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Seven days in medicine: 29 July to 4 August 2020
BMJ 2020; 370 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.m3076 (Published 06 August 2020)
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Re: Seven days in medicine: 29 July to 4 August 2020
Dear Editor
On the 11th day of each month of the pandemic
Currently about 0.27% of the world population are infected with COVID-19 as of 14.8.2020
In the 33rd week of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the 11th day in each month has had some significance.
11 January 2020
China makes genome sequencing of the novel coronavirus publicly available
WHO tweeted that it had received the genetic sequences for the novel coronavirus from the People’s Republic of China and expected these to soon be made publicly available.
Chinese media also reported the first death from the novel coronavirus.
The genetic sequence is very important for other countries to develop specific diagnostic kits.
11 February 2020
WHO named the Novel coronavirus disease as COVID-19.
11 March 2020
WHO declared the global COVID-19 situation a Pandemic.
11 April 2020
WHO published a draft landscape of COVID-19 candidate vaccines, on the basis of a systematic assessment of candidates from around the world.
Yemen became the 210th country with COVID-19.
11 May 2020
WHO joined forces with the UK government to run 'Stop The Spread', a global campaign to raise awareness on COVID-19.
11 June 2020
The number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. surpassed 2 million.
India reached 4th place in COVID-19 cases
11 July 2020
A U.K. study that analyzed 90 patients and health care workers finds that only 17% of patients retained a potent antibody response to COVID-19 three months later.
11 August 2020
Russia registered the first Covid-19 vaccine, "Sputnik V".
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14 August 2020
M.A. Aleem
Emeritus Professor of Neurology * Visiting Specialist in Neurology ** Consultant Neurologist ***
The Tamilnadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University * Dhanalakshami Srinivasan Medical College ** ABC Hospital ***
Chennai 600032* Perambalure 621212** Trichy 620018*** Tamilnadu India
@drmaaleem
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