7/18—Estimation of Excess Deaths Associated With the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States, March to May 2020
Estimation of Excess Deaths Associated With the COVID-19 Pandemic in the United States, March to May 2020
In the first 3 months of the US coronavirus epidemic, the number of excess deaths in the United States was 122,300, 28% higher than the reported number of COVID-19 deaths (95,235). Official tallies likely undercount deaths due to the virus.
Elderly people and responses to COVID-19 in 27 Countries
A survey of 72,417 adults suggests that, despite their increased risk of severe COVID-19 outcomes, elderly people would not be substantially more likely to isolate compared to their fellow citizens in their 50's and 60's.
Effect of the Social Distancing Measures on the Spread of COVID-19 in 10 Highly Infected Countries
The results showed it took 1-4 weeks since the highest level of social distancing measures promulgation until the daily confirmed-cases and deaths showed signs of decreasing.
Exaggerated risk of transmission of COVID-19 by fomites [comment]
In my opinion, the chance of transmission through inanimate surfaces is very small, and only in instances where an infected person coughs or sneezes on the surface, and someone else touches that surface soon after the cough or sneeze (within 1–2 h). I do not disagree with erring on the side of caution, but this can go to extremes not justified by the data.
Emergence of Kawasaki disease related to SARS-CoV-2 infection in an epicentre of the French COVID-19 epidemic: a time-series analysis
Our study further suggests that viral respiratory infections, including SAR-CoV-2, could be triggers for Kawasaki disease.