Top news of the week: 26.05.2020.

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Coronavirus

On May 22, 2020
@WHO shared
RT @DrTedros: .@WHO and the European Union stand united to support vulnerable communities and countries in the fight against #COVID19. Here is @JuttaUrpilainen, @EU_Commission-er for Intl Partnerships, and my opinion piece on how together we will keep the world safe: https://t.co/wGx9fcZQsB
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Covid-19 pandemic: The defining health crisis of our time

Covid-19 pandemic: The defining health crisis of our time

By Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus / Director-General, World Health Organization & Jutta Urpilainen / Commissioner for International Partnerships, European Commission (Exclusive to the ...

On May 25, 2020
@WHO_Europe_RHN shared
RT @bmj_latest: Although the pandemic is caused by a virus, the inequalities it generates have social causes, and it will only be through the “organised efforts of society”10 that they will be prevented @Benj_Barr @livuninews https://t.co/pZUz5Sz0jv
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Covid-19: We are not “all in it together”—less privileged in society are suffering the brunt of the damage

Covid-19: We are not “all in it together”—less privileged in society are suffering the brunt of the damage

Just because the the UK’s prime minister Boris Johnson and the Prince of Wales have had covid-19 doesn’t mean the disease strikes all people equally. As with previous disasters throughout ...

On May 23, 2020
@bbchealth shared
Coronavirus: Five things a Covid-19 symptom-tracking app tells us https://t.co/jXH2usUjh5
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Coronavirus: Five things a Covid-19 symptom-tracking app tells us

Coronavirus: Five things a Covid-19 symptom-tracking app tells us

A major study suggests cases rose after sports events and two million had the disease at its peak.

On May 26, 2020
@bbchealth shared
Coronavirus doctor's diary: The drug combination that may help us beat Covid-19 https://t.co/6QBBSkF2R3
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Coronavirus doctor's diary: The drug combination that may help us beat Covid-19

Coronavirus doctor's diary: The drug combination that may help us beat Covid-19

Dr John Wright expects a treatment involving three different types of drug to be effective against the virus.

On May 22, 2020
@NPR shared
Washington state officials launched an online portal to report non-essential businesses operating despite an order that they close. But some people have received threats after filing reports and having their information released by the state. (@KUOW) https://t.co/DrMAy2gYAo
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'Snitch list:' Trolls harass those who reported Covid-19 business violations in Washington state

'Snitch list:' Trolls harass those who reported Covid-19 business violations in Washington state

State officials in late March launched an online portal for Washingtonians to report non-essential businesses operating despite Gov. Jay Inslee's order that they close. But some people have ...

On May 21, 2020
@bmj_latest shared
RT @MightyDredd: 'Assumptions about what patients and the public value are not a good basis for design' - so research patient experience during covid-19 and codesign new services in NHS 'reset'. My blog for @bmj_latest https://t.co/FlEMJEedtp
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Don Redding: Service “reset” must be informed by patients’ experience of the covid-19 pandemic

Don Redding: Service “reset” must be informed by patients’ experience of the covid-19 pandemic

As the NHS in England becomes confident that it has managed the first peak of covid-19 without being overwhelmed, it is taking stock of the enormous changes created in service [...]More...

On May 22, 2020
@bmj_latest shared
Observational studies of hospital admissions cover only part of the healthcare response to the pandemic: we need better information and studies of care before, during, and beyond the hospital, argue @jeffreylinder @AliciaRauh https://t.co/mgINvYhk5a
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Covid-19 care before, during, and beyond the hospital

Covid-19 care before, during, and beyond the hospital

It’s time to shift the research focus to studies on living with this disease By the third week of May 2020, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the virus that ...

On May 20, 2020
@WSJ shared
The developer of Florida's Covid-19 online dashboard was ousted after she publicly criticized a decision to strip her of the site's management and warned of a lack of transparency https://t.co/HTiP0OtiHM
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Florida Health Department Worker Ousted After Warnings Over Covid-19 Data

Florida Health Department Worker Ousted After Warnings Over Covid-19 Data

Florida’s health department ousted the developer of the state’s Covid-19 online dashboard after she publicly criticized a decision to strip her of management of the site and warned of a ...