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Report 26: Reduction in Mobility and COVID-19 Transmission
From the Summary: "In response to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, countries have sought to control transmission of SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] by restricting population movement through social distancing interventions, reducing the number of contacts. Mobility data represent an important proxy measure of social distancing. Here, we develop a framework to infer the relationship between mobility and the key measure of population-level disease transmission, the reproduction number (R). The framework is applied to 53 countries with sustained SARS-CoV-2 transmission based on two distinct country-specific automated measures of human mobility, Apple and Google mobility data."
Imperial College London
Nouvellet, Pierre; Bhatia, Sangeeta; Cori, Anne
2020-06-08
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Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate: S. 3132, A Bill to Extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement with Enforcers Beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for Other Purposes
This is the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Cost Estimate as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
on March 11, 2020. From the Document: "Under current law, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the authority to share confidential information with foreign agencies and provide investigative assistance to those agencies to combat illegal activities originating outside the United States. That authority will expire on September 30, 2020; S. 3132 would extend the authority through September 30, 2027. In addition, S. 3132 would authorize the appropriation of $100,000 each year from 2021 through 2027 for the FTC to collaborate with foreign governments and to participate in multinational organizations related to law enforcement."
United States. Congressional Budget Office
2020-06-08
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Guidance to Reduce COVID-19 Stigma on Health Workers and Families
This document includes details on coronavirus related stigmas, how they happen, their impacts, and how to reduce them. The following common stigmas are addressed: "stigma on Health workers and families"; "stigma on Patients recovered from COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]"; and "stigma on People using Masks & Practice social/physical Distancing."
World Health Organization. Regional Office for Africa
2020-06-08?
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Strategies for Addressing Trauma, Crises and Grief Through Tele-Mental Health [video]
From the Video Description: "This is the third and final session of the three-part webinar series, Making a Good Connection: Engaging Students and Families in School Tele-Mental Health, that is geared toward providers who are making the transition from in-person to telehealth services. Session content focuses on practical strategies and equity concerns related to engaging children, adolescents and families using distance technology. The presenters devote the first segment of each hour-long presentation to a specific topic, then address attendee-submitted questions." The duration of the video is 59 minutes, 25 seconds.
Mental Health Technology Transfer Center Network
2020-06-08
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Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers: Dimension EXL SARS-CoV-2 Total Antibody Assay (CV2T); Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc
From the Document: "This Fact Sheet informs you of the significant known and potential risks and benefits of the emergency use of Dimension EXL SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2] Total Antibody Assay (CV2T) (Dimension EXL CV2T). Dimension EXL CV2T is authorized for the detection of total antibodies (including IgG and IgM) to SARS-CoV-2 in human serum and plasma (dipotassium EDTA [ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid] and lithium heparin)."
United States. Food and Drug Administration
2020-06-08
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Responding to the 'Shadow Pandemic'
From the Executive Summary: "The COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] global health pandemic has increased women's vulnerability to all forms of gender-based violence. Australia, like many other countries worldwide, entered into a period of government-directed lockdowns in the first weeks of March 2020, which included stay-at-home orders and movement restrictions. With more people confined to their homes to reduce the community spread of COVID-19, there is a greater risk of violence against women and children. [...] Recently released data by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) predicts that for every three months the lockdowns continue an additional 15 million cases of domestic violence will occur worldwide. This Report presents the findings from a survey of 166 Victorian practitioners. The survey sought to capture the voices and experiences of practitioners responding to women experiencing violence during the COVID-19 shutdown in Victoria, Australia."
Monash University
Pfitzner, Naomi; Fitz-Gibbon, Kate (Lecturer in criminology); True, Jacqui
2020-06-08
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Frequently Asked Questions: Responding to COVID-19 in the Workplace
From the Document: "In geographic areas where community spread of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] has significantly decreased, OSHA [Occupational Safety and Health Administration] will return to the inspection planning policy that OSHA relied on prior to the start of the COVID-19 health crises, as outlined in the OSHA Field Operations Manual (FOM), CPL 02-00-164, Chapter 2, when prioritizing reported events for inspections, except that: (1) OSHA will continue to prioritize COVID-19 cases; (2) OSHA will utilize non-formal phone/fax investigations or rapid response investigations in circumstances where OSHA has historically performed such inspections (e.g., to address formal complaints) when necessary to assure effective and efficient use of resources to address COVID-19-related events; and (3) In all instances, the Area Director (AD) will ensure that CSHOs [Certified Safety and Health Official] utilize the appropriate precautions and personal protective equipment (PPE) when performing inspections related to COVID-19."
