Worcestershire
Health Libraries:
Latest
COVID-19 Research —31/03/20
Original Research
Title:
Covid-19 Outbreak
at a Long-Term Care Facility
Description: Long-term care facilities
are high-risk settings for severe outcomes from outbreaks of Covid-19, owing to
advanced age, chronic underlying health conditions, and movement of health care
personnel among facilities.
Available from: https://www.nejm.org/doi/pdf/10.1056/NEJMoa2005412?articleTools=true
Title: The effect of control strategies to reduce social mixing on
outcomes of the COVID-19 epidemic in Wuhan, China: a modelling study
Description: Estimation
of the effects of social distancing measures on the progression of the COVID-19
epidemic.
Available from: https://www.thelancet.com/action/showPdf?pii=S2468-2667%2820%2930073-6
Title: Epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of 74
cases of coronavirus-infected disease 2019 (COVID-19) with gastrointestinal
symptoms
Description: Analysis
of epidemiological, demographic, clinical, laboratory, management and outcome
data.
Available from: https://gut.bmj.com/content/gutjnl/early/2020/03/24/gutjnl-2020-320926.full.pdf
Title: COVID-19: investigation and initial clinical management
of possible cases (Updated)
Description: Information
on case definitions, and the initial assessment and investigation of possible
cases of COVID-19 infection.
Available from: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/wuhan-novel-coronavirus-i...
Guidelines
Title: Can social prescribing support the COVID-19 pandemic?
Description: Social
prescribing is the use of ‘community assets’ (e.g. local organisations,
charities, events, groups) to address ‘non-medical’ challenges (e.g. isolation)
that can affect how people feel physically and psychologically.
Available from: https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/can-social-prescribing-support-the-covid-19-pandemic/
Title: A midpoint perspective on the COVID-19 pandemic
Description: The
authors describe several key experiences and lessons learnt during the early
course of the outbreak—including
its characteristics, public risk communications, and outbreak control.
Available from: http://www.smj.org.sg/sites/default/files/CO-2020-086-epub.pdf
Expert Opinions
Title: Protecting healthcare personnel from 2019-nVoV infection risks:
lessons and suggestions
Description: Based on a
literature search and healthcare personnel (HCP) interviews, the authors
summarise effective measures taken to
reduce infection among HCP.
Available from: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11684-020-0765-x.pdf
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