China

This commentary highlights the need for clear, accurate, and timely communication to reduce the worldwide spread of COVID-19. According to the authors, COVID-19 is a test for the world to cooperate by sharing information and relying on evidence-based approaches to Read More

This commentary argues that the United States government needs a better, deliberate crisis communication strategy. Public communication surrounding COVID-19 has been haphazard and highlights the need for government to coordinate messaging. Globally, there is a great-power competition intertwined with the Read More

This study showed that CRP increased significantly at the initial stage of severe COVID‐19 infections, before CT findings and predicted a severe case early on. In this cohort study, 27 consecutive patients with COVID‐19 and 75 patients with influenza were Read More

This study showed that a series of multifaceted public health interventions was temporally associated with improved control of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China. In this cohort study of 32,538 confirmed COVID-19 infections, researchers evaluated the association of public health Read More

This cohort study found that male sex, delayed admission to hospital, and invasive mechanical ventilation were associated with prolonged SARS-CoV-2 RNA shedding. This retrospective study explored risk factors that may be associated with COVID-19 RNA shedding in a cohort of Read More

This study provides quantitative data on the comparative replication capacity and immune activation of SARS-CoV-2 versus SARS-CoV infection in human lung tissue, providing insight on why it is more infections, bur provokes less of a response in patients. COVID-19 spreads Read More

This study showed that a modified supine position combined with protective face screen to collect samples for RT-PCR is worth promoting, as it seems to be better tolerated and may yield better samples. This study compared a modified nasopharyngeal swab Read More

This case series showed convalescent plasma was well tolerated and has potential to improve the clinical outcomes of severe COVID-19 cases. The optimal dose and timing, as well as the true clinical benefit, needs further study in larger well-controlled trials. Read More

This review discussed how clinical decision scores can be used to make decisions about ICU care in the COVID-19 pandemic and tests three scores in the current environment. It’s very possible that the COVID-19 pandemic may overwhelm healthcare resources in Read More

This study provides further evidence that serological testing is an effective diagnostic means for COVID, and showed that the positive rate and titer variance of IgG are higher than IgM. Researchers retrospectively reviewed 43 patients with COVID-19 and 33 patients Read More