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Emergency management 11
Emergency Management
Abstract:
In the month of December, 2019 there was outbreak of pneumonia with unknown reason in Wuhan, China. Wuhan is the center of attention because of the respiratory disorder cause by a virus called Corona and also known as Novel COVID – 19. Validate the existence of this virus was also diagnosed in Wuhan. Then it start spreading all over the world due to the social gatherings. It ultimately take thousands of people towards death. Then after its huge destruction a final step of lockdown is taken up by the government of each country. The animal-to-human transmission was presumed as the main mechanism. It was concluded that the virus could also be transmitted from human-to-human, and symptomatic people are the most frequent source of COVID-19 spread. The virus-host interaction and the evolution of the epidemic, with specific reference to the times when the epidemic will reach its peak.
Introduction:
There is scanty knowledge on the actual pandemic potential of this new SARS-like virus. It might be speculated that SARS-CoV-2 epidemic is grossly underdiagnosed and that the infection is silently spreading across the globe. There are no comparable analogies to corona virus. This virus is not like any of the other epidemiological threats that have emerged in recent decades; it is less fatal but much more contagious.
Distribution of cases by the following:
· Time: The outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported on December 31, 2019.
· Place: the epidemiology of 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in a remote region of China, far from Wuhan, we analyzed the epidemiology of COVID-19 in Gansu Province
Explanation of the research topic (corona virus):
As the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is rapidly expanding in China and beyond, with the potential to become a world-wide pandemic, real-time analyses of epidemiological data are needed to increase situational awareness and inform interventions. The current most likely hypothesis is that an intermediary host animal has played a role in the transmission. Identifying the animal source of the 2019-nCoV would help to ensure that there will be no further future similar outbreaks with the same virus and will also help understanding the initial spread of the disease.
Numerator (cases of corona virus):
Deaths divided the total of deaths plus recoveries. In early days because of the exponential increase new cases significantly outpace recoveries. You’re dividing by new cases but the numerator hasn’t had a chance to catch up to the death toll yet to be associated with those cases. If you look at COVID 19 on Feb 17, you get the 2% number only if dividing by total cases. If you look vs recovered cases, it’s 13%.
The WHO’s fatality percentage, announced March 17, 2020, is based simply on the number of deaths g.
The Coronavirus Disease – 2019 (COVID-19) is officially now a pandemic and not just a public health emergency of international concern as previously labelled. Worldwide, the new coronavirus has infected more than 4.9 million people and leaving more than 300,000 people dead in 188 countries. As countries of the world get locked down in an effort to contain the widespread of the virus, experts are concern about the global impacts of the pandemic on individuals, countries and the world at large. Millions of people are currently under quarantine across the globe. Many countries have responded by proclaiming a public health emergency, closed their borders and restrict incoming flights from high risk countries. This has grossly affected the travel plan of many. Several international programs, conferences, workshops and sporting activities are either postponed or cancelled. As the number of confirmed cases continues to escalate across the globe, hospitals seems to be running out of medical supplies, hospital spaces and personnel. Health workers are being overwhelmed by the numbers of people requesting for testing and treatment. Many of such health workers have been infected with the coronavirus and even lost their lives since the fight against COVID-19 started. Public health experts are also concerned about the huge medical wastes coming from the hospitals at this time and the adverse effects associated with improper management of such medical wastes, both at the hospital and community levels. The pandemic has also impacted negatively on the global economy. There have been serious crises in the stock market, with gross fall in the price of crude oil resulting in inflation and economic hardship among the populace. Many are currently out of job and as a result, the level of crime, protest and violence have continued to escalate in different parts of the world. The deaths of loved ones due to the coronavirus has left many emotionally traumatized. Nigeria, like other African countries is not spared of the ravaging effects of the pandemic, even as the government take strict measures to contain the virus. No doubt, this is very challenging, but the country is capable of surmounting the virus with the needed help from her international partners and cooperation from the citizenry. But if we as a people, remain complacent and continue with business as usual, without taking measures to flatten the curve, the disease will escalate too quickly beyond our capacity to handle and our health system will be overwhelmed and may collapse eventually. We cannot therefore afford to be complacent in our response to containing the pandemic.