HUB International
2020-06-08
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How States Can Address Their COVID-19 Budget Shortfalls Without Federal Bailouts
From the Key Takeaways: "[1] Bailing out states for reckless policy decisions would likely delay economic recovery, cause blatant inequities, and shift the costs to all taxpayers. [2] Instead of relying on a federal bailout, states can address near-term budget shortfalls by enacting sound policies that also generate long-term benefits. [3] States should safely re-open parts of society, scale back spending increases, encourage employment opportunities, and reform broken pension plans."
Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Greszler, Rachel
2020-06-08
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Options for the Decontamination and Reuse of Respirators in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
From the Summary: "In the context of the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic, there is a worldwide shortage of respirators or filtering face pieces (FFP). Due to the shortage of these devices, they should be prioritised for use in healthcare settings when aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) are performed. Several different procedures have been tested for decontamination of respirators in the event of shortage. The most useful methods are highlighted in the overview table in the conclusions."
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
2020-06-08
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Protecting Your Mental Health During COVID-19
From the Document: "Approximately one in five American adults live with a mental illness. This number does not include the many people who are stressed or lonely, but who do not have an official mental illness diagnosis. Social distancing and stay-at-home orders made necessary by COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] are exacerbating mental health issues among those both with and without diagnosed mental illnesses. This brief describes the relationship between loneliness, mental health, and physical health, discusses the impacts that COVID-19 is having on mental health, and suggests strategies we can try to protect our mental health during this uncertain time."
Syracuse University. Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion
Van Slyke, Ashley
2020-06-08
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Social Media Junk News on George Floyd Protests: 'Coronavirus Misinformation Weekly Briefing 08-06-2020'
From the Summary: "Given the evolving nature of the coronavirus pandemic--and public understanding of the crisis--we provide a weekly briefing about the spread of coronavirus misinformation across multiple social media platforms. For the seven days prior to 03-06-2020 we find: [1] The social media distribution network of all coronavirus articles from the top fifteen mainstream news outlets reached well over three billion social media users this week, achieving much greater distribution than state-backed and junk health news sources. But the average article from state-backed sources reached over six thousand users, while the average article from mainstream sources reached four thousand users and the average junk health article reached three thousand users. [2] Similarly, all content from all mainstream sources gets the largest amount of total user engagement. But on a per article basis, state-backed content gets over 75 engagements, junk health news gets almost 50 engagements, and average articles from mainstream sources get under 25 engagements. [3] Summed together, 29% of the engagement with non-mainstream information last week was with state-backed content, and 95% of engagement with state-backed content was engagements with Chinese and Russian media content. [4] Thematically, junk health news sources co-opted the George Floyd protests to fuel their existing narratives."
Oxford Internet Institute. Project on Computational Propaganda
Au, Hubert; Bright, Jonathan; Howard, Philip N.
2020-06-08
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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Situation Report - 140
From the Highlights: "[1] A new technical note, Medical certification, ICD [ infection prevention and control] mortality coding, and reporting mortality associated with COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], has been released that describes medical certification and classification of deaths related to COVID-19. The primary goal is to identify all deaths due to this disease in all countries. [2] WHO welcomes crucial new funding for vaccines which was pledged at the Global Vaccine Summit. The new pledges will enable Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, to protect the next generation and reduce disease inequality by reaching an additional 300 million children with vaccines by 2025. The Summit also highlighted how important a safe, effective and equitably accessible vaccine will be in controlling COVID-19. [3] In today's 'Subject in Focus' below, we provide an update on partner coordination activities. This includes the work of the Global Health Cluster, the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, risk communications and community engagement, and the Emergency Medical Teams network."
