+++ Transmission +++
3 December Manna A. Be Aware of Droplets and Bubbles. Ann Intern Med 2020, published 1 December. Web page: https://doi.org/10.7326/G20-0114 No comment. 28 November Cunningham L, Nicholson PJ, O’Cnnor J, McFadden JP. Cold...
Category: Transmission
Touching surfaces
| 5 November 2020 | The estimated risk of infection from touching a contaminated surface was less than 5 in 10,000 in a study by Amy Pickering, Abigail Harvey and colleagues. From April to...
SARS-CoV-2 transmission among high-risk contacts
| 3 November 2020 | Singapore’s comprehensive approach to COVID-19 control, much of which was prepared following the 2003 SARS epidemic, is likely to have contributed to the low secondary attack rate among household...
Household transmission
| 31 October | Important study (because prospective). After enrollment, 101 index patients and 191 household members were trained remotely by study staff members to complete symptom diaries and obtain self-collected specimens, nasal swabs...
++ Español ++
Purgatorio | 31 de octubre | Si lees español, lee Los médicos en las UCI: “Aún no es el infierno, pero sí el purgatorio”. El País 2020, published 31 October | Una cuarta parte...
++ The Textbook ++
| Treatment | 31 October 2020 | Let’s face reality: at the beginning of the second pandemic wave, we have some steroids which have been shown to reduce mortality in patients with severe COVID-19;...
Superspreading event in Ho Chi Minh City
St. Patrick’s Day, March 14. Bar X. Ho Chi Minh City. The bar had 2 indoor areas for clients, a 300-m2 area downstairs and an 50-m2 area upstairs, with no mechanical ventilation. During open...
SARS CoV-2 transmission in music clubs
Article of the day – and bad news for music clubs: asymptomatically infected persons can transmit the virus as soon as 2 days after infection. Substantial exposure can even occur within a few hours....
Top 10 Special: Transmission
The 5th COVID Reference Edition will be published this month. These are 12 papers we will include in the Transmission chapter. Find more about ‘spit happens’, aerosolized fomites, leisure transmission venues and choir super-spreading....