After months of deliberation, the World Health Organization has
declared COVID-19 a pandemic. As it seemed clear for quite some time, the virus will likely spread to most (if not all) countries on the globe. However, actions can still limit its impact.
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From late fall to winter of 2020, the further challenge of medical care for thetwindemic of coronavirus infectious disease 2019 COVID 19 and seasonal influenza is imminent. The key to that is the ability of family doctors to protect the front lines of community medicine. It is difficult not only for patients but also for doctors to distinguish COVID 19 from seasonal flu only based on initial symptoms such as fever and malaise. Every year, patients with suspected seasonal flu are tested and, if positive, are treated with influenza drugs. However, due to the expansion of COVID 19, tests using a nasopharyngeal swab have a high risk of droplet infection. In this review, we would like to discuss the clinical similarities and differences between COVID 19 and seasonal influenza, including new findings.The coronavirus infectious disease 2019 COVID 19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of COVID 19, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS CoV 2 1 .The outbreak was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, China 2,3 .The World Health Organization WHO declared the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30January 2020 and a pandemic on 11March 2020 4,5 .As of 30 August 2020,more than 25million cases of COVID 19 have been reported in more than 188 countries and territories, resulting in more than 843,000 deaths more than 16.4million people have recovered 6 .The WHO has published a report summarizing the differences between the COVID 19 and influenza 7 . Takuma Hayashi | Ikuo Konishi "Similarities and Differences between the New Coronavirus Infectious 2019 (COVID-19) and Seasonal Influenza" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-4 | Issue-6 , October 2020, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd33370.pdf Paper Url: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/other/33370/similarities-and-differences-between-the-new-coronavirus-infectious-2019-covid19-and-seasonal-influenza/takuma-hayashi
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Defecation
Normal defecation begins with movement in the left colon, moving stool toward the anus. When stool reaches the rectum, the distention causes relaxation of the internal sphincter and an awareness of the need to defecate. At the time of defecation, the external sphincter relaxes, and abdominal muscles contract, increasing intrarectal pressure and forcing the stool out
The Valsalva maneuver exerts pressure to expel faeces through a voluntary contraction of the abdominal muscles while maintaining forced expiration against a closed airway. Patients with cardiovascular disease, glaucoma, increased intracranial pressure, or a new surgical wound are at greater risk for cardiac dysrhythmias and elevated blood pressure with the Valsalva maneuver and need to avoid straining to pass the stool.
Normal defecation is painless, resulting in passage of soft, formed stool
CONSTIPATION
Constipation is a symptom, not a disease. Improper diet, reduced fluid intake, lack of exercise, and certain medications can cause constipation. For example, patients receiving opiates for pain after surgery often require a stool softener or laxative to prevent constipation. The signs of constipation include infrequent bowel movements (less than every 3 days), difficulty passing stools, excessive straining, inability to defecate at will, and hard feaces
IMPACTION
Fecal impaction results from unrelieved constipation. It is a collection of hardened feces wedged in the rectum that a person cannot expel. In cases of severe impaction the mass extends up into the sigmoid colon.
DIARRHEA
Diarrhea is an increase in the number of stools and the passage of liquid, unformed feces. It is associated with disorders affecting digestion, absorption, and secretion in the GI tract. Intestinal contents pass through the small and large intestine too quickly to allow for the usual absorption of fluid and nutrients. Irritation within the colon results in increased mucus secretion. As a result, feces become watery, and the patient is unable to control the urge to defecate. Normally an anal bag is safe and effective in long-term treatment of patients with fecal incontinence at home, in hospice, or in the hospital. Fecal incontinence is expensive and a potentially dangerous condition in terms of contamination and risk of skin ulceration
HEMORRHOIDS
Hemorrhoids are dilated, engorged veins in the lining of the rectum. They are either external or internal.
FLATULENCE
As gas accumulates in the lumen of the intestines, the bowel wall stretches and distends (flatulence). It is a common cause of abdominal fullness, pain, and cramping. Normally intestinal gas escapes through the mouth (belching) or the anus (passing of flatus)
FECAL INCONTINENCE
Fecal incontinence is the inability to control passage of feces and gas from the anus. Incontinence harms a patient’s body image
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The Promise: CRISPR offers exciting possibilities:
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Research: Studying gene function to unlock new knowledge.