World Health Organization
2020-06-08
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Recommendations Re-Opening Facilities to Provide Non-Emergent Non-COVID-19 Healthcare
From the Document: "As states and localities begin to stabilize and COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]-related healthcare demand decreases, it is important to safely resume care in order to treat ongoing health needs that are currently being postponed. [...] As such, if States or regions have determined with their public health officials that they passed the Gating Criteria (symptoms, cases, and hospitals) announced on April 16, 2020, then they may proceed to Phase I, and subsequently to Phase II of re-opening. Consistent with those recommendations, facilities should check with their State and local authorities to confirm if Gating Criteria have been met in their area. This document refers only to areas in Phase II: States and regions with no evidence of a rebound that satisfy the Gating Criteria."
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (U.S.)
2020-06-08
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From COVID-19 Research to Vaccine Application: Why Might it Take 17 Months Not 17 Years and What Are the Wider Lessons?
From the Abstract: "It is often said that it takes 17 years to move medical research from bench to bedside. In a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) world, such time-lags feel intolerable. In these extraordinary circumstances could years be made into months? If so, could those lessons be used to accelerate medical research when the crisis eases? To measure time-lags in health and biomedical research as well as to identify ways of reducing them, we developed and published (in 2015) a matrix consisting of overlapping tracks (or stages/phases) in the translation from discovery research to developed products, policies and practice. The matrix aids analysis by highlighting the time and actions required to develop research (and its translation) both (1) along each track and (2) from one track to another, e.g. from the discovery track to the research-in-humans track. We noted four main approaches to reducing time-lags, namely increasing resources, working in parallel, starting or working at risk, and improving processes."
BioMed Central Ltd.
Hanney, Stephen R.; Wooding, Steven; Sussex, Jon . . .
2020-06-08
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FEMA Advisory: Coronavirus Pandemic: Whole-of-America Response (June 8, 2020)
This document is a compilation of all the FEMA Daily Briefing Points on the Coronavirus Pandemic from May 5 to June 4, 2020. The FEMA Daily Briefing provides an overview of the current emergency management situation nationwide and includes a summary of current significant events, current numbers of infections, updates on the availability of tests and medical supplies, an overview of the policies in place to reduce the spread of the virus, and the financial plan to assist people from individual families to small businesses and large corporations.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-06-08
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FEMA Advisory: COVID-19 Daily Briefing Points (June 8, 2020)
From the Document: "Attached you will find today's Daily Briefing Points for the Whole-of-America response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. These briefing points include Topline Messages, as well as information By the Numbers; Supply Chain Task Force; FEMA and Department of Health and Human Services Response; and Guidance from Federal Agencies."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2020-06-08
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Adjustments to Work-Based Learning in Response to COVID-19
From the Summary: "Education and training programs across the country have been interrupted as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Work-based learning programs such as apprenticeship, internship, and career and technical education (CTE) connects on-the-job learning (OJL) with related technical instruction (RTI). This memo looks at how states are regulating work-based learning programs during the crisis while many instruction sites, both in the classroom and at the workplace, are closed. It looks at what states are doing to regulate the RTI and OJL components of work-based learning programs and assure financial stability to individuals who were previously relying on wages received as part of their interrupted OJL experience."
National Governors' Association
McBride, Bill
2020-06-08
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Economic Recovery Planning & Resources to Support Businesses and Local Communities
From the Summary: "This memo reviews steps that governors can take to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019], including efforts to provide rapid relief to businesses and communities. This memo is part of an NGA [National Governors' Association] checklist that provides considerations for governors in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from the virus. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list, but rather to highlight key steps that states may consider to protect public health, address other consequences and offer resources to support state actions."
National Governors' Association
McBride, Bill
2020-06-08
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Pandemic in North Korea: Lessons from the 1990s Famine
From the Document: "North Korea's response to the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic is oddly reminiscent of the catastrophic famine that overtook the country in the 1990s. Then as now, the onset and severity of the famine caught the North Korean leadership unawares, and their first response was to deny that a problem existed. A look back at how the response played out after the initial denial offers some clues as to how the current regime may respond to the COVID-19 crisis today."
