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1/5 Which #TravelRestrictions were most effective to contain the spread of #COVID19?🌍New systematic review out now in the Journal of Infection (pre-proof):
➡️doi.org/gp4r
@rki_de @CBcheraoui @Elie__Akl @SPARK_AUB @biainfection
#RKIinternational
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@rki_de @CBcheraoui @Elie__Akl @SPARK_AUB @biainfection
#RKIinternational
2/5 In 2020, most countries switched from total to targeted #border closures followed by mandatory #quarantine and #screening of #travelers.
3/5 Evidence suggests: border closures may reduce the number of #COVID19 cases, disrupt disease spread across countries/between regions & slow #outbreak progression.
Early implementation, in combination with measures to reduce #transmission rates, likely enhances these effects.
Early implementation, in combination with measures to reduce #transmission rates, likely enhances these effects.
The #COVID19 data problem in Switzerland. As @sbonhoeffer says, we need to analyse #ContactTracing data to look at where coronavirus is, but they still aren’t available... 1/n
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The point is to have info to break transmission chains. Showing that families account for a large proportion of #COVID19 is one thing. But it doesn’t show the source of infection. Where did the family member get infected? #ContactTracing should joint the dots... 2/n
No identifiable #COVID19 source outside the family is a warning ⚠️ That means #CommunityTransmission not controlled. And that means we need to #TestTestTest to find infections, then #TestTraceIsolateQuarantine to stop transmission ...3/n
On the phone calling hospital after hospital. They don’t respond/switched off, if they do they say NO BEDS/with oxygen/ICU. Was finally able to accommodate a critical patient after a lot of requesting. Trying since 9pm. So angry.Pathetic state of our healthcare!
@CMofKarnataka
@CMofKarnataka
@CMofKarnataka @BSYBJP : What was the government doing past 3 months ?
Why was the healthcare & infrastructure prepared during the lockdown period?
Why are people dying waiting for an ambulance?
Why didn’t you collaborate with private hospitals before the spike in our city?
Why was the healthcare & infrastructure prepared during the lockdown period?
Why are people dying waiting for an ambulance?
Why didn’t you collaborate with private hospitals before the spike in our city?
Why the huge lag/delay in getting #COVID19 test results? 30k+ pending?
Why haven’t all private labs been ramped up? By Increasing people/more labs?
Why wasn’t rapid antigen method used?(supposed to be faster)
Whatever happened to 4Ts Testing, tracing, tracking & treatment ?
Why haven’t all private labs been ramped up? By Increasing people/more labs?
Why wasn’t rapid antigen method used?(supposed to be faster)
Whatever happened to 4Ts Testing, tracing, tracking & treatment ?
As said in the article, I am keen to engage in a meaningful and constructive dialogue on #COVID19SWEDEN, based on science... so lets explore some of the science in the points raised. svd.se/brittisk-exper… via
@SvD
@SvD
1. The role of #asymptomatic and #presymptomatic transmission. As previously Tweeted, there are clear examples of #asymptomatic transmission... including through non-household contact: #communitytransmission nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NE…
2. Here is a pre-print of a review which reports multiple examples: medrxiv.org/content/10.110… (as always, caution with pre-prints, but the take home here is there are several published examples)
In early March, Dr Ravi Dosi, a chest specialist in MP India, saw a baffling 50% surge in patients with respiratory problems at outpatient clinics.
Around the end of March, the hospital was receiving 28 infected #COVID19 patients every day.
Around the end of March, the hospital was receiving 28 infected #COVID19 patients every day.
They had dry cough, fever, and difficulty breathing. Their blood oxygen levels were low. They were reporting loss of taste and smell.
They were not responding to antibiotics. Testing was still low and we didn't really know what was going on," said Dr Dosi
They were not responding to antibiotics. Testing was still low and we didn't really know what was going on," said Dr Dosi
The state has now become a hotspot, with nearly 400 confirmed infections out of the more than 6,400 infections and nearly 200 deaths across the country so far.
By the second week of April, Dr Dosi and his team of 100 doctors and nearly an equal number of nursing staff working
By the second week of April, Dr Dosi and his team of 100 doctors and nearly an equal number of nursing staff working