The Peril: Ethical concerns demand attention:
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Eugenics: Misusing CRISPR for designer babies raises social and ethical questions.
Equity: High costs could limit access to this potentially life-saving technology.
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Public Education: Open discussions ensure informed decisions about CRISPR.
Prioritize Safety and Ethics: Safety and ethical principles must be paramount.
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3. What is the need of analytic study?
The aim is to answer several open questions:
1. How does COVID-19 spread around the world?
2. What is its impact in terms of confirmed and death
cases at the continent, region, and country levels?
3. How does its severity compare with other epidemic
outbreaks, including Ebola 2014,MERS 2012, and
SARS 2003?
4. Is there a correlation between the number of
confirmed cases and death cases?
This presentation presents a comprehensive analytics
visualization to address the questions mentioned above.
4. How does COVID-19 spread around the world :-
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak nowadays represents the
most critical event worldwide.
It has been declared by the World Health Organization (WHO)
as a Global Public Health Emergency
By the end of January 2020, and then as a Global Pandemic in
March 2020.
The virus has begun on from Wuhan district in China , where the
first confirmed case was reported to have happened on
November 17, 2020 .
Initially, the confirmed cases in China were continually
increasing.
On January 31, the total infections reached a bit less than 10000
confirmed cases, with214 recovered and 213 reported deaths (2%
death rate, and similar for recovery).
5. One of the most dangerous aspects of the Coronavirus is that it has an
incubation period of 2-14 days, during which the patient transmits the
virus without having any symptoms.
All these circumstances have favored the exponential growth of the
infection leading to a world health emergency crisis.
A total of 173 countries are reported to have confirmed cases with
different gravity, while only 60 countries had confirmed cases at the
end of February 2020, and only 25 countries at the end of January 2020.
This means that the increase rate was between 2.4 to 2.9 each month.
As a consequence, after only two months from the official declaration
of COVID-19 as Global Public Health Emergency, and despite the
numerous exceptional preventive measures that every country has
taken to avoid the outbreak, the virus has contaminated almost all the
world countries.
We compare the impact of the COVID-19 virus with the previous and
recent epidemic diseases that have emerged in the last 20 years, namely
Ebola 2014, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS 2012), and
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS 2003) outbreaks.
6. World wide spread of COVID-19.
Observed from the figure that the outbreak pick growth started towards the end of February, which is almost four weeks since the
disease was declared as a Global Public Health Emergency.
7. WORLD COVID-19 DATA dated 23/4/20
TOTAL COVID CASES
Coronavirus Cases: 2,638,909
Deaths:184,249
Recovered:722,055
ACTIVE CASES:1,732,605
Currently Infected Patients
1,674,327 (97%)in Mild Condition
58,278 (3%)Serious or Critical
CLOSED CASES: 906,304
Cases which had an outcome:
722,055 (80%)Recovered / Discharged
184,249 (20%)Deaths
8. How does COVID-19 evolve and its impact:-
COVID-19 DATA FOR LAST 3 MONTHS :
Cumulative Cases/Day January 2020 February 2020 March 2020
Confirmed Case Rate 1071 2730 16679
Death Cases 22 103 792
Recovered Cases 19 1373 2906
Active Cases 1029 1252 12890
The global cumulative confirmed case rates are 2.54 times higher in
February 2020, and 15.67 times higher in March 2020, as compared to the
confirmed case rate of January 2020.
COVID-19 Dashboard 1: The four figures in the first row presents the cumulative confirmed, recovered, death
and active cases from January 22,2020 to March 27, 2020.
9. INTERPRETATION:
The global cumulative recovered case rates are 72.26 times higher in February
2020, and 152 times higher in March 2020, as compared to the recovered case rate of
January 2020. This indicates the reduction in the severe and increasing fatality
impact of the COVID-19.
This is a good indication that, with the increase in the number of cases, there is a better
understanding of the disease and containment.
The global cumulative death case rates are 4.68 times higher in February 2020,
and 36 times higher in March 2020, as compared to the death case rate of
January2020. This indicates the severe and increasing fatality impact of the COVID-
19.