East-West Center
Noland, Marcus, 1959-
2020-06-08
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Key Research Question: For Patients with COVID-19 Who Are Admitted to Hospital, Which Risk Prediction Tool Should Be Used to Guide Admission Disposition and Management Decisions? [Updated June 8, 2020]
From the Context: "[1] Risk prediction tools have been developed to guide the clinical decision-making process through the detection of physiologic changes that signal clinical deterioration of the patient. [2] These tools are typically developed for use in the emergency department and intensive care unit settings, however they may help inform admission disposition decisions (ward versus ICU [intensive care unit]) as well as monitoring and management decisions for patients admitted to general wards during the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic. [3] Tool selection for implementation in AHS [Alberta Health Services] facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic should consider 1) reported tool performance characteristics in patient populations comparable to those in Alberta; 2) feasibility of measured parameters; and 3) ease of use/interpretation by a broad group of health care providers. [4] Since our initial review, the CURB-65 [confusion, urea, respiratory rate, blood pressure, and 65 years of age or older] score is currently in use by Calgary Zone hospitals for inpatient disposition decisions, while the MEWS [Modified Early Warning Score] has been incorporated into ConnectCare at the University of Alberta Hospital for patients admitted to wards. The full extent of their use is uncertain."
Alberta Health Services
Jelinski, Susan
2020-06-08
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Legal Issues in COVID-19 Vaccine Development [June 8, 2020]
From the Summary: "Private companies, universities, and governmental entities are working to develop a vaccine for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Vaccines are biological products regulated under the Public Health Service Act (PHSA) and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). New vaccines must generally be licensed by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) before they can be marketed and used in the United States. To obtain licensure, the vaccine must be tested in human subjects through clinical trials. The clinical trials inform the dosing schedule and labeling that will be used for the approved vaccine. Sponsors use the data from clinical trials, along with other information, to prepare a biologics license application (BLA) to submit to FDA. FDA approves the BLA if it determines that the vaccine is safe, potent, and pure. Because the development and review process can be lengthy, the FD&C Act provides several avenues to accelerate this process for pharmaceutical products intended to treat or prevent serious diseases or conditions. FDA may grant fast track product and breakthrough-therapy designation at the sponsor's request for products that are intended to fill an unmet need or improve on existing therapies. Both designations entitle the sponsor to increased communication with FDA regarding the clinical trial design and data collected, as well as rolling review of the BLA. Products may also qualify for accelerated approval based on intermediate or surrogate endpoints likely to predict a clinical benefit. In addition, FDA may designate products for priority review."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Hickey, Kevin J.; Ward, Erin H.
2020-06-08
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Three Strikes, You're Out: Supreme Court to Consider Limit on Prisoner Litigation [Updated June 8, 2020]
From the Document: "'UPDATE: The Supreme Court issued its opinion in Lomax v. Ortiz-Marquez on June 8, 2020. The full Court agreed that '[t]he text of Section 1915(g)'s three-strikes provision refers to any dismissal for failure to state a claim, whether with prejudice or without.''"
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Lampe, Joanna R.
2020-06-08
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Emergency Services Sector: Active Shooter Guide [infographic]
From the Document: "The FBI designated 28 shootings in 2019 as active shooter incidents. The 28 incidents resulted in 247 casualties, 97 people killed, and 150 people wounded, excluding the shooters. No community appears immune from these potential incidents; therefore, it is important for every community to develop an Active Shooter Program. The purpose of this guide is to provide emergency services personnel with the basic building blocks for developing an Active Shooter Program with communities. This guide highlights resources and planning considerations, which will enhance emergency services organizations' ability to develop or improve community planning and preparedness for active shooter incidents."
United States. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
2020-06-08?
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Medical Certification, ICD Mortality Coding, and Reporting Mortality Associated with COVID-19
From the Purpose: "This technical note describes medical certification of cause of death and classification (International Classification of Diseases [ICD] mortality coding) of deaths related to COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]. The primary goal is to identify all deaths due to COVID-19 in all countries, including those not yet following WHO international norms and standards for medical certificates of cause of death and ICD mortality coding. It also addresses the related issue of estimating all deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The document is divided into three sections: identifying COVID-19 deaths; coding COVID-19 deaths; and measuring and reporting crude mortality in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic (excess mortality)."
