China

This article highlights the ineffective risk communication used in Wuhan, China, amidst the COVID-19 outbreak and offers recommendations for effective message-centered communication. Based on the effective and ineffective communication strategies implemented in Wuhan, China during the COVID-19 pandemic, a simplified Read More

This letter to the editor reports on the health effects of exposure to new coverage of COVID-19 and offers recommendations for government and public health officials to lessen public anxiety. “Headline stress disorder” is a highly emotional response to endless Read More

This small study found that thermal inactivation adversely affected the results of later RT-PCR tests, and suggests that other methods may be necessary.  Nucleic acid testing (NAT) has played an important role in patient diagnosis and management of COVID-19. Some Read More

This case series provides detail on viral replication, where it occurs, and when in humans. Initial outbreaks of COVID-19 in China found that 13.8% cases were severe and 6.1% were critical. This severe presentation seems to be because virus receptor Read More

This case report documents that a generally well infant with COVID-19 can contaminate his or her environment with PCR-detectable virus. Whether it’s enough to infect someone is not known. COVID-19 is thought to be spread from an infected person to Read More

This study showed that while early infections in Wuhan, China could be linked to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, after January 1, 2020, few infections could – meaning that human-to-human transmission was occurring. Researchers collected information on the first 425 Read More

This study provides data on clusters, and argues that more attention should be paid to clusters as we move to prevention and control of COVID-19. It also stresses that self-isolation may be key. COVID-19 outbreaks seem to begin in clusters. Read More

This study showed that rRT-PCR may produce initial false-negative results. Combining this with other testing modalities may improve sensitivity. Our data on testing are still relatively new. This was a retrospective cohort study of 36 patients suspected of infections with Read More

This report used a SWOT analysis to determine how we should improve our ability to prevent and control the COVID-19 epidemic in China. The lessons might be applied elsewhere. A group of experts used the Strengths (S), Weaknesses (W), Opportunities Read More

This study provides useful information about when we can expect antibodies to appear after infection, and how that might be used in future clinical testing. We are still learning about the antibody response in patients infected with COVID-19 This is Read More