Death rates in February were stationary at an average of 92 deaths per day. However, in
March 2020, the death rates had a factor of 108.
Comparing the trend death and the trend of recovered cases, it can be
observed that the ratio of recovered to death rates, was 0.86 (19/22) in January
2020,meaning that the death rate was a bit higher .However, in February 2020, the
ratio of recovered to death rates increases to 13.33 (1373/103) and reaches 3.66
(2906/792) in March 2020.
The general trend is that the disease is being more controlled in terms of fatality rates
due to increasing emergency procedures that the different countries have
implemented.
10. It has been observe that in the top-10 countries, there are six countries
are from Europe (i.e., Italy, Spain, Germany, France, United Kingdom,
and Switzerland), three from Asia (China, Iran and South Korea), and
the United States of America, which recently become top-1 in terms of
the number of infections.
Nonetheless, the highest death rate is in Italy, with more than 9000
death cases reported, because Italy has been severely affected by the
virus well before the USA, since the end of February. However, the USA
is currently having a death rate of 39 deaths per day, whereas it has 0
deaths in February 2020.
Based on the data collected there is a strongly believed that the
COVID-19 takes almost one month to transit from one continent to
another in the direction from the East to the West since the pick was in
China at the end of January, then it was in Italy (South of Europe) at
the end of February, and it reached the USA at the end of March, where
the pick of infection are in New York located at the Eastern side of the
USA.
The Eastern side of the USA, and mainly New York, are the most
affected considering that it is closer to Europe. If the trend is the same,
it will be expected that the West side of the USA will reach its pick by
the end of April 2020.
11.
12. How does COVID-19 compare to other epidemics?
It is visually apparent that COVID-19 is the largest outbreak to a considerable extent,
followed by SAR 2003, then Ebola 2012, and finally, MERS 2001.
In what concerns the number of infected countries, COVID-19 has reached 177
countries, then SARS 2003 reached 36 countries, then MERS 2012 has affected 27
countries, and Ebola 2014 was spread in 10 countries. The severity and acuteness of
COVID-19 are unprecedented.
Ebola 2014 has spanned over a significant period from August 2014 until March 2016,
it reached only 15249 confirmed cases. Thus it had an infection rate minimal as
compared to the two other diseases. Most of the confirmed cases were concentrated
in the Western coast of Africa, where the disease has emerged.
SARS 2003 had a lifetime of five months from March 2003 until July 2003 and
reached 8434 confirmed cases with an average of 1686 cases per month, and a pick
rate in April 2003, one month after the outbreak.
It can be observed that COVID-19 is considered as a more acute specie of SARS 2003,
as they both share some common features, including: (1) both have started from
China, (2)they belong to the same family of Coronavirus syndrome affecting the
respiratory system, (3) they have the highest contamination rate as compared to other
epidemics.
Based on these observations, it seems that the COVID-19 containment will take a
more extended period for its complete containment as compared to SARS 2003.
13.
14.
15. Impact in terms of confirmed and death cases at the
continent, region, and country levels:-
We can conclude that theCOVID-19 is exceptionally more aggressive
in terms of confirmed cases with more than 90% of the share of the
heat map, where it is at around 80% concerning the fatality impact.
The remaining 10% of confirmed cases and 20% of death cases are
shared between Ebola 2014 and SARS 2003.
At continent-level, Europe is the most affected with COVID-19
with 51.64% of confirmed cases, then Asia with 23.92%, and the
Americas with 19.02%. The impact of Ebola on Africa is only
2.46%, and the impact of SARS 2003 on Asia is only 1.26 %.
At region-level, the Southern Europe region has 25.94% of
confirmed cases, followed by Western Europe Asia 19.8%, then
Northern America 17.19%, and Eastern Asia with 15%. The impact
of Ebola 2014 on Western Africa is valued to 2.46%, and the
impact of SARS Eastern Asia is only 1.26%.
16. At the country-level, The USA has the most significant share of confirmed cases (as of
March 27, 2020) with 16.43%, followed by Italy 13.98%, then China 13.15%. We can also
observe that the number of confirmed cases of Ebola 2014 in Sierra Leon is similar to the
COVID-19 spread in South Korea and countries in the West of Europe, namely,
Netherlands, Belgium, and Austria.
