Respiratory physician Lutz Beckert considers chronic obstructive pulmonary disease management, including the prevention of COPD, the importance of smoking cessation and pulmonary rehabilitation, and the lifesaving potential of addressing treatable traits. He also discusses the logic of inhaler therapy, moving from single therapy to dual and triple therapy when indicated, as well as other aspects of management
Growing confidence as epidemic fails to thrive
An earlier version of this story said 52 confirmed or probable cases were reported on 4 April. In fact there were 82.
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Growing confidence as epidemic fails to thrive
Monday 6 April 2020, 04:45 PM

Michael Baker and colleagues say COVID-19’s incubation period was key to aiming to eliminate the coronavirus from New Zealand
“A longer incubation period provides an opportunity for case identification and isolation and tracing and quarantining of contacts to succeed, but pro
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References
Baker MG, Kvalsvig A, Verrall A J, et al. New Zealand’s elimination strategy for the COVID-19 pandemic and what is required to make it work. NZ Med J 2020;133;1512:10–14. 3 April online.