Articles: coronavirus.
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It is increasingly recognised that older patients may not present with typical symptoms of COVID-19. ⋯ Older patients with atypical presentation of COVID-19 in the community are equally susceptible to poor outcomes. Early detection may improve outcomes and limit community transmission. Primary care practitioners should be vigilant and consider prompt onward referral.
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In the COVID-19 pandemic process, nursing students, who are the nurses of the future, have witnessed a different professional experience. ⋯ Nursing students can cope with the crisis during the COVID-19 process.
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Various non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as stay-at-home orders and school closures have been employed to limit the spread of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). This study measures the impact of social distancing policies on COVID-19 transmission in US states during the early outbreak phase to assess which policies were most effective. ⋯ Stay-at-home orders had the largest effect of any policy analyzed. Multivariate analyses with cellphone tracking data suggest social distancing adherence drives these effects. States that plan to scale back such measures should carefully monitor transmission metrics.
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Case Reports
Evaluating Vertical Transmission of COVID-19 from Mothers to Neonates: An Iranian Case Series of 8 Patients.
The coronavirus epidemic first broke out in China in 2019 and spread around the world. Not only the signs, symptoms, and outcomes of the coronavirus in neonates, but also its vertical transmission risks are still unknown. This case series presents eight neonates born to mothers with COVID-19 and two neonates with this infection.