Your daily COVID-19 LST Report:
— A literature review of 249 COVID-19 articles published between Dec 1st-Feb 6 for research gaps found that there was a lack of randomized controlled trials, cohort studies, and studies on clinical practice.
— Additionally, they found that most of the guidance/guidelines developed by the WHO, US, CDC, ECDC and several Chinese Institutions did not fulfill the principles of evidence-based practice.
— Using an avian coronavirus as a surrogate, researchers found that steaming N95 masks over boiling water for 5 minutes inactivated the virus and caused no significant loss of filtration.
— Recent guidelines have also been published regarding the preparation and transfusion of COVID-19 convalescent plasma
— Another report outlines the current knowledge and efficacy of several different therapeutic treatment options for COVID-19
— Visit COVID19LST.org for our full report.
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