Regarding the death cases’ impact, it is different from the confirmed cases.
At continent-level, the highest death impact is in Europe with 56.26%, then Asia with
18.56% with COVID-19, which is of the same magnitude as the fatality of Ebola 2014 in
Africa.
The highest average of confirmed cases per continent is in Europe, with 4992 deaths of
COVID-19, and the second-highest average confirmed cases per continent is 1906
deaths in Africa with Ebola 2014. MERS and SARS have the same average confirmed
cases. Regarding the average deaths per continent, Ebola 2014 comes in the first place
with 947 deaths per country in Africa on average followed by COVID-19, with 296
deaths in each European country on average. SARS 2003 only affected 55 deaths per
country in Asia on average.
MEDIAN AGE PER CONTINENT
17. INDIA COVID-19 DATA dated 23/4/20
Confirmed: 21,455
Active: 16,391
Recovered: 4,382
Deceased: 682
The first case in India was reported on 30th January 2020. Also, a single case can infect
1.5 more individuals of the population. Epidemic doubling time is estimated to be
around 4.1 days
20. Challenges in front of India:
• AVERAGE HEALTH CARE
SYSYTEM
• ILLITERACY
• POVERTY
• IGNORANCE
• UNEMPLOYEMENT
• MIGRATION
21. Age Wise COVID-19 Patients:
We can notice that the 21-60 years group constitute for 77% of the total patients.
0-30 years constitutes to 30% of the total patients and this is significant as this
group falls into a “super-spreader” category.
22. Individual States vs National average of age-wise
break up of COVID19 patients
Delhi has a very high proportion of patients in the 21-30 years age bucket.
Uttar Pradesh has a high proportion of patients in the 31-40 years age bucket.
23. In Rajasthan, it is a case of the elderly getting infected more as they have a lot
of patients in the 61-70 years age bracket. Telangana like Delhi has more
patients in the 21-30 years age bracket.
For the 21-30 years age bracket, more social media messaging would help.
24. RECOVERY PERIOD OF PATIENTS
Illustrated 36% of patients get discharged within 10 days, 43% within 20 days and the
rest within a month from being confirmed positive. This data can help governments to
better equip hospital beds or ventilators IF we see high exponential rise of cases in
India. It can also be used to assess the severity of the cases and the effects of the
treatment meted out to patients.
25. Sex wise COVID-19 Patients:
Men do continue to lead the charts. This is in line with the global numbers, where
2/3rd of the infected are men.
In India, 69% of the infections involve men and the rest are female.
26. IMPORTED VS LOCAL
As of now, we have 73% local cases and 27% imported cases. The biggest
contributor to the local cases was of course the #Tablighi Jamaat cluster.
27. Breakup of foreigners tested +ve in
India
We have a host of Italian and Indonesian citizens who has tested positive in India
along with UK citizens. The Jamaat cluster gave rise to a lot of Indonesian, Malaysian
and Thai nationals testing positive for COVID-19.
28. What’s in future India?
The coronavirus pandemic in India may peak in early to mid-May, according to
projections in a study conducted by global consulting firm Protiviti and Times
Network. The study predicts the number of cases will range from 30,000 to a
worst-case scenario of about 286,000. About 30% of the affected people may
require intensive care facilities.
Susceptible Exposed Infected Recovered (SEIR)model suggests the pandemic
may continue on a nationwide scale until August end. Some states may come out
of the crisis by late May or early June while states with a higher number of
infected people may take up to a month longer.
The Covid-19 pandemic is causing deep economic harm and could reverse the
gains made in the industrial economy over many decades. There is a need to
render immediate and sizable support to industry to protect people, jobs and
enterprises."
29. Oxford University will start human testing with a
Covid-19 vaccine they developed from Thursday, the
UK government said in a coronavirus press conference.
The Oxford team – led by Professor Sarah Gilbert, is
testing ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, a candidate based on a
chimpanzee adenovirus modified to include the spike
or ‘S’ protein on the surface of SARS-CoV-2, the virus
that causes Covid-19.