Guides and Resources
Reports
- COVID-19 cases evolution in FinlandCase definition for coronavirus disease.https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/covid-19/surveillance/case-definition
- Organising COVID-19 dataOrganising COVID-19 data will help us respond more swiftly to this and future pandemics.http://blogs.biomedcentral.com/on-biology/2020/07/13/organising-covid-19-data-will-help-us-respond-more-swiftly-to-this-and-future-pandemics/?fbclid=IwAR2maokHHsNUnN1IG45-6kZxpl6qPCedUdgXDmQuoUguJ51aQRwILtQQZIE
- Undercounting COVID-19 mortalityGives an overview of the statistical challenges connected with the COVID-19 pandemics, particularly in low and middle-income countries.https://www.significancemagazine.com/science/678-undercounting-mortality-in-the-covid-19-pandemic
- Tracking SARS-CoV-2 in EU sewageMemo containing overview of research tracking SARS-CoV-2 in sewage in EU countrieshttps://ec.europa.eu/environment/water/water-urbanwaste/info/pdf/Waste%20Waters%20and%20Covid%2019%20MEMO.pdf
- Report on the Ischgl studyOriginal report on the study about antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in the population of a highly affected region - 42.4% of the population had antibodies - in Germanhttps://www.i-med.ac.at/mypoint/news/746359.html
- COVID-19 research at UhasseltBelgian universities are working together with the public health institute on different models (individual-based models, compartmental models, short-term forecasting, ...)https://www.uhasselt.be/dsi-covid19-en
- SARS-CoV-2 in sewersReport about measurements of sewer SARS-CoV-2 levels in Danish. https://covid19.ssi.dk/-/media/arkiv/subsites/covid19/overvaagningsdata/spildevand/notatssisarscov2-i-spildevand-evalueringsprojekt-juli-202121sept21.pdf?la=da
- THL situation updates on COVID-19 in FinlandThe Finnish institute for health and welfare webpage provides information, situation reports and data on the COVID-19 epidemic in Finland.https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases-and-vaccinations/what-s-new/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-updates/situation-update-on-coronavirus
- Helsinki University Hospital information and data on COVID-19 in FinlandHelsinki University Hospital (Finland) webpage provides instructions to patients and visitors and regional situation reports and data on COVID-19 epidemic.https://www.hus.fi/en/newsroom/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-numbers
- Information about the spread of aerosol particles carrying the virus in the airThis page provides information and a related video about a joint Aalto University, Finnish Meteorological Institute, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and University of Helsinki study on how tiny airborne aerosol particles, that can carry e.g. coronaviruses, emitted from the respiratory tract when coughing, sneezing or talking, are transported in the air.https://www.aalto.fi/en/news/researchers-modelling-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-emphasise-the-importance-of-avoiding-busy
- Tracking SARS-CoV-2 in Hungarian sewagesWritten in Hungarian, but most of the text can be machine translated. Shows by colour the current status (concentration and tendency) at several sites. They claim that it should be possible to find asymptomatic and mildly symptomatic cases by these measurements. https://www.nnk.gov.hu/index.php/koronavirus-tajekoztato/868-44-het-a-koronavirus-szennyvizben-mert-koncentracioja-emelkedo-tendenciat-mutat
- ISTAT 2020 reportThe first official report on Covid-19: 2020 annual Report by the Italian Statistical Agency, Chapter 4 - Public Health facing the emergency.https://www.istat.it/storage/rapporto-annuale/2020/capitolo2.pdf
- ISTAT 2020 surveyCovid-19 seroprevalence survey, May-July 2020 by the Italian Statistical Agency (ISTAT) joint with Ministry of Healthhttps://www.istat.it/it/archivio/242676
- Predi-COVID studyThe “Predi-COVID” study aims to identify important risk factors and biomarkers associated with COVID-19 severity and long-term health consequences of the disease in Luxembourg.https://researchluxembourg.lu/covid-19-taskforce/predi-covid/