World Health Organization
2020-06-07
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State of the Nation: A 50-State COVID-19 Survey Report #4
From the Document: "Even as all 50 states continue to move towards full reopening, Americans remain more cautious than their governors. Only 15% of survey respondents say that the country should be reopened for business right away, a 4 percentage point increase from the response to that question in early May. More than half of those polled (57%) are in favor of waiting at least a month or more before resuming business activity."
Rutgers University; Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy; Northeastern University (Boston, Mass.) . . .
Lazer, David; Baum, Matthew A., 1965-; Perlis, Roy H. . . .
2020-06-07
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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Situation Report - 139
From the Highlights: "[1] A joint task force has been established by the WHO [World Health Organization] Regional Office for Europe and the Central European Initiative to strengthen regional coordination for the COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] response and mitigate the impact of the pandemic. The task force will serve as a strategic platform for updating member states, exchanging information, and sharing experiences, best practices and training. [2] This year on World Food Safety Day on 7 June, the WHO Regional Office for Europe has reminded everyone of the Five Keys to Safer Food, which are basic principles that each individual should know to prevent foodborne diseases, some of which (such as handwashing) also offer protection from COVID-19. The WHO Regional Office for the Americas stated that traditional markets, particularly those which sell live animals, may represent a risk of transmission of diseases between animals and humans (zoonotic diseases), and that appropriate regulations and inspections for the production and sale of live animals are needed to prevent the spread of emerging diseases."
World Health Organization
2020-06-07
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Investment Promotion Agencies in the Time of COVID-19
From the Document: "Unpredictable events and crises -such as the current COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] pandemic -pose significant challenges to public authorities. Investment promotion agencies (IPAs) are at the forefront of business attraction and supply chain management and need to be ready to react quickly to these challenges. This note reviews the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on international investment flows and government responses. It summarises the findings of the OECD [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] IPA Network meeting on 9 April 2020 and outlines short-term and long-term responses."
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
2020-06-06
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Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Situation Report - 138
From the Highlights: "[1] Community health mobilizers are on the frontlines of Angola's COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019] response, increasing awareness of COVID-19 among the general population by conducting home visits and social mobilization campaigns in local markets and other busy communal areas. [2] This year on World Environment Day on 5 June, people around the world celebrated biodiversity and called for the preservation of nature, as human impact on the environment has increased the risk of emerging infectious diseases in humans: over 60% of emerging infectious diseases originate from animals, mainly from wildlife. The need to lessen our impact on the environment is being emphasised in the context of post-COVID-19 recovery, in order to reduce at source the risk of future epidemics. [3] WHO [World Health Organization] has published an updated interim guidance on Key planning recommendations for mass gatherings in the context of COVID-19, which reflects the evolution of the pandemic and the most recent WHO recommendations on COVID-19, summarized in the 'Subject in Focus' below."
World Health Organization
2020-06-06
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COVIDView: A Weekly Surveillance Summary of U.S COVID-19 Activity, Week 23 [June 6, 2020]
From the Document: "Nationally, levels of influenza-like illness (ILI) and COVID-19 [coronavirus disease 2019]-like illness (CLI) continue to decline or remain stable at low levels. The percentage of specimens testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 [severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2], the virus that causes COVID-19, increased slightly from last week. Mortality attributed to COVID-19 also decreased compared to last week but remains elevated above baseline and may increase as additional death certificates are processed."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
2020-06-06
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E.O. 13920 and Bulk-Power System Supply Chain Security [June 5, 2020]
From the Document: "On May 1, 2020, President Trump issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13920, titled 'Securing the United States Bulk-Power System.' The E.O. states that it is protecting 'the security, integrity, and reliability of bulk-power system electric equipment used in the United States' from 'foreign adversaries' who are creating and exploiting vulnerabilities in the bulk-power system (BPS). In the E.O., the President 'declared a national emergency with respect to the threat' to the U.S. bulk-power system, with the goal of limiting the acquisition or use of 'equipment designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by' entities subject to the control of foreign adversaries."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Campbell, Richard J.
2020-06-05
