Covid-19

This report has been prepared by the Digital Health and Care Directorate of the Scottish Government July 2021. It provides an update on the scale-up and adoption of digital health and care solutions in Scotland, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The document builds upon a previous report that was prepared by the Scottish Government…

This report, produced by NAPC Digital – NAPC’s digital adoption programme, brings into focus insights from the programme’s support to NHS sites and suppliers during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explores the rapid adoption of technology across healthcare during the pandemic and shows how this can go much further to improve population health and workforce wellbeing.…

Ministerial foreword When facing the greatest public health emergency that this country has tackled for generations, one of the most impactful tools at our disposal was the power of data. With the facts, data, and science at our disposal, we can provide the meaningful and measurable results that the public deserves. Data identified those who…

During the last few years, there has already been a solid discussion and political will, transversal to most European countries, on the need to invest in prevention, promoting healthier living environments and person-centred digital solutions. In short, it seems that consensus on the need to move forward and invest in wellbeing and quality of life…

A SPECIAL FOREWORD BY ECHALLIANCE CHAIR BRIAN O’ CONNOR Dear all, This report marks more than 10 years of creating and fostering collaborations across borders and silos. We have learned a lot during that time. On occasions, we may have gone down the wrong road yet, despite that, we were able to accomplish so much.…

I write this article in a sad days where the Coronavirus pandemic is again causing a growth in cases of contamination, hospitalization and deaths around the world. We are slowly returning to where we were a few months ago. On the part of governments, increasingly drastic measures are being taken to curb this growth. We…

A recent paper by Laura Sheerman, Hannah R., Marston, Charles Musselwhite, and Deborah Morgan elaborates on the potential of Virtual Assistants (VAs) at times of pandemic. Smart age-friendly ecosystem framework. This figure has been reproduced from Marston & van Hoof (2019) under a CC BY 4.0 license. The paper refers to age-friendly environments and gives examples of…

A few weeks ago, pre-COVID-19, I was literally putting the finishing touches to a paper: “A review of major service change in the NHS in Scotland 2010 – 2019: Place, Pace, and Politics.” It was to be the cornerstone of a suite of papers, analysing the pace of change in NHS in Scotland including political…

Humankind has never had a more urgent task than creating broad immunity for coronavirus. One of the questions I get asked the most these days is when the world will be able to go back to the way things were in December before the coronavirus pandemic. My answer is always the same: when we have…

Under the current circumstances, several countries with reported COVID-19 cases are already facing economic downturns with many businesses closing down, stretched healthcare systems, increasing unemployment, and an increasing poverty gap. Curfews and lockdowns are imminent and in many countries have already been implemented, leading to economic implications that will affect the African population for decades…

As governments and institutions around the world take emergency action to slow the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, economists are doing their part by analyzing the economic impact of the pandemic, and by exploring policy interventions that can minimize that impact. Here we collect articles and research by Barcelona GSE Affiliated Professors on topics related…

The coronavirus outbreak, which originated in China, has infected more than 550,000 people. Its spread has left businesses around the world counting costs. Here is a selection of maps and charts to help you understand the economic impact of the virus so far. Global shares take a hit Big shifts in stock markets, where shares…

ReliefWeb is covering the COVID-19 Pandemic, focusing on the countries with humanitarian situations, with information from the United Nations, INGOs, NGOs, aid organizations and the donor community. Overview Global Humanitarian Response Plan: COVID-19 (Apr – Dec 2020) GHRP Abridged [EN/AR/ZH] / FR / SP source OCHA Humanitarian Data Exchange Appeals and Response Plans – Here OCHA Reports – Here Manuals…

Publication Rapid risk assessment: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic: increased transmission in the EU/EEA and the UK – eighth update Risk assessment – 8 Apr 2020 Publication Guidance for discharge and ending isolation in the context of widespread community transmission of COVID-19 – first update Technical report – 8 Apr 2020 Publication Using face masks in the community –…

The latest news and opinion from Nature on the novel coronavirus and COVID-19. Sign up for the free Nature Briefing to get the latest coronavirus news in your inbox, and an essential round-up of other science news, opinion and analysis. Find research papers related to the coronavirus here. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Article Source: https://www.nature.com/collections/aijdgieecb

To support urgent research to combat the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the editorial teams at Nature Research have curated a collection of relevant articles. Our collection includes research into the basic biology of coronavirus infection, its detection, treatment and evolution, research into the epidemiology of emerging viral diseases, and…

We are at a crossroads created by a virus, of which we know little, that is radically disrupting the world we live in. It attacks virtually every country in the world and does not discriminate between the powerful and the humble. All we know is that the world after this pandemic is not going to…

Joan Cornet, Director Digital Health Observatory ECHAlliance and Psychologist   We are at a crossroads created by a virus, of which we know little, that is radically disrupting the world we live in. It attacks virtually every country in the world and does not discriminate between the powerful and the humble. All we know is that…

Welcome to Elsevier’s Novel Coronavirus Information Center  Here you will find expert, curated information for the research and health community on SARS-CoV-2 (the novel coronavirus) and COVID-19 (the disease).   All resources are free to access and include guidelines for clinicians and patients.   For Researchers Under the Research tab, you will find the latest early-stage and peer-reviewed…

Abstract – Download Full Report to Print Here   The first confirmed case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the United States was reported on January 20, 2020, in Snohomish County, Washington. At the epicenter of COVID-19 in the United States, the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and University of Washington…

A Free, Open Resource for the Global Research Community In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Allen Institute for AI has partnered with leading research groups to prepare and distribute the COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19), a free resource of over 47,000 scholarly articles, including over 36,000 with full text, about COVID-19 and the coronavirus family of…

This is a 100 x 100 informational space with no commercial interest, focused exclusively on the current situation of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, through which the covid19es.org team assumes a social commitment, contributing its grain of sand to help stop the pandemic that plagues us. The covid19es.org team is committed to working exclusively with truthful information,…

COVID-19 is a free resource center created by AIS powered by DialogEDU that brings together news, information and resources for doctors, healthcare providers, nurses and hospital administrators from multiple public sources. In addition, the private section includes a compendium of questions and answers from Chinese health professionals. Read more Here Article Source: https://covid19.aischannel.com/

A collection of articles and other resources on the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, including clinical reports, management guidelines, and commentary. Read more here Article Source: https://www.nejm.org/coronavirus

WHO is gathering the latest scientific findings and knowledge on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and compiling it in a database. We update the database daily from searches of bibliographic databases, hand searches of the table of contents of relevant journals, and the addition of other relevant scientific articles that come to our attention. The entries in the…

The COVID-19 pandemic remains a health and humanitarian crisis, but the business impact on organizations is now profound. As governments make significant interventions in response to the coronavirus, businesses are rapidly adjusting to the changing needs of their people, their customers and suppliers, while navigating the financial and operational challenges. With every industry, function and…

Article By: 1Health and Wellbeing Priority Research Area, The Open University, Milton Keynes. Hannah.Marston@open.ac.uk – @HannahRMarston 2Centre for Innovative Ageing, Swansea University, Swansea. C.b.a.musselwhite@swansea.ac.uk – @charliemuss 3Independent Researcher, Manchester. www.robinhadley.co.uk/contact-me – @RobinHadley1 The scene As the bells struck the stroke of midnight, ringing in 2020, citizens were smiling, pouring another glass of rosé, red wine or supping from their pint of…

The 2008 crisis still resonates in our society. Although it seems that it is gone, not everybody has been able to recover. The differences between rich and poor are even bigger today. And suddenly, the coronavirus arises, and it takes over everything: Health and the economy. But how a virus can put us on our…