Surgical practice guidelines for colorectal cancer must be modified for the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic as well as potential future outbreaks. Data to support delays in surgical care are limited. This review published in Annals of Surgery analyzes management recommendations and the strength of published evidence using the GRADE system to provide a rational basis for clinical decision-making.

Colorectal cancer surgeries - prioritized as emergency, urgent with (a) imminent emerge...

Surgical practice guidelines for colorectal cancer must be modified for the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic as well as potential future outbreaks. Data to support delays in surgical care are limited. This review published in Annals of Surgery analyzes management recommendations and the strength of published evidence using the GRADE system to provide a rational basis for clinical decision-making.
Colorectal cancer surgeries - prioritized as emergency, urgent with (a) imminent emergency or (...

The UK government launched its first test of a coronavirus contact tracing app Monday on a small island off the south coast of England.

Using bluetooth technology, the app will alert users if they have been near someone who has tested positive for the virus. The app, which was developed by the digital technology unit of the National Health Service (NHS), will also upload information to a central database to help public health experts study the behavior of the virus.
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The UK government launched its first test of a coronavirus contact tracing app Monday on a small island off the south coast of England.

Using bluetooth technology, the app will alert users if they have been near someone who has tested positive for the virus. The app, which was developed by the digital technology unit of the National Health Service (NHS), will also upload information to a central database to help public health experts study the behavior of the virus.
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India has entered its 40th day in lockdown, which has been extended for another two weeks, and coronavirus cases passes the 40,000 mark. To thank all the health workers, the Indian military showed their gratitude to frontline workers in various ways. Between them, the army forces put on a show by showering hospitals with flower petals and lighting flares to thank doctors, nurses and emergency service workers who have been at the forefront of the country's battle against the coronavirus pandem...

The emergence of the novel human coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in Wuhan, China has caused a worldwide epidemic of respiratory disease (COVID-19). Vaccines and targeted therapeutics for treatment of this disease are currently lacking. Here we report a human monoclonal antibody that neutralizes SARS-CoV-2 (and SARS-CoV) in cell culture. This cross-neutralizing antibody targets a communal epitope on these viruses and may offer potential for prevention and treatment of COVID-19.
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Abstract
The excretion patho-mechanisms of SARS-CoV-2 are actually unknown. No certain data exist about viral load in the different body compartments and fluids during the different disease phases. 
In this study, specific real-time reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction targeting three SARS-CoV-e genes were used to detect the presence of the virus. 
Findings show that SARS-CoV-2 is present in peritoneal fluid at a higher concentration than in respiratory tract. Detection ...

Public health experts, designers and architects say the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed fundamental flaws in the design of public toilets that risk spreading a second wave of coronavirus, and possibly even new pandemics.
The pandemic has sparked calls for the introduction of building codes and design innovation for all future structures to comply with infection control measures, with greater input from disease specialists in construction projects that often see the design sta...

Data scientists have attempted to answer the question on everyone’s mind: When will the coronavirus pandemic end?

Their predictions use a mathematical model known as SIR (susceptible, infected, recovered), which calculates the spread and recovery of diseases.



Researchers from Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) fed the model data on confirmed infections, tests conducted, and deaths recorded, to estimate the life cycle of COVID-19.

Globally, th...

Abstract
Importance: Contamination of the skin and clothing of health care personnel during removal of personal protective equipment (PPE) contributes to dissemination of pathogens and places personnel at risk for infection.

Objectives: To determine the frequency and sites of contamination on the skin and clothing of personnel during PPE removal and to evaluate the effect of an intervention on the frequency of contamination.

Design, setting, and participants: We conducted a p...

 Coronavirus patients with light symptoms arriving to stay at several Tokyo hotels are likely to get a lift from a pleasant surprise - a robot greeter in the lobby. Japan is now using hotels to house patients who have tested positive for the coronavirus but whose symptoms are too light to need hospitalisation, and several in the capital of Tokyo just opened on Friday feature robots to help lighten the burden on nurses.



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When will the coronavirus pandemic end?

Data scientists have attempted to answer this question. Their predictions use a mathematical model known as SIR (susceptible - infected - recovered), which calculates the spread and recovery of diseases.

Researchers from Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) fed the model data on confirmed infections, tests conducted, and deaths recorded, to estimate the life cycle of COVID-19.

Globally, their system predicts the ...