UK and pandemic problems
September 25, 2020
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Cases, + 6,178 + 6,634 + 6,874
Deaths, 37 + 40 + 34
Adherence to the test, trace and isolate system
(National Institute for Health Research, Public Health England, King’s College London, University of East Anglia, 18th September)
Need for people with a persistent new onset cough, fever or loss of their sense of taste or smell to:
Remain at home for at least seven days from the onset of their symptoms
Request an antigen test
Provide details of their close contacts to a dedicated service if the test result is positive
Close contacts of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 to remain at home for 14 days from the time of their contact
2 March to 5 August 2020
N = 42,127
Identification of the key symptoms of COVID-19 (cough, high temperature / fever, and loss of sense of smell or taste)
48.9% of participants identified key symptoms of COVID-19
Self-reported adherence to self- isolation if symptomatic
18.2%
Requesting an antigen test if symptomatic
11.9%
Intention to share details of close contacts
76.1%
Self-reported adherence to quarantine if alerted that you had been in contact with a
confirmed COVID-19 case
10.9%
Non-adherence was associated with:
Men
Younger age groups
Having a dependent child in the household
Lower socio- economic grade
Greater hardship during the pandemic
Working in a key sector.
Conclusions
Practical support and financial reimbursement is likely to improve adherence
Targeting messaging
Covid-19 sniffer dogs
ET, Kossi, Miina and Valo
Anna Hielm-Björkman of the University of Helsinki
Four dogs working at Helsinki airport
State-funded pilot scheme
If it works, it could prove a good screening method in other places
After dog indicates infection, PCR testing is carried out
Nearly 100% accuracy, even days before symptoms
Dogs are also able to identify Covid-19 from a much smaller samples than PCR tests
Dogs can sniff 10-100 molecules to detect the presence of the virus
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