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It is ideal not only for doctors, Readers will obtain useful guidance on prevention and control but also for the general public, as it provides new knowledge and of COVID-19 in different places ranging from homes, outdoors, effective treatment and rehabilitation methods to combat this highly workplaces, etc. You will know “What is the purpose and infectious disease. significance of home quarantine?”, “ When do you need to wear a mask?”, “How should you wash your hands?”, “Do you need to 150pp Sep 2020 wear a mask in an elevator?”, “What foods are safe to eat and what are not?”, “How to deal with express parcels from major epidemic areas or other areas?” and many other useful tips. The COVID-19 Epidemic 72pp Apr 2020 in China COVID-19 From Basics by Lawrence J Lau (The Chinese to Clinical Practice University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong), by Wenhong Zhang (Huashan Yanyan Xiong (Zhejiang University, Hospital of Fudan University, China) China) This book contains an in-depth This book introduces the epidemiological quantitative analysis of the develop- characteristics, etiology, molecular ment of the COVID-19 epidemic in China biology, virology and the latest research from its very beginning in December progress of COVID-19. It also presents 2019 to early April 2020 when it was the clinical manifestations, diagnosis and brought under control. It begins with treatment of the new infectious disease. adjustments of the official cumulative The content is based on literature review data on newly confirmed cases and of a large number of relevant articles deaths, removing any inconsistencies and smoothing the surges published in China and abroad, as well not attributable directly to the COVID-19 virus itself. It discusses as the experience of medical workers in the measures undertaken by the Chinese Government to control this field in China. In the pandemic, experts from major hospitals the epidemic. It examines the extent of the infection, the case in Shanghai had successfully treated more than 300 patients with mortality, and the costs to the Chinese economy in both Hubei, COVID-19. Their valuable experience in diagnosis and treatment the province in which the first confirmed case was discovered, has been summarized and included in the book. It is hoped and the rest of the Mainland outside of Hubei. There is also an that this book will be helpful to the vast number of readers who international comparison of the Chinese experience with those are concerned about the research progress and treatment of of other countries. COVID-19. 150pp Sep 2020 280pp Jul 2020 Computational Modeling of the COVID-19 Disease Numerical ODE Analysis with R Programming by William E Schiesser (Lehigh University, USA) The book is intended for readers who are interested in learning about the use of computer-based modelling of the COVID-19 disease. It provides a basic introduction to a five-ordinary differential equation (ODE) model by providing a complete statement of the model, including a detailed discussion of the ODEs, initial conditions and parameters, followed by a line-by-line explanation of a set of R routines (R is a quality, scientific programming system readily available from the Internet). The reader can access and execute these routines without having to first study numerical algorithms and computer coding (programming) and can perform numerical experimentation with the model on modest computers. 108pp Jun 2020 Emergency Hospitals Fangcang Shelter for COVID-19 Hospitals for COVID-19 Construction and Construction and Operational Manual Operational Manual Editor-in-chief Zhi Yan Editor-in-chief Zhi Yan (Zall Foundation, China) (Zall Foundation, China) translated by Ge Yan translated by Ge Yan (Zall Foundation, China) (Zall Foundation, China) The COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, A novel public health concept, the Hubei, saw great numbers of patients Fangcang Shelter Hospital was first overwhelming the admission capacity of proposed by Professor Wang Chen, an designated infectious diseases hospitals, academician of Chinese Academy of which in turn led to insufficient medical Engineering, in Wuhan, China, in February supplies fulfilling treatment needs. Hence, Zall Foundation 2020. While responding to the coronavirus disease 2019 proposed the construction of COVID-19 Emergency Hospitals to (COVID-19) outbreak, medical staff faced the pressing situation effectively respond to the surging number of COVID-19 cases. of limited medical supplies, which led Professor Wang Chen to This involved the conversion of existing hospitals that have the suggestion of converting large-scale public venues such as insufficient, or do not have admission capacities for infectious exhibition centers and indoor stadiums into shelter hospitals to diseases patients, into emergency hospitals that solely focus receive large number of patients, as this involved minimum time on receiving suspected and confirmed COVID-19 cases. From and monetary costs. The five essential functions of Fangcang January 30, 2020, Zall Foundation, along with professional Shelter Hospitals (isolation, triage, provision of basic medical medical institutions, reconstructed seven existing professional care, frequent monitoring and rapid referral, and essential living medical institutions into COVID-19 Emergency Hospitals in and social engagement) enable shelter hospitals to receive less than 10 days. In total, 4,583 wards were provided after patients with mild to moderate symptoms of COVID-19, and renovation, where 2,833 confirmed and suspected COVID-19 have the greatest impact on isolating the source of infection and patients were cured. The COVID-19 Emergency Hospitals have expanding the area’s health-care capacity. played an important role in China’s epidemic prevention and control by efficiently easing the problems of insufficient ward Two of the first three Fangcang Shelter Hospitals set up in beds and inadequate admission capacities of infectious diseases Wuhan were redeveloped by Zall Group Property from existing hospitals. buildings, while Zall Foundation was responsible for the provision of essential medical supplies and logistical support to facilitate Based on the experience of construction and operation of the the running of these shelter hospitals. In total, the two shelter emergency hospitals which are designed in strict adherence hospitals have been instrumental in diagnosing, treating and to relevant medical standards and regulations, this manual has curing 3663 patients. Under the medical expertise and guidance been compiled by the Zall Foundation. It aims to provide useful of Professor Wang Chen, as well as inputs from Zall Foundation’s reference to the reconstruction of existing hospitals and practice crews who contributed to the design, renovation and operation of expanding medical resources for all other regions around the of these shelter hospitals, this manual encompasses knowledge world, to effectively contribute to pandemic control. The manual and experience distilled from the running of these Fangcang has been translated into more than 20 languages. Shelter Hospitals. 124pp Jun 2020 204pp Jun 2020 A Mathematical Malaria Vaccines The Continuing Quest Modeling Approach by Irwin W Sherman (UC San to Infectious Disease Cross Diffusion Diego) PDE Models for Epidemiology In 2013, 200 million people were infected with malaria, resulting in over by William E Schiesser 584,000 deaths, with the potential to (Lehigh University, USA) affect over half the world’s population. The intent of this book is to provide a Such is the widespread nature of methodology for the analysis of malaria that it is increasingly believed infectious diseases by computer- only a vaccine will lead to its based mathematical models. The eradication. approach is based on ordinary Although the first attempt at a vaccine differential equations (ODEs) that was made a century ago, it is only in provide time variation of the model the last 30 years that real progress in dependent variables and partial differential equations (PDEs) that testing has been made, in the hope of provide time and spatial (spatiotemporal) variations of the model discovering a molecule that can provide long-lasting protection dependent variables. against the disease. In July 2015, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced The starting point is a basic ODE SIR (Susceptible Infected that after 30 years of research it had received the green light from Recovered) model that defines the S,I,R populations as a function the European Medicines Agency for the world’s first malaria vaccine, of time. The ODE SIR model is then extended to PDEs that RTS, S, for use in African children aged 6 weeks to 17 months.