“Symptom-less” carriers – stopping the spread
Understanding the 'symptom-less' COVID-19 carriers key to stopping spread. Lockdowns will not create enough herd immunity to control and eradicate…
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Webinar on Avoiding Intubation and Initial Ventilation in COVID19
https://youtu.be/mZqNiQxJLSU Webinar on Avoiding Intubation and Initial Ventilation in COVID19. EMCrit explore an obsession with Critical Care and Resuscitation. Editor…
Physiology – questions from the frontline
Physiology experts respond to questions from coronavirus frontline on new forum. Frontline clinicians treating coronavirus patients can now gain access…
WHO statement on COVID-19 vaccine
On the 13th April, the WHO made a public statement for collaboration on COVID-19 vaccine development. On 31 December 2019,…
Covid-19 cases top 10,000 in Africa
Brazzaville/ Cairo, 7 April 2019 – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has risen to more than 10…
COVID-19 Intensive Care Triage Protocol
Dr Daniel Sokol, a leading bioethicist and medical lawyer, has published an Intensive Care Unit triage protocol to help clinicians…
Discharge criteria from ECDC – COVID-19
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control ECDC has reviewed the criteria to be considered when deciding whether a…
Pilot phase – rapid Covid-19 test
Monash University researchers are developing a Covid-19 test to rapidly diagnose active virus infection within an hour: The pilot study…
Material errors in Covid-19 modelling
Material errors in Covid-19 modelling exist because they underestimate the epidemic's peak and overestimate its duration. Many of the models…
Pop-up tent to protect NHS staff
Innovative ‘pop-up tent’ could be latest line of defence for frontline NHS staff treating patients with COVID-19 A disposable plastic…