Will a new clade of SARS-CoV-2 imported into the community spark a fourth wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong?

Siu, Gilman Kit Hang; Lee, Lam-Kwong; Leung, KY; Leung, Jake Siu Lun; Ng, Timothy Ting Leung; Chan, Ching Yuen; Tam, Kingsley King Gee; Lao, Hiu Yin; Wu, Alan; Yau, Miranda Chong Yee; Lai, Yvette Wai Man; Fung, Kitty Sau Chun; Chau, Sandy Ka Yee; Wong, Bpy; To, Wing‐Kin; Luk, Kristine Shik; Ho, Alex Yat-Man; Que, Tak Lun; Yip, K. T.; Yam, Wing Cheong; Shum, David; Yip, Shea Ping

doi:10.1080/22221751.2020.1851146

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“…We found the viral genomes were highly similar (sequence identity > 99.98%) ( Appendix Figure 2). All sequences belonged to clade GH, which was not found in local COVID-19 cases during the third wave ( 1 ). Our results indicate that this newly introduced clade GH virus was circulating in the local community ≈1 month before the beginning of the fourth epidemic wave in Hong Kong.…”

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“…By February 1, 2021, Hong Kong had recorded 10,453 reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR)–confirmed COVID-19 cases, and many of those occurred during the last 2 waves. The third wave occurred during late June to early September 2020 and was caused by a single introduction of GISAID ( https://platform.gisaid.org ) clade GR virus ( 1 ). The fourth wave began in early November 2020 and was caused by a newly introduced GISAID clade GH SARS-CoV-2 ( 1 ).…”

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“…The third wave occurred during late June to early September 2020 and was caused by a single introduction of GISAID ( https://platform.gisaid.org ) clade GR virus ( 1 ). The fourth wave began in early November 2020 and was caused by a newly introduced GISAID clade GH SARS-CoV-2 ( 1 ). We describe the origin of a clade GH virus causing the fourth epidemic wave in Hong Kong.…”

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Introduction of ORF3a-Q57H SARS-CoV-2 Variant Causing Fourth Epidemic Wave of COVID-19, Hong Kong, China

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Hui²,

Gu³

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Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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Introduction of ORF3a-Q57H SARS-CoV-2 Variant Causing Fourth Epidemic Wave of COVID-19, Hong Kong, China

Chu¹,

Hui²,

Gu³

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Emerg. Infect. Dis.

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“…In this line, COVID-19 among its waves has set numerous operational, logistical, organizational, and moral–ethical requirements before management, healthcare workers, and associates. Likewise, and seeing the complications in the processes of the distribution and application of the COVID-19 vaccine, it is more than expected that a fourth wave will occur [ 5 ], which, seeing the accumulated total active cases, is more than likely to produce saturation of the healthcare system [ 6 ]. Therefore, it is required to improve the organization of specialized training for medical personnel by emerging conditions and the conversion of facilities for patient accommodation.…”

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Performance of Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis of Emergency System in COVID-19 Pandemic. An Extensive Narrative Review

Clemente-Suárez

Navarro-Jiménez

Ruisoto

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The actual coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to the limit of emergency systems worldwide, leading to the collapse of health systems, police, first responders, as well as other areas. Various ways of dealing with this world crisis have been proposed from many aspects, with fuzzy multi-criteria decision analysis being a method that can be applied to a wide range of emergency systems and professional groups, aiming to confront several associated issues and challenges. The purpose of this critical review was to discuss the basic principles, present current applications during the first pandemic wave, and propose future implications of this methodology. For this purpose, both primary sources, such as scientific articles, and secondary ones, such as bibliographic indexes, web pages, and databases, were used. The main search engines were PubMed, SciELO, and Google Scholar. The method was a systematic literature review of the available literature regarding the performance of the fuzzy multi-criteria decision analysis of emergency systems in the COVID-19 pandemic. The results of this study highlight the importance of the fuzzy multi-criteria decision analysis method as a beneficial tool for healthcare workers and first responders’ emergency professionals to face this pandemic as well as to manage the created uncertainty and its related risks.

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“…People residing in areas characterized by high population density or rural areas with poor access to health care facilities, living in shared or congregate housing and multi-generational households, immigrants, refugees, racial and ethnic minorities are at higher risk for contracting COVID-19 ( Ainsworth and Li, 2020 ). Moreover, multiple wave outbreaks are occurring due to the relaxing/easing of the public health measures implemented and the insurgence of new coronavirus strains racing across many countries ( Siu et al, 2020 ). Being confined, isolated, hospitalized, or incarcerated is likely to compromise human wellbeing.…”

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COVID-19 Pandemic and Physical Exercise: Lessons Learnt for Confined Communities

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The novel pandemic called “Coronavirus Disease 2019” (COVID-19), as a global public health emergency and global threat, has affected many countries in unpredictable ways and impacted on physical activity (PA) behaviors to various extents. Specific populations including refugees, asylum seekers, and prisoners, are vulnerable groups with multiple complex health needs and worse health outcomes with respect to the general population worldwide and at high risk of death from the “Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-related Coronavirus type 2” (SARS-CoV-2). Governments around the world have been implementing preventive healthcare policies, including physical and social distancing, isolation, and confinement, to mitigate against the burden imposed by the COVID-19 outbreak. This pandemic period is characterized by reduced or lack of movement. During this period of lockdown, PA can represent an immunotherapy and a preventative approach to avoid the harmful effects of inactivity due to the pandemic. Moreover, PA could be prescribed to improve the immune system of specific populations (refugees, asylum seekers, and prisoners), which particularly experience the condition of being confined. The present narrative review discusses the potential impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on these specific populations’ health status and the importance of performing PA/exercise to reduce the deleterious effects of COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, we aim to provide useful recommendations on PA/exercise for these specific populations to maintain their level of independence, physical, and mental health as well as their wellbeing.

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Will a new clade of SARS-CoV-2 imported into the community spark a fourth wave of the COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong?

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Introduction of ORF3a-Q57H SARS-CoV-2 Variant Causing Fourth Epidemic Wave of COVID-19, Hong Kong, China

Introduction of ORF3a-Q57H SARS-CoV-2 Variant Causing Fourth Epidemic Wave of COVID-19, Hong Kong, China

Performance of Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis of Emergency System in COVID-19 Pandemic. An Extensive Narrative Review

COVID-19 Pandemic and Physical Exercise: Lessons Learnt for Confined Communities

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