‘An unseen thief, called Death, came stalking by, Who hereabouts makes all the people die, And with his spear he dove his heart in two And went his way and made no more ado. He’s slain a thousand with this pestilence; And, master, ere you come in his presence, It seems to me to […]
Month: May 2020
For the ‘at-risk’ or vulnerable COVID-19 group: staying or becoming active during social distancing
By Lis Neubeck @lisneubeck, Sheona McHale @SheonaMchale, Chloe Williamson @Chlobobs_, Paul Kelly @narrowboat_paul, Alice Pearsons @AlicePearsons, Steven Hanson @SteveFloatBoat and Coral L Hanson @HansonCoral During COVID-19, the World Health Organisation has defined vulnerable groups as those aged over 60 years (regardless of health condition), and those with underlying health conditions, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, chronic respiratory disease, and cancer. […]
Physical activity for children and young people aged 5-18 years during COVID-19. Stay safe; be active.
By Samantha Fawkner 1 (corresponding author) @s_fawkner, Ailsa Niven 1 @AilsaNiven, Steven Hanson 2 @SteveFloatBoat, Chloë Williamson 1 @Chlobobs_, and Coral L Hanson 3 @HansonCoral, Covid-19 presents many challenges and anxieties. For parents and carers of school-aged children (young people), daily lives are barely recognisable. We are attempting to juggle work, life and schooling from home, […]
Can I trust the messenger and their advice? The Aspetar COVID-19 Evidence for Athletes Service
By Paul Dijkstra @DrPaulDijkstra, Sofie Nelis @NelisSofie, Faten Smiley, Ivan Stankovic @StankovicID, Marco Cardinale @Marco_Cardinale, Mike Clarke @EvidenceAid Why this service? The evidence dilemma in a time of crisis The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting athletes’ lives due to lock down and physical distancing, self-isolation and quarantine—all measures to curb the spread of this disease. […]
Physical activity for children under 5 years during COVID-19: Play your way and keep moving while at home.
By Simone Tomaz @sim_tomaz, Samantha Fawkner @s_fawkner, Ailsa Niven @AilsaNiven, Steven Hanson @SteveFloatBoat, Chloë Williamson @Chlobobs_, Paul Kelly @narrowboat_paul and Coral L Hanson @HansonCoral The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live and for many parents of children under-5, life at home may be upside down, giving new meaning to the word ‘chaos’. Without childcare and facilities for under-5s, […]
When can professional sport recommence safely during the COVID-19 pandemic? Risk Assessment and factors to consider
By Sean Carmody1,2, Andrew Murray1,3,4, Mariya Borodina5, Vincent Gouttebarge6,7, Andrew Massey8 The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and will have, profound effects on every person on earth. Measures advocated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), and put in place by National Governments, businesses and individuals will save millions of lives, but current movement restrictions (i.e., various […]
The 2020 Olympics and Paralympic Games & COVID-19
The 2020 Olympics and Paralympic Games has been swiftly rescheduled to July-September, 2021 due COVID-19; however, this political decision was based on the conviction that “vaccines will definitely appear.” Multiple health threats have already presented around 2020 Olympics. First, the resurgence of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPDs) such as measles and rubella pose as significant health […]
The Neurology and Neuropsychiatry of COVID-19
By Matt Butler, Mark Ellul, Tom Pollak, Benedict Michael and Tim Nicholson Evidence on the neurological and neuropsychiatric manifestations and complications of COVID-19 infections is emerging and this is likely to accelerate as the pandemic develops and clinical syndromes are detected, characterised and their mechanisms investigated. In this blog we will: Collate relevant publications […]
Stopping the tide of Covid 19 by lockdown: India
Since December, 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid 19), originated from Wuhan, China, has rapidly spread across the globe, as evident by declaration of this latest threat by World Health Organization as pandemic in March, 2020. With exponential surge in morbidity and mortality, the world is witnessing the rampage by Covid 19. As on 19th April, […]
What makes Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) challenging compared to other Coronavirus pandemics? (Sai Gudi)
Within no time, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has emerged as an outbreak, then as an epidemic, and finally now as a pandemic. However, Coronavirus (CoV) is not the first-ever occurrence as it was initially discovered in the 1960s, and since then, several types of CoV were identified amongst which Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-CoV (SARS-CoV) and Middle […]