- SARS-CoV-2 Sewage Surveillance in LuxembourgReports of measurements are available via this link.https://gouvernement.lu/fr/actualites/toutes_actualites.gouv_eau%2Bfr%2Bactualites%2B2021%2B10-octobre%2Breport-100.html
- Deaths reportReport on deaths, above-average mortality within the first 9 weeks of the pandemic in the Netherlands.https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/news/2020/20/nearly-9-thousand-more-deaths-in-first-9-weeks-of-covid-19
- How CBS compiles death cause statistics during corona timeHighlights challenges connected with compiling death cause statistics.https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/corporate/2020/31/hoe-het-cbs-de-doodsoorzakenstatistiek-samenstelt-in-coronatijd
- COVID-19 projects in Portugal by FCTFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) is the Portuguese public agency that supports science, technology and innovation, in all scientific domains, under the responsibility of the Ministry for Science, Technology and Higher Education.https://www.fct.pt/apoios/index.phtml.en
- Evaluation of COVID prevalence in the populationA national study on the presence of antibodies and swab positivity for COVID, including samples for 1316 inhabitants (3000 were invited). https://covid19.biolab.si/
- MoMo reportsMortality monitoring reports, based on civil registries from the Ministry of Justice. Anual series at national and regional levels include observed and expected values.https://www.isciii.es/QueHacemos/Servicios/VigilanciaSaludPublicaRENAVE/EnfermedadesTransmisibles/MoMo/Paginas/Informes-MoMo-2020.aspx
- Strategy on detection and surveillance of COVID-19Guidelines for detection and surveillance of COVID-19, where basic protocols and definitions for suspicious, probable and confirmed cases are stated. Questionnaires for detected cases through the APP RADAR-COVID.https://www.mscbs.gob.es/profesionales/saludPublica/ccayes/alertasActual/nCov-China/documentos/COVID19_Estrategia_vigilancia_y_control_e_indicadores.pdf
- Demographic description on COVID-19 deathsAnalysis of COVID-19 deaths in Sweden to identify high-risk groups.https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/contentassets/d6538f6c359e448ba39993a41e1116e7/covid-19-demografisk-beskrivning-bekraftade-covid-19-fall.pdf
- COVID-19 fatalities Statistics about the number of deceased in COVID-19, by variables such as age, sex, region, cohabitation and number of deceased per day.https://www.socialstyrelsen.se/statistik-och-data/statistik/statistik-om-covid-19/statistik-over-antal-avlidna-i-covid-19/
- COVID-19 data sources SHORT DESCRIPTION: Description of data sources for deceased related to COVID-19.https://www.socialstyrelsen.se/globalassets/sharepoint-dokument/dokument-webb/statistik/rapportering-av-dodsfall.pdf
- Fatality rate of COVID-19 in StockholmTechnical report on the infection fatality rate of COVID-19 in Stockholm.https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/contentassets/53c0dc391be54f5d959ead9131edb771/infection-fatality-rate-covid-19-stockholm-technical-report.pdf
- COVID-19 and schoolchildrenA study comparing the situation for schoolchildren between Sweden and Finland, where different policies were used.https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/contentassets/1249ec40eb2345d4a4b2416d8c0239de/covid-19-forskole-och-skolbarn.pdf
- Impact of COVID-19 restrictionsStudy about the impact of restrictions and recommendations on the noise level in Stockholm during the Covid-19 pandemic.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102469
- Virus content in sewage waterReport on virus content in sewage water in Stockholm.https://www.kth.se/aktuellt/nyheter/avloppsvatten-visar-stor-okning-av-covid-19-i-stockholm-1.1016275
- SARS-CoV-2 wastewater data from cities across SwedenWritten in English shows diagrams with virus content from various sites in Sweden. https://covid19dataportal.se/news/wastewater-data/
- COVID-19 guide for decision makingEvaluating Data Types: A Guide for Decision Makers using Data to Understand the Extent and Spread of COVID-19.http://nap.edu/25826