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Spatiotemporal visualization for the global COVID-19 surveillance by  balloon chart
ConclusionsWe creatively used visualization integrating 7-dimensional epidemiologic and spatiotemporal indicators to assess the progression of COVID-19 pandemic in terms of transmissibility and severity. Such methodology allows public health workers and policy makers to understand the epidemics comparatively and flexibly.
Source: Infectious Diseases of Poverty - March 1, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research

BCG Vaccine Fighting Coronavirus in South Asia
The map from the medical journal Plos Medicine displays BCG vaccination policy by country. Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine is a vaccine primarily used against tuberculosis. Yellow: The country now has a universal BCG vaccination program. Blue: The country used to recommend BCG vaccination for everyone, but now does not. Red: The country never had a universal vaccination program.By Darini Rajasingham-SenanayakeCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Apr 20 2020 (IPS) Numerous studies in many parts of the world have linked the BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guerin) vaccination, widely used in the developing world with fewer Coronavirus cases. This is...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - April 20, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Darini Rajasingham-Senanayake Tags: Development & Aid Economy & Trade Featured Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news

The Exponentially Increasing Rate of Patients Infected with COVID-19 in Iran.
CONCLUSION: Since this disease is highly contagious, health politicians need to make decisions to prevent its spread; otherwise, even the most advanced and capable health care systems would face problems for treating all infected patients and a substantial number of deaths will become inevitable. PMID: 32271595 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - March 31, 2020 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Moftakhar L, Seif M Tags: Arch Iran Med Source Type: research

European countries take radical steps to combat coronavirus
Evidence grows that outbreak is easing in South Korea and has passed its peak in ChinaCoronavirus latest - live updatesGovernments, central banks and EU ministers have taken further radical steps to stem the spread of the coronavirus and cushion its economic impact, as evidence grew that in China the outbreak has passed its peak and in South Korea it is easing.The Covid-19 pandemic has infected more than 135,000 people and killed nearly 5,000 globally, according to theJohns Hopkins university tracker, disrupting travel, closing schools, shutting factories and cancelling sporting, cultural and political events.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 13, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Jon Henley Europe correspondent Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Medical research Science World news European Union China South Korea Belgium India Norway Ghana Kenya Iran Spain Netherlands France Portugal Bulgaria Romania Czech Republic Source Type: news

Mapping the Spread of the Coronavirus Outbreak Around the U.S. and the World
Since the first case of COVID-19 was identified in central China in December, the illness has spread across the world, leading to an outbreak that the World Health Organization has called a pandemic. The maps and charts below show the extent of the spread, and will be updated daily with data gathered from over a dozen sources by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering. Where COVID-19 has spread in the U.S. Testing for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 was slow to roll out in the U.S., but as more and more Americans get tested, it’s becoming clear that the illness is already sp...
Source: TIME: Health - March 11, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elijah Wolfson Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 interactive Source Type: news

A Cruise off the California Coast Is the Latest Ship Caught up in the Coronavirus Outbreak
Another cruise has gotten caught up in the coronavirus outbreak, this time it’s a West Coast-based ship currently headed to San Francisco. Officials are tracking down passengers who disembarked from the Grand Princess in San Francisco last month after a fellow cruise-goer died of the virus, the LA Times reported Wednesday. Health officials in Placer County believe the 71-year-old man was exposed to the infection during a round-trip voyage to Mexico from Feb. 11 to Feb. 21. California Governor Gavin Newsom said roughly 2,500 passengers traveled on the same voyage as the Placer Country victim. It’s possible they ...
Source: TIME: Health - March 5, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Hillary Leung Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 onetime overnight Source Type: news