This analysis showed that most seasonal coronaviruses appear to be acquired outside the household and there is relatively modest risk of onward transmission within the household.
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We used NHS data of patients with a positive Covid-19 test, who died hospitals in England from March 1 to April 21 this year – which included data on age, region and ethnicity.
Our findings support an urgent need to take action to reduce the risk of death from Covid-19 for BAME groups. Actions to reduce these inequities include ensuring an adequate income for everyone so that low paid and zero-hours contract workers can afford to follow social distancing recommendations, reducing occupational risks such as ensuring adequate PPE, reducing barriers to accessing healthcare and providing culturally and linguistically appropriate public health communications.
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Our results provide evidence that HCoV infection in England is most intense in winter, but that there is a small amount of ongoing transmission during summer periods. We found some evidence of immunity against homologous reinfection.
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This analysis found no epidemiological studies comparing automated to manual contact tracing systems and their effectiveness in identifying or notifying contacts, and that automated contact tracing only has potential to reduce transmission with sufficient population uptake.
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In this analysis we found that the asymptomatic proportion of SARS-CoV-2 infections is relatively low (11%) when estimated from methodologically-appropriate studies. We have been continuing to update this work by including updated papers at they are published are now finding a figure of around 20% asymptomatic.
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Our model quantified how accommodation can mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the homeless population of England, and reduce the burden on acute hospitals.
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