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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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This report from the CDC describes how a sentinel surveillance system for COVID-19 cases helped confirm community transmission in Santa Clara County, CA. On February 27, 2020, Santa Clara County, California, identified its first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) associated
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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
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Social distancing measures to address the U.S. COVID-19 epidemic may have significant health, social, and economic impacts. This study estimates the mean change in state-level COVID-19 epidemic growth before versus after the implementation of statewide social distancing measures in the
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This study showed we should expect clusters of transmission, and that enhanced surveillance and contact tracing are essential to minimize it. This case series gathered epidemiological and clinical data from individuals with confirmed COVID-19 from 3 clusters of COVID-19 linked
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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
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