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C19 Notes Database / guides for shopping, takeaway, re-opening salons
« Last post by stog on July 02, 2020, 02:20:03 PM »
A quick guide to safe shopping during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
Our quick shopping guide will help you to stay safe and protect others when shopping for essentials.
COVID-19 Social distancing. 2 metre (6 feet)
COVID-19 signage: for businesses or enforcement officers

    Limiting the number of customers entering the shop
    Maintain 2m distance when queuing outside and in the shop
    Keep a distance of 2m at all times

Food delivery and takeaway guidance
A guide for EHPs to share with local food businesses who want to provide temporary food delivery and/or takeaway services.

    Food delivery and takeaway guidance (English)
    Food delivery and takeaway guidance (Welsh)

How to hand wash
How to hand wash video
This handwashing procedure replicates the recommendations from the World Health Organisation, the NHS and Public Health England.
Washing hands with water
Legionnaires’ disease: lockdown risks and reopening safely
Our guidance document provides essential advice and information on the steps needed to mitigate the dangers of Legionella.

    Legionnaires’ disease: lockdown risks and reopening safely (English)
    Legionnaires’ disease: lockdown risks and reopening safely (Welsh)

Looking after your mental health and wellbeing during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic
A guide for EHPs on how to look after your mental health and wellbeing.

Reopening salons and spas following lockdown: reducing risks of COVID-19 and other considerations
A guide to assist salons and spas as they prepare to reopen once lockdown restrictions are lifted.

https://www.cieh.org/policy/coronavirus-covid-19/resources/
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C19 Notes Database / UK Environmental Health Practitioners info portal
« Last post by stog on July 02, 2020, 01:36:10 PM »
Environmental Health Practitioners are uniquely placed to help deal with the crisis caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. To support them and the wider environmental health profession during this challenging period, this section compiles all of our news, blogs and guidance on the subject.

https://www.cieh.org/policy/coronavirus-covid-19/


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C19 Notes Database / USA Rt Number by state
« Last post by stog on July 01, 2020, 04:17:08 PM »
These are up-to-date values for Rt, in the USA by State --updated regularly

Rt is a key measure of how fast the virus is growing. It’s the average number of people who become infected by an infectious person. If Rt is above 1.0, the virus will spread quickly. When Rt is below 1.0, the virus will stop spreading

https://rt.live/
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C19 Notes Database / UK Rt Number
« Last post by stog on July 01, 2020, 04:14:14 PM »
for uk Rt nowcast and forecast


Real-time tracking of an epidemic, as data accumulate over time, is an essential component of a public health response to a new outbreak. A team of statistical modellers at the MRC Biostatistics Unit (BSU), University of Cambridge, are working to provide regular now-casts and forecasts of COVID-19 infections and deaths. This information feeds directly to the SAGE sub-group, Scientific Pandemic Influenza sub-group on Modelling (SPI-M), and to regional Public Health England (PHE) teams.
  • Model and report changes Our real-time model has been further updated to allow higher susceptibility to infection in the over-75s. The modelling focusses on regional data and we no longer report an estimate of R[size=70.7%]t[/size] for England. This is better provided through the modelling consensus statement supplied by SPI-M and SAGE.
       Updated findings
    • We estimate that across England, infections are down to 3,000 (1,500–5,800, 95% credible interval) new infections arising each day
    • We predict that the number of deaths each day is likely to fall to between 35 and 70 by the middle of July.
    • We estimate that it is very likely that R[size=70.7%]t[/size]
  • is below 1 in each region of England.
  • The Midlands has the highest probability (15%) that R[size=70.7%]t[/size]
  • is above 1 and a central estimate for R[size=70.7%]t[/size]
  • of 0.89. However, the numbers of new infections occurring in this region on a daily basis is relatively low.
  • The data used are only weakly informative on R[size=70.7%]t[/size]
  • over the last two weeks. Therefore, the now-cast for current incidence and the forecast of deaths are quite uncertain.


