{"id":5430,"date":"2020-03-25T15:10:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T22:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=5430"},"modified":"2021-03-02T15:29:49","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T23:29:49","slug":"covid-19-literature-situation-report-march-25-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/03\/25\/covid-19-literature-situation-report-march-25-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Literature Situation Report March 25, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The scientific literature on COVID-19 is rapidly evolving and these articles were selected for review based on their relevance to Washington State decision making around COVID-19 response efforts. Included in these Lit Reps are some manuscripts that have been made available online as pre-prints but have not yet undergone peer review. Please be aware of this when reviewing articles included in the Lit Reps.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Multiple studies suggest gastrointestinal or fecal-oral route for SARS-CoV-2 transmission.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Practical information for older community-dwelling individuals may mitigate negative impacts of social distancing. Another article provides recommendations for clinical researchers working with the elderly.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>A new study suggests that clinical features of COVID-19 in full-term pregnant women were similar to those of non-pregnant adult patients.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Research continues to suggest that mental health during COVID-19 needs to be prioritized, and specific interventions should to be developed for high risk groups and people with COVID-19.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"uw-accordion-shortcode\">\n<h3>Article Summaries<\/h3>\n<div class=\"js-accordion\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uw-accordion-shortcode\">\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-5433\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Social distancing strategies for curbing the COVID-19 epidemic<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using a mathematical model, the authors suggest that one-time social distancing intervention may be insufficient to maintain COVID-19 prevalence within the critical care capacity of the US.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Intermittent social distancing may be necessary into 2022 in the absence of additional interventions like new therapeutics, vaccines or aggressive contact tracing and quarantine.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kissler et al. (March 24, 2020). Social distancing strategies for curbing the COVID-19 epidemic. Pre-print downloaded Mar 25 from <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.22.20041079\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.22.20041079<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-5431\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">COVID-19: Active measures to support community-dwelling older adults.<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The authors advocate for practical information to be provided to community-dwelling adults to help maintain appropriate community action levels.\u00a0 Elderly community-dwelling adults are at elevated risk for social isolation, and may suffer adverse effects without maintained social ties.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kuwahara et al. (March 20, 2020). COVID-19: Active measures to support community-dwelling older adults. Travel Med Infect Dis.\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.tmaid.2020.101638\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.tmaid.2020.101638<\/span><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Transmission<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-5441\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Internationally lost COVID-19 cases<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The authors analyze available COVID-19 case data against countries\u2019 Healthcare Access and Quality Index (HAQ), determining significantly less reporting of cases in countries with a lower HAQ.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Findings suggest that countries with lower HAQs may either underreport or be unable to detect COVID-19 cases, which may sabotage efforts to contain the virus.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lau et al. (March 14, 2020). Internationally lost COVID-19 cases. J Microbiol Immunol Infect. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jmii.2020.03.013\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jmii.2020.03.013<\/span><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-5439\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Epidemiological parameters of coronavirus disease 2019: a pooled analysis of publicly reported individual data of 1155 cases from seven countries.<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This study obtained robust estimates of epidemiological parameters from 1,155 cases in China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Vietnam, Germany, and Malaysia.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Findings support current quarantine practice, but also suggest that longer monitoring periods might be needed for selected groups due to consistent evidence of pre-symptomatic transmission.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ma et al. (March 24, 2020).\u00a0 Epidemiological parameters of coronavirus disease 2019: a pooled analysis of publicly reported individual data of 1155 cases from seven countries.\u00a0 Pre-print downloaded Mar 25 from <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.21.20040329\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.21.20040329<\/span><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-5437\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Don&#8217;t overlook digestive symptoms in patients with 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19)<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The study reviews findings from 183 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Wuhan who presented only with gastrointestinal symptoms at admission \u2013 suggesting these patients could be likely overlooked.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">These findings suggest that the digestive system, along with the respiratory tract, may be a potential route for SARS-CoV-2 infection.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Luo et al. (March 20, 2020). Don&#8217;t overlook digestive symptoms in patients with 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).\u00a0 Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol.\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cgh.2020.03.043\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.cgh.2020.03.043<\/span><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-5435\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">COVID-19 Disease With Positive Fecal and Negative Pharyngeal and Sputum Viral Tests<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A COVID-19 case screened positive for SARS-CoV-2 in a fecal specimen while testing negative on multiple pharyngeal and sputum samples.\u00a0 This indicates that the virus can proliferate in the digestive tract and potentially undergo fecal-oral transmission.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chen et al. (March 20, 2020). COVID-19 Disease With Positive Fecal and Negative Pharyngeal and Sputum Viral Tests. Am J Gastroenterol.\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.14309\/ajg.0000000000000610\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.14309\/ajg.0000000000000610<\/span><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Testing and Treatment<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-5443\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Myocardial injury is associated with in-hospital mortality of confirmed or suspected COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: A single center retrospective cohort study<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This study investigate the potential association between cardiac injury and in-hospital mortality in a cohort of 110 COVID-19 patients from one hospital in Wuhan, China.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cardiac injury was a risk factor for in-hospital death, while higher oxygen saturation was found to be protective.\u00a0 This may help clinicians identify patients with adverse outcome at the early stage of COVID-19.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zhang et al. (March 24, 2020).\u00a0 Myocardial injury is associated with in-hospital mortality of confirmed or suspected COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: A single center retrospective cohort study. Pre-print downloaded Mar 25 from <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.21.20040121\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.21.20040121<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-5447\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Clinical features and obstetric and neonatal outcomes of pregnant patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective, single-centre, descriptive study.