{"id":6676,"date":"2020-05-07T15:33:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T22:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/?p=6676"},"modified":"2021-03-16T15:48:17","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T22:48:17","slug":"covid-19-literature-situation-report-may-7-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/05\/07\/covid-19-literature-situation-report-may-7-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Literature Situation Report May 7, 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 data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The COPE Consortium has developed a COVID-19 Symptom Tracker mobile application. User self-report of symptoms through this app can be\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">used\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to identify COVID-19 hotspots<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A state-level study found that early implementation of stay-at-home orders markedly\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">decreased the\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">effective reproductive number (R<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in the week after the 500<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0case occurred and\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">slowed doubling time<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for both cases and deaths<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There is a temporal pattern of increases in internet search terms\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">related symptoms that matches the clinical course of COVID-19<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ncreases in searches for \u201cfever\u201d and \u201ccough\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are followed in 5-days by<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0se<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">arches for \u201cshortness of breath.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0COVID-19 cases and deaths increase 18-22 days after increases in searches for terms related to COVID-19 symptoms.\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A systematic review found the clinical features of COVID-19 in pregnant women\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">similar to<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0those of the general population<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0There was no detection of\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0RNA\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">in\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">samples of\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">vaginal mucus<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">breast milk<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, or<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0neonates throat swab<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Antibody titers for IgG against\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein and\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">its\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">receptor binding domain were not associated with\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">speed of recovery<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0d8\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"1\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A new agent-based stochastic model can generate predictions specific to place, time, and demographic sub<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">population<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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-6681\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Impact of Policy Interventions and Social Distancing on SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in the United States<\/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 data-contrast=\"auto\">Dreher et al<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">conducted a state-level analysis using regression models with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">primary\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">outcome<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0defined as<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the average\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">effective reproductive number<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">R<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in the week after the state reached 500 cases\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">doubling time from 500 to 1000 cases.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">After controlling for population density, GDP, and health metrics, they found that having a stay-at-home order in place at the time of the 500<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">th<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0case was significantly associated with a lower average R<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the following week\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and had a very strong association with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">probability\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">R<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&lt;1.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Doubling time for cases was significantly longer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for states\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n early<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0stay at home order<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">HR=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0.35)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as was<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0doubling time for deaths for states with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">more<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0time spent at home (<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">HR=<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">0.18).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dreher<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. (May 6, 2020). Impact of Policy Interventions and Social Distancing on SARS-CoV-2 Transmission in the United States.<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Pre-print downloaded\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">May<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">7<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0from<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.01.20088179\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.01.20088179<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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-6679\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">The Use of Facemasks by the General Population to Prevent Transmission of\u00a0Covid\u00a019 Infection A Systematic Review<\/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 data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A systematic literature review on the role of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">surgical and cloth\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">face masks in preventing the spre<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ad of respiratory viruses in<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0community or experimental setting shows that early initiation of facemask use can prevent the spread of respiratory viruses. This is particularly true for viruses which can be transmitted by\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">presymptomatic<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0or asymptotic individuals, but utility is limited by inconsistent adherence to mask use. Articles focusing on masks and N95 respirators in health care workers were excluded.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Gupta et al. (May 6, 2020). The Use of Facemasks by the General Population to Prevent Transmission of\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Covid<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a019 Infection A Systematic Review.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded <\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">May<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">7<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0from\u00a0 <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.01.20087064\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.01.20087064<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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-6677\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">The\u00a0COronovirus\u00a0Pandemic Epidemiology (COPE) Consortium: A Call to Action<\/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 data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Collaborators from hospitals and research institutions across the country announce the COPE Consortium, a central component of which will be a COVID-19 Symptom Tracker mobile application<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">will<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0serve as<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0a common data collection tool for epidemiological cohort studie<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">gathering data on risk factors for COVID-19 susceptibility, clinical outcomes, and long-term physical, mental health, and financial\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sequelae<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. The<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19 Symptom Tracker\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">app is intended\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to harmonize data and minimize participant burden.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">T<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he general population\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is encouraged\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">to self-report symptoms through the app, enabling identification of hotspots in need of expansion of testing or hospital capacity.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Chan et al. (May 5, 2020). The\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">COronovirus<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0Pandemic Epidemiology (COPE) Consortium: A Call to Action. