@article {Goyal248, author = {Daniel K Goyal and Fatma Mansab and Amir Iqbal and Sohail Bhatti}, title = {Early intervention likely improves mortality in COVID-19 infection}, volume = {20}, number = {3}, pages = {248--250}, year = {2020}, doi = {10.7861/clinmed.2020-0214}, publisher = {Royal College of Physicians}, abstract = {While some risk factors have been identified, the reasons for the disparities in disease progression with COVID-19 are unclear, with some patients developing progressive and severe disease while in others the course is benign. Given this sense of randomness, and in the absence of a definitive treatment, medical professionals can feel helpless. It is useful to remember how much can be done to affect the trajectory of illness, even without a {\textquoteleft}magic bullet{\textquoteright}. With evidence emerging that late presentation is directly associated with increased mortality, we make the case for increased vigilance in the community and earlier intervention.}, issn = {1470-2118}, URL = {https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/20/3/248}, eprint = {https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/20/3/248.full.pdf}, journal = {Clinical Medicine} }