“The C.D.C. director says new data about people who are infected but symptom-free could lead the agency to recommend broadened use of masks.”
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/would-everyone-wearing-face-masks-help-us-slow-pandemic
The above news is about how Sweden’s measure, different from other nations that encourages social distancing, rather encourages to live a normal life without any lock downs. The Korean public has shown the following reactions: The Swedish government’s measure would massacre its old population. The government would have taken those measures to alleviate the burden … Read more
Helen Branswell’s work is worth following regularly. In this piece, Branswell poses the question, “What does it look like to be on the front lines of that response — and what can we expect to happen in facilities across the country in the weeks to come?” and answers with interviews with three clinicians in New … Read more
In an article published in The Lancet by physicians from China, they discuss the challenges and effects in the comorbidity of mental health illnesses along with physical illness, in this case specifically COVID-19. In addition, the piece discusses the social difficulties that are experienced among residents including stigma as well as general inability to access … Read more
This New York Times article presents updated national information about which U.S. states and cities have issued stay-at-home quarantine measures. As of March 30th, 30 states of have been issued to stay at home by their government officials. Link to Article: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-stay-at-home-order.html By looking at this guide, we can see when and how each state … Read more
After SARS, China established a system for tracking cases of dangerous infectious diseases as well as outbreaks of new diseases. This story helps explain why that system broke down with covid-19, with local leaders not wanting to displease the central Chinese government.
“Chan School coronavirus analysis finds strategy would prevent overwhelming hospitals while building immunity.”
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2005953?query=featured_home
This short piece explains how the now-famous Johns Hopkins site for tracking the pandemic (https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6) was created and how it is constantly updated. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30120-1/fulltext
