Title: Compassionate Use of Remdesivir for Patients with Severe Covid-19
Description: In this cohort of patients hospitalized for severe Covid-19 who were treated with compassionate-use remdesivir, clinical improvement was observed in 36 of 53 patients (68%).
Title: Emergence of Novel Coronavirus and COVID-19: whether to stay or die out?
Description: One big question is whether this novel virus will be establishing itself in an endemic form or will it eventually die out? Endemic viruses may acquire mutations to infect naïve, as well as individual with pre-existing immunity.
Title: COVID-19 and diabetes: Knowledge in progress
Description: Here, suggestions are made on the possible pathophysiological mechanisms of the relationship between diabetes and COVID-19, and its management.
Title: Guidance for stepdown of infection control precautions within hospitals and discharging COVID-19 patients from hospital to home settings
Description: This guidance provides advice on appropriate infection prevention and control precaution.
Title: Assessment tool for laboratories implementing COVID-19 virus testing
Description: This tool has been designed to assess the capacity of laboratories that have implemented or intend to implement testing for SARS-CoV-2.
Available from: https://www.who.int/publications-detail/assessment-tool-for-laboratories-implementing...
Title: Toothbrushing against coronavirus
Description: Following discussion, the author states that: the recommendation to tooth brush with toothpaste for two minutes twice a day should be reinforced by the dental profession, the media and the government, and its advisors.
Title: The COVID-19 pandemic and mental health impacts
Description: In this editorial, the author discusses people's responses to environment changes—as well as practical steps such as managing media consumption in order to manage mental health during these times.
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