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While refugees and migrants may live in conditions that make them particularly vulnerable to #COVID19, they are also playing an important part in a united response.
Here’s how 👉https://t.co/SPyPmqMUnM
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OpenStories of hope as refugees help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic
As many countries in the WHO European Region still struggle with the COVID-19 pandemic, refugees and migrants are playing an important part in efforts to fight the coronavirus, supporting ...
Data analyses of Atlanta #COVID-19 patients found people who are older, Black, or have underlying conditions, such as diabetes, had higher risk for hospitalization. Take preventive measures to protect higher risk groups. @CDCMMWR: https://t.co/hH8ztwDdUv https://t.co/TG2fs7IUsJ
OpenCharacteristics Associated with Hospitalization Among Patients with COVID-19 — Metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, March–April 2020
This report describes data findings for hospitalized and nonhospitalized COVID-19 patients from six metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, hospitals and associated outpatient clinics.
After #COVID19 was declared a national emergency, emergency dept visits for life-threatening conditions declined. If you experience chest pain, loss of motor function, altered mental status, or other life-threatening issues, seek immediate care. @CDCMMWR: https://t.co/o0WYsiYts5. https://t.co/eWzavLsXNz
OpenPotential Indirect Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Use of Emergency Departments for Acute Life-Threatening Conditions — United States, January–May 2020
This report describes the decline in emergency department visits for heart attack, stroke, and hyperglycemic crisis in the 10 weeks following declaration of the COVID-19 national emergency.
RT @cnnbrk: Kids and teens are estimated to be about half as likely to get infected by coronavirus than those aged 20 or over, a new study shows. https://t.co/nFzmDgTLwT
OpenPeople under 20 half as likely to catch Covid-19, study finds
Children and teenagers are estimated to be about half as likely to get infected by the coronavirus than those aged 20 or over, according to research published Tuesday.
WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19 - 22 June 2020
WHO is also continuing to support countries with essential supplies of personal protective equipment and laboratory diagnostics. One way we’re doing that is through the COVID-19 …
Dexamethasone may be part of the Covid-19 puzzle but it's no magic bullet | Devi Sridhar https://t.co/J9rEgiULv1
OpenDexamethasone may be part of the Covid-19 puzzle, but it's no magic bullet
If this cheap steroid reduces deaths in critically ill patients that’s great news, and one small step towards managing coronavirus, says public health professor Devi Sridhar
"This epidemic has clearly had a serious impact on many local authorities that are not highly urbanised."
David Leon discusses the "substantial" geographic variation in #COVID19 deaths in the UK.
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OpenCovid-19: excess death rates more than twice UK average for 19 English councils
Figures for Great Britain show 16 of 20 councils with highest rates are in London
Don't blame public for Covid-19 spread, says UK scientist
Exclusive: Prof John Drury says cooperation more prevalent than selfish behaviour