COVID-19 Literature

This Executive Order by the Michigan governor places on stores that sell groceries (including “big box” stores) more rigorous social distancing controls and limits on items that may be sold or advertised, and also bans most vacation property rentals. The Read More

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has temporarily waived rules to allow rural hospitals to use physicians based in other states to treat patients via telemedicine, radio, or telephone without having to be present. This step should increase the Read More

This study provides an overview of the proportion of confirmed COVID-19 cases among those tested and the severity of the disease in children using a registry of tested cases from March 2, 2020, to March 16, 2020 by pediatricians in Read More

In a petition to the Kansas Supreme Court, the Kansas governor has argued that it is an unlawful delegation of the legislature’s authority to allow the state’s Legislative Coordinating Council to override the governor’s executive order limiting religious gatherings.  The Read More

Germany has the third highest number of coronavirus cases in Europe, but deaths are relatively few when compared with neighboring countries. This article explains why. As of 2 April official statistics showed that 872 deaths from COVID-19 had been recorded Read More

This manuscript systematically reviewed and critically appraised currently available prediction models for COVID-19, in particular diagnostic and prognostic models for the disease. Findings indicate that proposed models are poorly reported, at high risk of bias, and their reported performance is Read More

This CDC investigation of COVID-19 cases in Chicago identified a cluster of 16 confirmed or probable cases, including three deaths, likely resulting from one introduction. Extended family gatherings including a funeral and a birthday party likely facilitated transmission of SARS-CoV-2 Read More

This report describes COVID-19 morbidity among residents of senior independent and assisted living communities in Seattle, WA. Findings suggest that symptom-based screening might not identify SARS-CoV-2 infections in independent and assisted living facility residents, underscoring the importance of adhering to Read More

This editorial calls on public health leaders and politicians to utilize innovative communication, mitigation, and health care approaches to combat COVID-19. Political leaders and public health experts must stand firm and committed to implementing proven, and sometimes unpopular, public health Read More

This paper shows that the growth behavior of the COVID-19 epidemic in mainland China can be explained as a direct consequence of containment policies that effectively depleted the susceptible population. In Mainland China, confirmed cases increased from approx. 330 on Read More