Monday, 31 August 2020

PRO/AH/EDR> COVID-19 update (383): surveill weakness, poultry plant, 2nd inf, WHO, global

COVID-19 -- United States
So far in the COVID-19 pandemic, surveillance systems are not monitoring ill health and long-term implications of COVID-19, only deaths are reported. Most are also not tracking all cases, only positive tests are counted. Underestimating the number of cases means inadequate control of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and failure to support those who do not recover quickly from COVID-19. We must universally agree and implement surveillance case definitions

Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?7730877&promed&0

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