https://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/now-casting/
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C19 Notes Database / BIO COVID-19 Therapeutic pipeline Development Tracker updated weekly
« Last post by stog on June 29, 2020, 12:44:36 PM »
     
BIO COVID-19 Therapeutic Development Tracker
BIO’s Industry Analysis Team has reviewed and annotated pipeline data from BioCentury and Biomedtracker to create a granular, interactive view of the Covid-19 pipeline. The team has investigated each drug as to original inventor (company/country), mechanism of action and strategic approach, as well as de-duplicated multiple company and university programs for the same active ingredient (for example, hydroxychloroquine is counted only once).The data below shows two key things:
  • Biopharma companies - particularly small biotech companies - are undertaking a monumental campaign to combat, and hopefully eradicate, Covid-19.
  • Innovation is being led by U.S.-based companies.
This data will be updated weekly on Monday mornings.
     



https://www.bio.org/policy/human-health/vaccines-biodefense/coronavirus/pipeline-tracker
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C19 Notes Database / antibody-filled blood plasma
« Last post by stog on June 29, 2020, 12:33:38 PM »
A coronavirus vaccine is still months away, but an antibody treatment could be closerDuring the 1918 flu pandemic, doctors proved convalescent plasma - antibody-filled blood plasma from patients who recovered from the disease - could fight flu. Convalescent plasma has been used to treat severe flu, MERS and SARS and now some US doctors are starting to see some success treating Covid-19, too. Since there isn't enough donated plasma to treat all patients, modern medicine can fill in the gaps and maybe even improve the process. Scientists can create what are called monoclonal antibodies... –CNNhttps://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/26/health/antibody-therapies-covid-19-update-wellness/index.html
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C19 Notes Database / vaccine tracker info as of june 27 2020
« Last post by stog on June 29, 2020, 12:30:08 PM »
Vaccines typically require years of research and testing before reaching the clinic, but scientists are racing to produce a safe and effective vaccine by next year. Work began in January with the deciphering of the SARS-CoV-2 genome. The first vaccine safety trials in humans started in March, but the road ahead remains uncertain. Some trials will fail, and others may end without a clear result. But a few may succeed in stimulating the immune system to produce effective antibodies against the virus. Here is the status of all the vaccines that have reached trials in humans, along with a selection of promising vaccines still being tested in cells or animals. –NY Times

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html
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C19 Notes Database / vaccine tracker info as of june 27 2020
« Last post by stog on June 29, 2020, 12:29:29 PM »
Vaccines typically require years of research and testing before reaching the clinic, but scientists are racing to produce a safe and effective vaccine by next year. Work began in January with the deciphering of the SARS-CoV-2 genome. The first vaccine safety trials in humans started in March, but the road ahead remains uncertain. Some trials will fail, and others may end without a clear result. But a few may succeed in stimulating the immune system to produce effective antibodies against the virus. Here is the status of all the vaccines that have reached trials in humans, along with a selection of promising vaccines still being tested in cells or animals. –NY Times

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html
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C19 Notes Database / Clinical and immunological assessment of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections
« Last post by stog on June 25, 2020, 07:26:02 PM »
the study referred to above is in Nature

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0965-6#Sec9
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C19 Notes Database / Re: asymptomatic possibly more infectious
« Last post by stog on June 25, 2020, 07:22:46 PM »
Perhaps of more practical importance right now is a study that followed up 37 asymptomatic people who had positive PCR tests. This showed they had detectable levels of the virus for longer that those who had symptoms. Asymptomatic people are therefore likely to be more contagious. We also know that pre-symptomatic people, those in the early days following infection with Sars-CoV-2, are also highly contagious. Because we are often not aware that we are infected, measures to ensure social distancing and face covering are crucial when it comes to protecting others.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jun/25/viral-immunologist-antibody-tests-covid-19-immuity-coronavirus
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