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Rapidly managing pneumonia in older people during a pandemic
(2020-03-20)The current COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the risk faced by older adults, who are more susceptible to complications, including acute respiratory distress syndrome, usually as a result of pneumonia. Comorbidities, ... -
What is the evidence for social distancing during global pandemics?
(2020-03-20)Background: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK government has now moved from its contain phase to a delay phase. Social distancing measures are being mandated, including self-isolation for anyone with specific ... -
SARS-CoV-2 viral load and the severity of COVID-19
(2020-03-26)The initial dose of virus and the amount of virus an individual has at any one time might worsen the severity of COVID 19 disease. Viral load is a measure of the number of viral particles present in an individual. Higher ... -
COVID-19: Roche Antibody Test – 14th May
(2020-05-14)What do sensitivity and specificity tell us? Sensitivity tells us the proportion of people who test positive, out of the population who should have tested positive. In this case, a sensitivity of 100% tells us that everybody ... -
COVID-19 deaths that have occurred but are not yet reported – update 18 May 2020
(2020-05-18)We have updated our Chain Ladder projections using deaths occurring up to 16 May 2020. The overall occurred but are not yet reported (OBNR) estimates have been reducing due to two factors: 1. The significant reduction in ...