How statistics of World Health Index react against COVID-19

International scientific communication on COVID-19 data: management pitfalls understanding

BACKGROUND

During the pandemic, countries utilized various forms of statistical estimations of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) impact. Differences between databases make direct comparisons and interpretations of data in different countries a challenge. We evaluated country-specific approaches to COVID-19 data and recommended changes that would improve future international collaborations.

METHODS

We compared the COVID-19 reports presented on official UK (National Health System), Israeli (Department of Health), Latvian (Center for Disease Prevention and Control) and USA (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) health authorities' websites.

RESULTS

Our analysis demonstrated critical differences in the ways COVID-19 statistics were made available to the general and scientific communities. Specifically, the differences in approaches were found in the presentation of the number of infected cases and tests, and percentage of positive cases, the number of severe cases, the number of vaccinated, and the number and percent of deaths.

CONCLUSION

Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reusability principles could guide the development of essential global standards that provide a basis for communication within and outside of the scientific community.

What is the optimal country for minimum COVID-19 morbidity and mortality rates?

The SARS-CoV-2 is a deceptive virus. Despite the remarkable progress in genetic sequencing and subsequent vaccine development, the world continues to grapple with the ominous threats of rapidly appearing SARS-CoV-2 variants. The objective of this manuscript is to rank world countries based on the anticipated scope of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality, measured in terms of prevalence per 1 million persons, from the lowest to the highest. The ranking of 162 countries is based on predictions of empirical models, which include three explanatory variables: hospital beds per thousand persons, population density, and the median age of the country's population. Referring to the COVID-19 scope of morbidity, the lowest likelihood of infection is obtained in Niger and Mali, where the dominant characteristic is the young median age (15.1-16.4 years). Referring to the COVID-19 scope of mortality, the lowest likelihood is obtained in Singapore. For Singapore, the dominant feature is the high population density. The optimal solution is intensive vaccination campaigns in the initial phase of the pandemic, particularly among countries with low GDP per capita. Yet, vaccinations may work only where the personal immune system is healthy and thus respond by creating antibodies to the SARS-CoV2 virus. Referring to populations that lack the natural protection of the healthy immune system and thus cannot be vaccinated (e.g., old people, cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy treatments), a complementary solution might be coordination between countries and the establishment of field hospitals, testing laboratories, isolation of areas, humanitarian aid-in the same manner of treatment in other disasters like earthquakes.

An Exceptional Clinical Presentation associating an occipital stroke, a Superior and Inferior Mesenteric Thrombosis following Covid 19 disease, case report

Introduction

The Covid 19 pandemia since the first reported case in 2019 had a direct socioeconomic impact related to morbi-mortality and indirect in response to protection and isolation strategies. To our knowledge thrombo-embolic complications can be a mode of revelation complicating the management.

Case presentation

We present an exceptional case of a patient with a history of Covid 19,admitted 21 days later for disturbed consciousness, in whom an ischemic occipital stroke ,intestinal and colonic ishemia had been objectified. Our objective through this presentation is to remind the thrombo-embolic particularity of Covid 19, to take the viral attack as a serious antecedent in the periods following theinfection and to put the point on the primordial place of early rehabilitation in patients with stroke.

Discussion and Conclusion

We discuss through this report the recommendations of anticoagulation in Covid 19 patients and the place of early rehabilitation in patients with stroke. We also report a new case among the rare cases described in the literature that associates several thrombo-embolic manifestations secondary to Covid 19, in particular the neurological and digestive association.

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Exceptional Clinical Presentation associating an occipital Stroke, a Superior and Inferior Mesenteric Thrombosis following Covid 19 Disease.

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We propose take to the viral attack as a serious antecedent.

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This manuscript can add new perspectives to the management practice of this very rare presentation.