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30 June

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N Engl J Med

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in U.S. Children and Adolescents | Understanding the epidemiology and clinical course of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and its temporal association with coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is important, given the clinical and public health implications of the syndrome. – By Feldstein LR et al.

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children in New York State | A multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is associated with coronavirus disease 2019. The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) established active, statewide surveillance to describe hospitalized patients with the syndrome. – By Dufort EM et al.

Childhood Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome — A New Challenge in the PandemicBy Michael Levin

 

Science

The line is forming for a COVID-19 vaccine. Who should be at the front?  | U.S. and World Health Organization are already debating how to prioritize the initial distribution of a coveted vaccine – By Jon Cohen

 

The Guardian

US visitors set to remain banned from entering EU | Most visitors from the US are set to remain banned from entering the European Union because of the country’s rising infection rate. Agreed shortlist of permitted countries also excludes Russia, Brazil and India – By Daniel Boffey

No evidence that vitamin D prevents coronavirus, say experts | Nice says topic is under review, but still advises taking supplements for bone health – By Haroon Siddique

 

The New York Times

How Texas Swaggered Into a Coronavirus Disaster | The state wanted to be among the first to reopen. It’s now dealing with the consequences. – By Mimi Swartz

Can This Thermometer Help America Reopen Safely? | With no coronavirus cure or vaccine, early detection of outbreaks is crucial. This tool could help. – By Charlie Warzel

 

The Washington Post

This coronavirus mutation has taken over the world. Scientists are trying to understand why. | About 1,300 amino acids serve as building blocks for a protein on the surface of the virus. In the mutant virus, the genetic instructions for just one of those amino acids — number 614 — switched in the new variant from a “D” (shorthand for aspartic acid) to a “G” (short for glycine). – By Sarah Kaplan and Joel Achenbach

Young people urged to take virus more seriously as pandemic worsens in U.S. | Health officials are imploring young people to wear masks and practice social distancing as coronavirus transmission among younger Americans continues to drive record outbreaks in several states. – By Annie GowenArelis R. Hernández and Lori Rozsa

 

Los Angeles Times

California’s slide from coronavirus success to danger zone began Memorial Day | Wearing personal protective equipment, registered nurse April Bandi cares for a patient in a special negative pressure isolation room at Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego on April 10. By By Rong-Gong Lin IIIris LeeSean GreeneSoumya Karlamangla

L.A. County issues dire warning amid ‘alarming increases’ in coronavirus cases | People wear masks in downtown Los Angeles on June 25. – By Rong-Gong Lin II

 

Deutschland

Die Zeit

Was Tests für alle wirklich bringen würden | In Bayern soll jeder den Corona-Test machen können – woanders ist er selbst bei Symptomen nicht immer zu haben. Eine bundesweite Strategie fehlt. Nur, ist das schlimm? – Eine Analyse von Alexander Graf

Der Corona-Test negativ – und ab in die Sommerferien? | Ein negativer Labortest und man darf einreisen. Wie sinnvoll und aussagekräftig das ist, und warum Antikörpertests für alle keine Lösung sind: die wichtigsten Antworten. – Von Alexander Graf und Linda Fischer

 

Der Spiegel

Wo Corona Arbeitsplätze kostet | Die Pandemie erschüttert den Arbeitsmarkt, vor allem in Industrie, Gastgewerbe und bei Leiharbeitern. Hier sehen Sie, wie stark Kurzarbeit und Stellenabbau Ihre Region treffen. – Von Benjamin Bidder

So geht der Corona-Schnelltest am Flughafen | Ab sofort können sich Urlauber und Geschäftsreisende am Frankfurter Flughafen vor dem Abflug auf Sars-Cov-2 testen lassen. Wie das funktioniert, sehen Sie im Video.

 

España

El País

“Lo que sabemos ahora es que quien ha dado positivo por anticuerpos está protegido” | Manel Juan, jefe de inmunología del Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, considera que la inmunización frente al coronavirus es duradera y que puede haber población inmune por exposición a otros virus – De Daniel Mediavilla

El virus que aumenta la pobreza y la lucha que puede acabar con ambos | La respuesta contra la covid-19 y sus efectos socioeconómicos puede servir para mejorar la vida de millones de personas si se impulsan la innovación, las tecnologías, la solidaridad internacional y la ciencia – De Alejandra Agudo

Las empresas del alquiler de coches prevén perder el 80% de su facturación | Las reservas se desploman y las compañías persiguen ayudas del Estado tras la caída de Hertz en Estados Unidos – De Dani Cordero

«Esto ha puesto mi sexualidad en su sitio»: hablan los que no tuvieron contacto físico durante el confinamiento | Con la ayuda de la opinión de dos sexólogos y el testimonio de varias personas construimos un análisis sobre cómo afectó el confinamiento a nuestras ganas de mantener relaciones sexuales. – De Silvia C. Carpallo

La farmacéutica Gilead fija en unos 2.000 euros la primera terapia aprobada para la covid-19 | La compañía impone un precio de unos 347 euros la dosis de remdesivir, el primer fármaco aprobado para tratar casos graves – De Jessica Mouzo

La UE acuerda abrir las fronteras a 15 países y mantiene el veto a EE UU, Brasil, Rusia o México | El 1 de julio empezará la autorización de entrada de los países elegidos. La reapertura deja fuera a 150 estados – De Bernardo de Miguel

China aprueba una vacuna experimental contra la covid para su uso militar | El prototipo, basado en un virus del resfriado, es uno de los más avanzados del mundo – De Manuel Ansede

 

 

France

Le Monde

Au Kenya, le désastre du tourisme en temps du coronavirus | Frontières fermées, lodges vides, faune moins protégée : ce secteur clé de l’économie du pays est à l’arrêt depuis mars. – Par Marion Douet

Coronavirus : les frontières de l’Algérie vont rester fermées | Face à une recrudescence des cas de contamination, le pays ne sera accessible qu’à la fin de la pandémie de Covid-19. Il est interdit depuis le 19 mars.

Diffusion plus lente, mortalité bien plus faible, en Afrique, le coronavirus joue une partition singulière | La jeunesse de la population, les modes de vie et le faible taux de pathologies aggravantes devraient protéger le continent d’une montée en flèche de la pandémie.  – Par Maryline Baumard

 

Portugal

Diário de Notícias

Cidade inglesa de Leicester em confinamento local para combater surto | Lojas de bens não essenciais devem fechar a partir de hoje em Leicester, no norte de Inglaterra, onde o governo britânico decretou um confinamento local devido ao número elevado de casos de infeção com a covid-19.

Há 1528 casos em lares. Profissionais de saúde são quem “leva” o vírus | Portugal regista 1528 casos de utentes de lares infetados com o novo coronavírus, menos 58 que no domingo, estando 145 internados e 303 a aguardar resultados de testes.

“Esforço incrível” dos cuidados de saúde primários evitaram hospitais no limite | A Associação de Medicina Geral e Familiar considera que o “esforço incrível” feito pelos médicos de família e de saúde pública, que controlaram mais de 90% dos casos covid-19 em casa, evitou que os hospitais atingissem o limite.

Doentes hospitalizados com covid-19 podem vir a sofrer de stress pós-traumático | O medo da morte e do desconhecido são levados ao limite. Ansiedade, insónias e delírios são alguns dos sintomas a que os doentes devem estar atentos após o evento traumático de um internamento com covid-19. – De Maria João Caetano

Infetados na urgência de Torres Vedras sobem para 23 | Dos 23 casos confirmados de infeção pelo novo coronavírus na urgência do Centro Hospitalar do Oeste, 14 são doentes e nove são profissionais.