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COVID-19 and Italy: what next?
The spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has already taken on pandemic proportions, affecting over 100 countries ...
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Detection of Covid-19 in Children in Early January 2020 in Wuhan, China
A small number of cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) have been described in children,1,2 and our understanding of the spectrum of illness...
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Student Spotlight: Filmon Haile
Meet first-year PharmD student Filmon Haile, whose visits to Eritrea motivated him to pursue a career in pharmacy so he can help expand health care...
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Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now
With everything that’s happening about the Coronavirus, it might be very hard to make a decision of what to do today. Should you wait for more info...
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Interactive maps show global coronavirus spread in real-time
Interactive maps from Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering in Maryland and the World Health Organization show the spread of the...
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Preparedness and vulnerability of African countries against importations of COVID-19: a modelling study
The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic has spread from China to 25 countries. Local cycles of transmission have already occurred in...
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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) technical guidance: Points of entry and mass gatherings
This document aims to provide advice on the detection and management of ill travellers suspected of COVID-19 infection, at international airports, ...
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Novel Coronavirus(2019-nCoV)
The infection prevention and control (IPC) global network is convened through weekly teleconferences with international IPC experts to discuss te...
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WHO outlines steps to save 7 million lives from cancer
The World Health Organization (WHO) today spells out the need to step up cancer services in low and middle-income countries. WHO warns that, if cur...
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A global accounting of sepsis
For the past two decades, attention to sepsis has intensified because of growing recognition that it is one of the most common and lethal condition...
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