for 24 hour period, reported on 29-11-20
Source: Public Health England
COVID-19 in the African Region
As of 30th Nov 09:00 (GMT) - Data for 24 hour period, reported on 29-11-20
Source: World Health Organization
COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
As of 30th Nov 09:00 (GMT) - Data for 24 hour period, reported on 29-11-20
Source: World Health Organization
Latest COVID-19 Publications and Guidelines:
A selection of recent publications and useful clinical guidance from scientific journals:
Editorials, Research Articles and Commentary:
NEJM: A Randomized Trial of Convalescent Plasma in Covid-19 Severe Pneumonia
Simonovich VA, Burgos Pratx LD, Scibona P, et al. A Randomized Trial of Convalescent Plasma in Covid-19 Severe Pneumonia. N Engl J Med. 2020 Nov 24. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2031304. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33232588.
Cell: Functional SARS-CoV-2-specific immune memory persists after mild COVID-19
Rodda LB, Netland J, Shehata L, et al. Functional SARS-CoV-2-specific immune memory persists after mild COVID-19. Cell. 2020 Nov 23. ISSN 0092-8674. DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2020.11.029
Mandal S, Barnett J, Brill SE, et al. 'Long-COVID': a cross-sectional study of persisting symptoms, biomarker and imaging abnormalities following hospitalisation for COVID-19. Thorax. 2020 Nov 10:thoraxjnl-2020-215818. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215818. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33172844; PMCID: PMC7661378.
Brain Communications: Frequent neurocognitive deficits after recovery from mild COVID-19
Woo MS, Malsy J, Pöttgen J. Frequent neurocognitive deficits after recovery from mild COVID-19. Brain Communications. 2020 Nov 23; fcaa205. DOI: 10.1093/braincomms/fcaa205
PLOS One: The impact of believing you have had COVID-19 on self-reported behaviour: Cross-sectional survey
Smith LE, Mottershaw AL, Egan M, Waller J, Marteau TM, Rubin GJ. The impact of believing you have had COVID-19 on self-reported behaviour: Cross-sectional survey. PLoS One. 2020 Nov 4;15(11):e0240399. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240399. PMID: 33147219; PMCID: PMC7641362.
JAMA Intern Med. Effect and Reach of Medical Articles Posted on Preprint Servers During the COVID-19 Pandemic (research letter)
Jung YEG, Sun Y, Schluger NW. Effect and Reach of Medical Articles Posted on Preprint Servers During the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Intern Med. 2020 Nov 9:e206629. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.6629. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33165545; PMCID: PMC7653533.
Latest Developments in the News:
WHO Weekly Situational Reports: Epidemiological and Operational
Africa
WHO: African Health Ministers urge greater vigilance in COVID-19 fight
WHO: WHO urges African countries to ramp up readiness for COVID-19 vaccination drive
BBC: Coronavirus in Africa: What you need to know about the Covid-19 vaccines
BBC: Coronavirus in Africa tracker
WHO in the African Region: COVID-19
Eastern Mediterranean
The Lancet: Afghanistan braced for second wave of COVID-19
WHO: Lebanon - WHO supports civil/military cooperation on COVID-19 database
WHO: Regional COVID-19 response: success stories
WHO in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: COVID-19
United Kingdom
BMJ: Partha Kar: Delivering covid vaccine—a team effort (Views and Reviews)
BBC: Covid: Risk of third wave 'if we don't get balance right' - Raab
RCN: RCN reveals expectations for COVID-19 vaccine rollout
BBC: Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine 'dose error' explained
BBC: Lockdown rules: What Covid tier is your area in and what are the restrictions?
Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK
Global Health
Nature: Why Oxford's positive COVID vaccine results are puzzling scientists
BMJ: Will covid-19 vaccines be cost effective—and does it matter?
Nature: Why emergency COVID-vaccine approvals pose a dilemma for scientists
Nature: The COVID vaccine challenges that lie ahead
The Lancet: Maintaining the HIV response in a world shaped by COVID-19
UNICEF: 320,000 children and adolescents newly infected with HIV in 2019, 1 every 100 seconds
BMJ: Remdesivir: a pendulum in a pandemic
BMJ: The curious case of the Danish mask study
Nature: How Iceland hammered COVID with science
NEJM Journal Watch: Prior Coronavirus Infection May Affect COVID-19 Severity
Useful Sources for Latest Developments and News
WHO: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic (including links to regional offices)
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
Médecins Sans Frontières: Response and News Articles
BBC: Covid-19 pandemic: Tracking the global coronavirus outbreak
Financial Times: Coronavirus tracker: the latest figures as countries fight Covid-19 resurgence
Harvard Medical School: Coronavirus Resource Center
Our World in Data: Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) - Statistics and Research
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)
MedShr Open: COVID-19 Weekly Article - Long COVID
Last week's COVID-19 Open Article focuses on post-COVID-19 syndrome, widely known as Long COVID. The article highlights the origins of the term, explores what is currently known about epidemiology and risk factors, and considers the research challenges moving forward. Current and future management approaches are also considered, including the potential challenges of caring for patients with Long COVID in low- and middle-income countries.
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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