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &amp;\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Prevention\u202f:<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0A Publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, Cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">May<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">7<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0from\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1158\/1055-9965.EPI-20-0606\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1158\/1055-9965.EPI-20-0606<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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-6685\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Internet Search Patterns Reveal Clinical Course of Disease Progression for COVID-19 and Predict Pandemic Spread in 32 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 data-contrast=\"auto\">Analysis of global internet search patterns in 32 countries across six continents detected a robust temporal pattern of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">progression\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of search terms related<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0symptoms that matches the clinical course\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">E<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">arliest-peaking search terms\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">were\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">combinations of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cfever\u201d, \u201ccough\u201d, \u201ccoronavirus symptoms\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and \u201ccoronavirus test<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There was an average lag of 5-days between increases in searches for \u201cfever\u201d and \u201ccough\u201d and the increase in searches for \u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">shortness of breath<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Increases in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">reported COVID-19 cases and deaths follow<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0increases in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">searches related to COVID-19 symptoms\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">by 18.53 (95% CI 15.98, 21.08) and 22.16 days (95% CI 20.33, 23.99), respectively.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lu<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and Reis<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. (May 6, 2020). Internet Search Patterns Reveal Clinical Course of Disease Progression for COVID-19 and Predict Pandemic Spread in 32 Countries.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded May 7 from<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.01.20087858\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.01.20087858<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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-6683\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Effect of Temperature on the Transmission of COVID-19 A Machine Learning Case Study in Spain<\/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 data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Using a machine learning approach, authors in three populous regions in Spain found a small\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">inverse\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">association between temperature and daily number of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infections<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and that this association persisted for lags of up to 6 days, corresponding to the mean incubation period for COVID-19<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. No evidence of association with humidity or wind speed was found.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Abdollahi<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0et al<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. (May 6, 2020). Effect of Temperature on the Transmission of COVID-19 A Machine Learning Case Study in Spain.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">May<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">7<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0from<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.01.20087759\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.01.20087759<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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-6687\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Efficient Prevalence Estimation and Infected Sample Identification with Group Testing for SARS-CoV-2<\/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 data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Group testing of samples for the presence of SARS-CoV2 involves pooling samples from multiple individuals and testing individual samples only if the pool is positive. This strategy can<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">greatly increase testing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">efficiency. This is especially critical\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">during the use w<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">idespread screening and isolation\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">as a part of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0primary\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">control measures\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(i.e.,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0absence of an effective therapeutic or vaccine<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Using a mathematical model to simulate changing viral loads over the course of an epidemic and compar<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing different<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0pooling strategies for community screening, the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0authors<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0sh<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ow group testing could ac<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">curately estimate overall prevalence and increase\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the identification of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">infected<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">dividuals.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">f group testing results in lower\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sensitivity<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">it<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0will<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">increase<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">number<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of false negatives.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cleary<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. (May 6, 2020). Efficient Prevalence Estimation and Infected Sample Identification with Group Testing for SARS-CoV-2.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded May 7 from<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.01.20086801\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.01.20086801<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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-6693\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Identification of IgG Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein and Its Receptor Binding Domain Does Not Predict Rapid Recovery from 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 data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Q<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">uanti<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">fication of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0SARS-CoV-2 antibody response<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s from 20 hospitalized patient with confirmed\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">SARS-CoV-2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0infection found that the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">IgG titers against SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">its\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">receptor binding domain<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(RBD)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0were not associated with\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">their\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">speed of recovery<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">O<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ne patient who recovered completely did not develop RBD antibodies. The authors note that COVID-19 immunity may involve cell-mediated (adaptive T-cell) as well as humoral (antibody) immunity.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">McAndrews<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. (May 6, 2020). Identification of IgG Antibody Response to SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein and Its Receptor Binding Domain Does Not Predict Rapid Recovery from COVID-19.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded May 7 from<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.01.20087684\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.01.20087684<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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-6691\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">The War on 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 data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">COVID-19 results in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">debility<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">neurological, pulmonary, neuromuscular, and cognitive complications\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that make\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">rehabilitation\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">an i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">mportant<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0component of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">recovery. These authors describe anticipated demands and strategies to meet the needs of this population, including early initiation of rehabilitation during hospitalization, provision of education on self-care after discharge, and models for outpatient rehabilitation.