Prevention

This study warns that limited testing rates because of limited testing ability can cause models to give incorrect results. We need reliable estimates of the COVID-19 epidemic growth rate to guide the timing and intensity of intervention strategies. A number Read More
This modeling study of Utah found that handing the pandemic like South Korea versus Italy had a 3-month variation in pandemic length, a 1.5-fold difference in the peak number of daily infections, and a 3-fold difference in the total cumulative Read More
This cross-sectional study evaluated the effectiveness of a staff protection and surveillance strategy in Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH), a 1600-bed multidisciplinary acute-care hospital in Singapore. Since 2003, TTSH has routinely fit-tested staff for high filtration N95 respirators, and established Read More
This Cochrane Review details the factors healthcare workers point that influence their ability and willingness to follow infection prevention and control guidelines when managing respiratory infectious diseases. The objective of this review was to identify barriers and facilitators to healthcare Read More
This study showed that border restrictions, quarantine and isolation, distancing, and changes in population behavior were associated with reduced transmission of COVID-19 and influenza in Hong Kong. Hong Kong has engaged in a number of measures to handle the COVID-19 Read More
This case report shows why mass gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic period should be strictly prohibited. Malaysia has the most COVID-19 cases in Southeast Asia. More than a third of them are linked to the Sri Petaling gathering, a Moslem Read More
With increasing tourism, it is important to educate rural mid-west healthcare professionals on travel medicine. This study presents a retrospective review of imported diseases seen at a referral center in rural Missouri. The authors examined retrospective data on demographic and Read More
This study found that during February 26–April 1, 2020, as cumulative cases increased and community mitigation policies were implemented, community mobility declined in four U.S.  in Seattle, San Francisco, New York City, and New Orleans. These temporal trend data provide Read More
This article discusses how failing to observe principles of evidence-based clinical reasoning when interpreting COVID-19 test results can have direct implications for public health, particularly for negative tests. Given that early data from China suggest relatively poor sensitivity of initial Read More
This case series shows how COVID-19 can spread and be contained in close environments. Researchers conducted a retrospective review of COVID-19 cases in Swiss Armed Forces recruits in the early weeks of the pandemic. Both PCR and serological testing were Read More

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