Articles: pandemics.
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Int. J. Infect. Dis. · Apr 2020
Case ReportsRecurrence of positive SARS-CoV-2 RNA in COVID-19: A case report.
The ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 that began in Wuhan, China, has constituted a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, with cases confirmed in multiple countries. Currently, patients are the primary source of infection. We report a confirmed case of COVID-19 whose oropharyngeal swab test of SARS-CoV-2 RNA turned positive in convalescence. This case highlights the importance of active surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 RNA for infectivity assessment.
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We analysed the first 84 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients hospitalised in an infectious and tropical disease unit in Florence, Italy, over 30 days after the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in Italy. A 12% reduction in the rate of intensive care unit transfer was observed after the implementation of intensity care measures in the regular ward such as increasing the nurse/patient ratio, presence of critical care physicians and using high flow nasal cannulae oxygenation.
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Originating in China in November 2019, the wave of infection caused by the new coronavirus Sars-CoV-2 is sweeping across the planet through human contact and fast, global, mass travel. Health professionals on every level are fighting relentlessly against Covid-19, this deadly, invisible yet real enemy. ⋯ Perceived by most people as a line of defence against the pandemic, health professionals are supported and treated as heroes. Some people howeverfear tthat they may be possible contamination agents.
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Updates on the coronavirus.