{"id":5607,"date":"2020-04-02T14:51:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T21:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=5607"},"modified":"2021-03-03T15:12:55","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T23:12:55","slug":"covid-19-literature-situation-report-april-2-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/04\/02\/covid-19-literature-situation-report-april-2-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Literature Situation Report April 2, 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 reports discuss optimal timing and implementation of social distancing and lockdown measures and their potential impacts on geographic spread.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Dudley and Lee observe that poor adherence to social distancing and self-quarantine may have increased age-specific morbidity among Korean youth.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Increasing evidence confirms presymptomatic transmission, especially among familial clusters.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>PPE used while treating an infant in isolation tested negative for SARS-CoV-2, although multiple environmental samples from the isolation room tested positive.<\/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-5612\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Disparities in Age-Specific Morbidity and Mortality from SARS-CoV-2 in China and the Republic of Korea<\/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 morbidity and mortality data from China and South Korea by age and sex.\u00a0 Results showed a normal distribution in China with peak morbidity at ages 50-59, and a bimodal distribution in Korea with the highest peak morbidity at ages 20-29 and a second peak at ages 50-59.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The study suggests that poor compliance with social distancing and self-quarantine may have had an impact on age-specific morbidity, especially among the younger Korean cohort.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dudley and Lee. (March 27, 2020). Disparities in Age-Specific Morbidity and Mortality from SARS-CoV-2 in China and the Republic of Korea. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.24.20042598\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.24.20042598<\/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-5610\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission suggests epidemic control with digital contact tracing.<\/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 conclude that viral spread of SARS-CoV-2 is too fast to be contained by manual contact tracing, but could still be controlled with a more efficient contact tracing app.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Widespread implementation of such an app, especially if combined with improved early testing, could play a critical role in reducing the need for lockdown measures.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ferretti et al. (March 31, 2020). Quantifying SARS-CoV-2 transmission suggests epidemic control with digital contact tracing. Science. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.08.20032946\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.08.20032946<\/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-5608\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">A phased lift of control: a practical strategy to achieve herd immunity against Covid-19 at the country level.<\/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 discuss a phased lift of stringent interventions, allowing for gradual herd immunity while keeping the number of cases within the limits of health care systems.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The paper acknowledges that this would be most feasible in smaller countries with robust healthcare systems, but that larger countries could implement this approach in specific regions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Vlas et al. (April 1, 2020).\u00a0 A phased lift of control: a practical strategy to achieve herd immunity against Covid-19 at the country level.\u00a0 Pre-print downloaded Apr 1 from <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.29.20046011\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.29.20046011<\/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-5624\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Using observational data to quantify bias of traveller-derived COVID-19 prevalence estimates in Wuhan, 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\">Neihus et al use a Bayesian modelling approach to estimate various countries\u2019 capacity to detect imported COVID-19 cases from Wuhan, using Singapore\u2019s capacity as a gold standard.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Findings suggest that the global weighted ability to detect cases was only 38% of Singapore\u2019s capacity, ranging from 11% in locations with low surveillance capacity to 40% in locations with high surveillance capacity.\u00a0 Case counts in travelers could have been underestimated several-fold, and undetected cases of COVID-19 have probably spread to most locations around the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Niehus et al. (April 1, 2020). Using observational data to quantify bias of traveller-derived COVID-19 prevalence estimates in Wuhan, China. Lancet Infect Dis. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1473-3099(20)30229-2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/S1473-3099(20)30229-2<\/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-5622\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">The first three months of the COVID-19 epidemic: Epidemiological evidence for two separate strains of SARS-CoV-2 viruses spreading and implications for prevention strategies<\/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\">Wittkowski summarizes the time-course of COVID-19 by country and region using raw case data, and suggests that different patterns in spread and lethality indicate the presence of at least 2 strains of SARS-CoV-2.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">His analysis predicts that US projections of peak prevalence and lethality may depend on which strain arrived first, and that containment of high-risk people and lockdowns during the month following peak incidence of infections are the most effective prevention strategies.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wittkowski (March 31, 2020). The first three months of the COVID-19 epidemic: Epidemiological evidence for two separate strains of SARS-CoV-2 viruses spreading and implications for prevention strategies.\u00a0 Pre-print downloaded Apr 1 from <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.28.20036715\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.03.28.20036715<\/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-5620\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Environment and Personal Protective Equipment Tests for SARS\u2013CoV-2 in the Isolation Room of an Infant With Infection<\/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\">Samples were taken from an isolation environment and PPE used while treating a confirmed COVID-19 infant case with mild clinical symptoms. All 3 PPE samples tested negative for SARS-CoV-2, however multiple environmental samples were found to be positive.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This investigation confirmed that a generally healthy infant with COVID-19 can contaminate the environment with PCR-detectable virus, reaffirming the importance of hand hygiene to reduce environmental transmission.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yung et al. (April 1, 2020). Environment and Personal Protective Equipment Tests for SARS\u2013CoV-2 in the Isolation Room of an Infant With Infection. Annals of Intern Med. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7326\/M20-0942\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.7326\/M20-0942<\/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-5618\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Epidemiological Features of 135 Patients with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Tianjin, 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\">Cao et al describe the epidemiological features of the COVID-19 outbreak in Tianjin China, including 135 total cases and 3 deaths. Most early cases were identified from urban areas and\/or had travelled to Hubei province, and familial clustering was the most important characteristic identified (58% of all cases).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cao et al. (April 1, 2020). Epidemiological Features of 135 Patients with Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Tianjin, China. Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/dmp.2020.63\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1017\/dmp.2020.63<\/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-5616\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Presymptomatic Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 \u2014 Singapore, January 23\u2013March 16, 2020<\/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\">Investigations of 243 COVID-19 cases in Singapore identified seven clusters of cases in which presymptomatic transmission likely occurred, accounting for at least 10 total new cases.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wei et al. (April 1, 2020). Presymptomatic Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 \u2014 Singapore, January 23\u2013March 16, 2020.\u00a0 MMWR. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/69\/wr\/pdfs\/mm6914e1-H.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/69\/wr\/pdfs\/mm6914e1-H.pdf<\/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-5614\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Asymptomatic and Human-to-Human Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a 2-Family Cluster, Xuzhou, 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\">Li et al report findings from 7 patients in a 2-family cluster, confirming asymptomatic transmission through contacts in familial and hospital settings. Laboratory test results and medical therapies are described to provide a practical reference for diagnosis and treatment.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Li et al. (April 2, 2020). Asymptomatic and Human-to-Human Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a 2-Family Cluster, Xuzhou, China. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwnc.cdc.gov\/eid\/article\/26\/7\/20-0718_article\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/wwwnc.cdc.gov\/eid\/article\/26\/7\/20-0718_article<\/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-5626\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Computed Tomographic Imaging of 3 Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pneumonia With Negative Virus Real-time Reverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Test<\/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\">Xu et al. report chest CT findings from 3 patients who initially tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 but were later confirmed as positive using rt-PCR.\u00a0 Findings emphasize the possibility that swab testing is not sensitive at early stages of clinical presentation, and may miss patients if case definitions focus on viral detection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Xu et al. (March 31, 2020). Computed Tomographic Imaging of 3 Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pneumonia With Negative Virus Real-time Reverse-Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction Test. Clin Infect Dis. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa207\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1093\/cid\/ciaa207<\/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\">Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-5628\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Coronavirus Disease 19 Infection Does Not Result in Acute Kidney Injury: An Analysis of 116 Hospitalized Patients from Wuhan, 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\">A study of 116 COVID-19 patients in Wuhan, including 5 with chronic kidney disease (CKD), determined that acute kidney injury was uncommon among patients and CKD was not aggravated by SARS-CoV-2 infection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Wang et al. (March 31, 2020). Coronavirus Disease 19 Infection Does Not Result in Acute Kidney Injury: An Analysis of 116 Hospitalized Patients from Wuhan, China. Am J Nephrol. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1159\/000507471\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1159\/000507471<\/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\">Mental Health and Personal Impact<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-5630\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and implications for clinical practice.<\/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 discuss the expected increase in need for psychiatric help due to widespread stress and mental trauma caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures, especially among those infected, health care workers, and other high-risk groups.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In order to reduce risk of developing mental health problems, the authors suggest: (1) limiting sources of stress, and relying on limited and official information sources only, (2) increasing communication with friends and loved ones, even if at a distance, (3) maintaining a regular daily routine, (4) focusing on the long-term benefits of current isolation measures and (5) seeking professional psychiatric help as needed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fiorillo and Gorwood. (2020). The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and implications for clinical practice. European Psychiatry. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1192\/j.eurpsy.2020.35\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1192\/j.eurpsy.2020.35<\/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-5632\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Policy Decisions and Use of Information Technology to Fight 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease, Taiwan<\/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\">Lin et al analyze use of the National Health Insurance database and policy decisions made by Taiwan\u2019s government during the first 50 days of the COVID-19 outbreak, highlighting effective delay and containment of community transmission through prevalent public awareness, cross-departmental collaborations, and advanced information technology capacity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Lin et al. (April 2, 2020). Policy Decisions and Use of Information Technology to Fight 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease, Taiwan. Emerg Infect Dis. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3201\/eid2607.200574\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3201\/eid2607.200574<\/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>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Other Resources and Commentaries<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ema.europa.eu\/en\/documents\/press-release\/ema-gives-advice-use-non-steroidal-anti-inflammatories-covid-19_en.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">EMA advice on the use of NSAIDs for Covid-19<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 DBT Select (Mar 2020).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1161\/STROKEAHA.120.030023\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Temporary Emergency Guidance to US Stroke Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic On Behalf of the AHA\/ASA Stroke Council Leadership<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Stroke (Mar 2020)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/uog.22029\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ISUOG Consensus Statement on organization of routine and specialist obstetric ultrasound services in the context of COVID-19<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol (Mar 2020)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.hrthm.2020.03.028\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guidance for Cardiac Electrophysiology During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic from the Heart Rhythm Society COVID-19 Task Force; Electrophysiology Section of the American College of Cardiology; and the Electrocardiography and Arrhythmias Committee of the Council on Clinical Cardiology, American Heart Association<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 Heart Rythm (Apr 2020)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple reports discuss optimal timing and implementation of social distancing and lockdown measures and their potential impacts on geographic spread.<\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/04\/02\/policy-decisions-and-use-of-information-technology-to-fight-2019-novel-coronavirus-disease-taiwan\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":646,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"topic":[],"class_list":["post-5607","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-covid-19-literature-situation-report"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5607","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5607"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5607\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5635,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5607\/revisions\/5635"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5607"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5607"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5607"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=5607"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}