COVID-19 pneumonia treated with ultra-low doses of radiotherapy (ULTRA-COVID study): a single institution report of two cases

Preliminary clinical and radiological results suggest a potential benefit of treating COVID-19 pneumonia with ULTRA-COVID. We present the preliminary results of two patients diagnosed with pneumonia with CoV-2. The results were published in the journal ClinicalTrials.gov.

The tele-transition of toxicity management in routine oncology care during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic

This is a retrospective cohort analysis of our telehealth expansion program. We adapted two existing patient-reported outcome tools that register and (self-)manage toxicities to therapy while screening for SARS-CoV-2-related symptoms.

Decreased Incidence of Oncology Admissions in 75 Helios Hospitals in Germany during the COVID-19 Pandemic

After an official communication on 29 April 2020, we again found a highly significant difference in. the number of oncology admissions to 75 Germanicus hospitals during 2 time periods in 2020 and. compared the data with the previous year.

Evaluation of three rapid lateral flow antigen detection tests for the diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection

CVID-19 pandemic has led to high demand for rapid antigen detection tests. All three RADTs evaluated in this study reached a more than 90% sensitivity for samples with a high viral load.

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence worldwide: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SARS-CoV-2 has been arguably the most important public health concern worldwide in 2020. We used a random-effects model to estimate pooled seroprevalence and then extrapolated the findings to the global population (for 2020) This study showed that SARS- virus-2 seroprevalence varied markedly among geographic regions, as might be expected early in a pandemic.

Epidemiological and clinical features in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 outside of Wuhan, China: Special focus in asymptomatic patients

In December 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in Wuhan City and rapidly spread across the world. The clinical characteristics of affected patients in different regions and populations may differ.

Extremely low prevalence of asymptomatic COVID-19 among healthcare workers caring for COVID-19 patients in Israeli hospitals: a cross-sectional study

Only one nurse on a COVID-19 unit tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. The low prevalence of asymptomatic SARS among HCWs suggests that Israel's guidelines for personal protective equipment, which are consistent with those of the World Health Organization, adequately protect healthcare workers.

The prevalence of COVID-19 in healthcare personnel in an adult and pediatric academic medical center

Results: HCP in patient-facing roles and in support roles had a greater chance of being positive of COVID-19. Foodservice workers (9.15%) and environmental services (5.96%) were more positive than clinicians and nurses (1.93%) Overall HCP prevalence of the virus was 0.59% and percent positivity was 1.84%.

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