<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yu et al review findings from 7 pregnant COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, China with a focus on clinical features and obstetric and neonatal outcomes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Clinical characteristics of these patients infected late in pregnancy were similar to those of non-pregnant adults, and maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes all appeared to be very good because of intensive active management of the disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yu et al. (March 24, 2020). Clinical features and obstetric and neonatal outcomes of pregnant patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective, single-centre, descriptive study. Lancet Infect Dis. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1473-3099(20)30176-6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1473-3099(20)30176-6<\/span><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-5445\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Clinical Characteristics of Children with Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Hubei, China.<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this cross-sectional study of 25 pediatric patients in Hubei province, China, the authors find that <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">while children were still susceptible to COVID-19, the clinical presentations and outcomes were mostly favorable when compared to adults.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Extra attention during home-care and hospitalization treatment may be needed in the younger age-group that accounted for majority of the cases as well as critical cases in this study.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zheng et al. (March 24, 2020). Clinical Characteristics of Children with Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Hubei, China. Curr Med Sci.\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11596-020-2172-6\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s11596-020-2172-6<\/span><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mental Health and Personal Impact<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-5453\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Analysis of psychological state and clinical psychological intervention model of patients with COVID-19<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Anxiety and depression were both higher in COVID-19 patients at time of admission than in pneumonia patients or a healthy control group.\u00a0 Anxiety and depression decreased in COVID-19 patients after one week of comprehensive psychological intervention.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understanding the psychological state of patients with pneumonia, especially patients with COVID-19 can help clinicians systematically identify patients vulnerable to psychological pain and provide targeted interventions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yang et al. (March 24, 2020).\u00a0 Analysis of psychological state and clinical psychological intervention model of patients with COVID-19. Pre-print downloaded Mar 25 from <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.22.20040899\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.22.20040899<\/span><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-5451\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">High risk of infection caused posttraumatic stress symptoms in individuals with poor sleep quality: A study on influence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China.<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This study examines Wuhan-exposure, sleep quality, and posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in 2,027 Chinese residents.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The results indicate that supporting good quality sleep in individuals with high infectious risk may prevent PTSS.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Zhang et al. (March 24, 2020). High risk of infection caused posttraumatic stress symptoms in individuals with poor sleep quality: A study on influence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in China. Pre-print downloaded Mar 25 from <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.22.20034504\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.22.20034504<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-5449\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">The Impact of COVID-19 Epidemic Declaration on Psychological Consequences: A Study on Active Weibo Users.<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Li et al review posts from 17,865 active users of Weibo, a Chinese social-media platform, and find an increase in negative emotions like anxiety, depression and indignation and sensitivity to social risks; as well as a decrease in positive emotions and life satisfaction after declaration of COVID-19 as an epidemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using social media data may provide timely understanding of public\u2019s mental health during an epidemic for policy makers and clinical practitioners to develop campaigns and interventions accordingly.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Li et al. (March 19, 2020). The Impact of COVID-19 Epidemic Declaration on Psychological Consequences: A Study on Active Weibo Users. Int J Environ Research Public Health. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.3390\/ijerph17062032\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">http:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.3390\/ijerph17062032<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-accordion__panel\" >\n<h2 class=\"js-accordion__header\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Public Health Policy and Practice<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-5457\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Characterizing occupations that cannot work from home: a means to identify susceptible worker groups during the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Not all workers are employed in occupations which can be done from home, putting these individuals at increased risk of both SARS-CoV-2 exposure and job displacement.\u00a0 Identifying these at-risk individuals may inform public health risk management and prioritize occupation sectors where additional protections are necessary.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Baker (March 24, 2020). Characterizing occupations that cannot work from home: a means to identify susceptible worker groups during the COVID-19 pandemic.\u00a0 Pre-print downloaded Mar 25 from <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.21.20031336\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.21.20031336<\/span><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"su-post-5455\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Chronology of COVID-19 cases on the Diamond Princess cruise ship and ethical considerations: a report from Japan.<\/h5>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t: \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n --><\/p>\n<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This article summarizes the timeline of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis, quarantine practices, and passenger release on the Diamond Princess cruise ship.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The authors discuss critiques of specific government actions, ethical implications of barring ships with known outbreaks from docking, and the need for international collaboration.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nakazawa et al. (March 24, 2020). Chronology of COVID-19 cases on the Diamond Princess cruise ship and ethical considerations: a report from Japan.\u00a0 Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/dmp.2020.50\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/dmp.2020.50<\/span><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- <a href=\"\" class=\"su-post-comments-link\"><\/a> --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Other Resources and Commentaries<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ajem.2020.03.036\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): A primer for emergency physicians<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Am J Emerg Med (Mar 24)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This review article provides emergency physicians with an overview of the most current understanding of COVID-19 and recommendations on the evaluation and management of patients with suspected COVID-19.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/uog.22028\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to perform lung ultrasound in pregnant women with suspected COVID-19 infection<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Mar 24)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A practical approach for to perform lunch ultrasound which should be of particular importance in emergency situations, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jhin.2020.03.020\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to convert a classic infectious disease ward into a COVID-19 response center (Italy)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 J Hosp Infect (Mar 20)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Description of processes used and lessons learned while converting a 44-bed infectious disease ward to a 94-bed COVID-19 emergency response facility.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/jgs.16443\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Action at a Distance: Geriatric Research during a Pandemic<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 J or American Geriatric Soc (Mar 24)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The article lists recommendations for clinical researchers working with older adults during the COVID-19 outbreak that continues to minimize face-to-face contact. 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