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lew et al. (May 4, 2020). The War on COVID-19 Pandemic. American Journal of Physical Medicine &amp; Rehabilitation.<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/PHM.0000000000001460\"><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/PHM.0000000000001460<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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-6689\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Effects of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Maternal Perinatal and Neonatal Outcomes a Systematic Review of 266 Pregnancies<\/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 data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A systematic review<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0that<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0included 19 case series and case reports<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0corresponding to 266 women, found that the clinical characteristics of pregnant women with COVID-19 are\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">similar to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0nonpregnant adults. Among mothers with nucleic acid testing in vaginal mucus and breast milk samples (n=28), all samples were negative, as were neonates who received testing via throat swab (n=113).\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Juan<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. (May 6, 2020). Effects of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Maternal Perinatal and Neonatal Outcomes a Systematic Review of 266 Pregnancies.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded May 7 from<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.02.20088484\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.02.20088484<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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\">Modelling and Prediction<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop\">\n<div id=\"su-post-6695\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Geospatially Referenced Demographic Agent-Based Modeling of SARS-CoV-2-Infection (COVID-19) Dynamics and Mitigation Effects in a Real-World Community<\/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 data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Adler et al. address limitations of c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ompartmental deterministic models<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, including their\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">limited\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ability\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">make predictions for specific locations, points in time, or demographic groups, and to capture chance (\u201cstochastic\u201d)\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">events<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, which is needed to estimate the probability of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">a second wave<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0of transmission<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The GERDA-1 model<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0is a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">stochastic,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">geospatially-referenced<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and demography-specific agent-based model<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0that\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">can predict infection dynamics for specific subpopulations under a variety of scenarios<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0(e.g., a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">mong health care workers with versus without adequate PPE access<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">)<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Adler et al. (May 6, 2020). Geospatially Referenced Demographic Agent-Based Modeling of SARS-CoV-2-Infection (COVID-19) Dynamics and Mitigation Effects in a Real-World Community.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Medrxiv<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.03.20089235\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.03.20089235<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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-6697\" class=\"su-post\">\n<h5 class=\"su-post-title\">Repeated Seroprevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibodies in a Population-Based Sample from Geneva Switzerland<\/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 data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Researchers in Switzerland\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">used a\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">pre-existing\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">representative\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">surve<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">y<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0of the population of Geneva to estimate SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence. Each week, 1,300 participants\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">not in quarantine or isolation\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">were invited\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">to participate<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, along with all members of the household 5 years or older.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Over the first 3\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">weeks\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">12\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">week<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">study, 1,335 participants were recruited (31% of those invited).<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Seroprevalence was estimated to be 3.1% (95% CI 0.2, 5.99) in week 1, 6.1% (95% CI 2.6, 9.33) in week 2, and 9.7% in week 3 (95% CI 6.1, 13.1). They found seroprevalence to be significantly higher in\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">5-19 year<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">olds<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0and 20-49 year\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">olds<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">compared to those\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">&gt;50 year\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">olds<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Despite increasing seroprevalence<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, these estimates show the population is far below the seroprevalence needed for herd immunity, assuming the presence of antibodies confers at least partial protection from infection.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Stringhini<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0et al. (May 6, 2020). Repeated Seroprevalence of Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG Antibodies in a Population-Based Sample from Geneva Switzerland.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Pre-print downloaded May 7 from<\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.02.20088898\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1101\/2020.05.02.20088898<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/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 data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2020.7712\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Privileges and Immunity Certification During the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0JAMA (May 6)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ctro.2020.04.006\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Low Dose Lung Radiotherapy for COVID-19 Pneumonia. The Rationale for a Cost-Effective Anti-Inflammatory Treatment<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology (April 25)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jama.2020.8259\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Interpreting Diagnostic Tests for SARS-CoV-2<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0JAMA (May 6)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/d41586-020-01356-y\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Going Viral: How to Boost the Spread of Coronavirus Science on Social Media<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nature<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(May 5)\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/69\/wr\/mm6918e2.htm\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Public Health Response to the Initiation and Spread of Pandemic COVID-19 in the United\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">States ,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0February 24 \u2013 April 21 , 2020<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0MMWR (May 1)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"36\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/mmwr\/volumes\/69\/wr\/mm6919e1.htm\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">COVID-19 in Correctional and Detention Facilities \u2014 United States, February\u2013April 2020<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0\u2013<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0MMWR (May 6)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The COPE Consortium has developed a COVID-19 Symptom Tracker mobile application. User self-report of symptoms through this app can be used to identify COVID-19 hotspots. <\/p>\n<div><a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/2020\/05\/07\/repeated-seroprevalence-of-anti-sars-cov-2-igg-antibodies-in-a-population-based-sample-from-geneva-switzerland\/\">Read more<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":6699,"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-6676","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\/6676","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=6676"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6701,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6676\/revisions\/6701"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6676"},{"taxonomy":"topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/pandemicalliance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic?post=6676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}