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Community quarantine strategy against coronavirus disease 2019 in Anhui: an evaluation based on trauma center patients
(2020-04-06)[Abstract]. Objective: The objective of our study was to introduce community quarantine strategy against coronavirus disease 2019(COVID-19) in Anhui and evaluate the effectiveness of community quarantine based on trauma ... -
Comparison of molecular testing strategies for COVID-19 control: a mathematical modelling study
(2020-08-18)Background: WHO has called for increased testing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but countries have taken different approaches and the effectiveness of alternative strategies is unknown. We aimed to investigate the ... -
Considerations on the Use of Antivirals, Monoclonal Antibodies, and Other Interventions for the Management of COVID-19 Patients in Latin America and the Caribbean
(2022-05-09)Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of clinical trials have been planned and developed to assess the effectiveness and safety of various interventions that could prevent hospitalizations and progression ... -
Contact tracing strategies for COVID-19 containment with attenuated physical distancing
(2020-05-08)Contact tracing has been recommended as a critical component of containment strategies for COVID-19. We used a simple epidemic model to evaluate how contact tracing might enable partial relaxation of current physical ... -
Containing Covid-19 outbreaks with spatiallytargeted short-term lockdowns and mass-testing
(2020-05-09)We assess the efficacy of spatially targeted lockdown or mass-testing and case-isolation in individual communities, as a compliment to contact-tracing and social-distancing, for containing SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks. Using the ... -
Contribution of community-based nurse-led clinics to health care access and patient outcomes
(2020-05-15)What is this? The COVID-19 pandemic is placing a strain on healthcare services. Community-based nurse-led clinics (NLC) may help increase patient access whilst maintaining quality of care. In this systematic review, the ... -
Controlled Avalanche: A Regulated Voluntary Exposure Approach for Addressing Covid19
(2020-04-22)Background: The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has driven many countries to take radical suppression measures. While reducing mortality, these measures result in severe economic repercussions, and inhibit the development of ... -
COVID-19 and food safety: guidance for food businesses. Interim guidance, 7 April 2020
(2020-04-07)Background: The world is facing an unprecedented threat from the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus (referred to as the COVID-19 virus). Many countries are following the advice from the World Health Organization ... -
COVID-19 and Incarcerated Populations
(2020-09-10)Disclaimer: Quick Response Report was published on September 10, 2020. Given the rappidly changing nature of the coronavirus pandemic, some of the references included in this report may quickly become out-of-date. We further ... -
COVID-19 in a Long-Term Care Facility — King County, Washington, February 27–March 9, 2020
What is already known about this topic? Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) can cause severe illness and death, particularly among older adults with chronic health conditions. What is added by this report? Introduction ... -
COVID-19 in children and the role of school settings in transmission - first update
(2020)The aim of this document is to provide an update on the knowledge surrounding the role of children in the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and the role of schools in the COVID-19 pandemic, based on the experience in the EU from ... -
COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences in China and implications for its prevention and treatment worldwide
(2020)The outbreak of COVID-19 due to SARS-CoV-2 originally emerged in Wuhan in December, 2019. As of March 22, 2020, the disease had spread to 186 countries, with at least 305,275 confirmed cases. Although there has been a ... -
COVID-19 testing strategies and objectives
(2020)This document outlines strategies and objectives for sustainable SARS-CoV-2 testing of populations to achieve specific public health objectives in various epidemiological situations. General population-wide testing, as ... -
COVID-19: An Update on the Epidemiological, Clinical, Preventive and Therapeutic Evidence and Guidelines of Integrative Chinese-Western Medicine for the Management of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease
(2020-03-13)As of 22 February 2020, more than 77662 cases of confirmed COVID-19 have been documented globally with over 2360 deaths. Common presentations of confirmed cases include fever, fatigue, dry cough, upper airway congestion, ... -
COVID-19: press releases and what you need to know
(2020)Ministry of Public Health website that includes access to files organized in two categories: press releases and "what you need to know".