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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) is wreaking havoc on public health systems worldwide. The diagnosis of COVID‐19 is well defined, but efficacious treatment is lacking. There is a big gap in knowledge regarding COVID‐19 patients receiving convalescent plasma transfusion (CPT), especially those also suffering from diabetes mellitus (DM). In this study, among 3059 COVID‐19 patients admitted to Wuhan Huoshenshan Hospital of China, we documented the characteristics of 39 COVID‐19 patients with DM receiving CPT and compared their baseline information and clinical outcomes to COVID‐19 patients with DM receiving conventional treatment. We also performed the propensity‐matched comparison of COVID‐19 patients with DM between conventional treatment and CPT. The CPT was efficacious and beneficial for COVID‐19 patients with DM, including severe or critically ill patients, without obvious adverse effects. Our data demonstrated that CPT significantly improved the clinical outcomes of COVID‐19 patients with DM, especially the cure rate and duration of hospitalization compared with that in COVID‐19 patients with DM receiving conventional treatment. This study not only provided a deeper understanding of characteristics in COVID‐19 patients with DM receiving CPT but also highlighted the efficaciousness of CPT for COVID‐19 patients with DM. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In Wuhan urban agglomeration (WUA), the population growth and concentration, the industrial development and urban sprawl have been affecting the environment fundamentally. Comparing with Yangtze delta metropolitan region, the level of urbanization and industrialization of WUA has lagged behind for about 10 years; but the problems in environmental protection and rehabilitation are commonly serious. In the future, WUA should avoid unnecessary mistakes and seek a win-win strategy for economy and environment in its large-scale development stage. Based on the analysis of the changing of main environmental pollutants and the coupled curves in past decades, the paper discussed the important links among the urban environmental pollutions, industry growth and urban sprawl in WUA. It is concluded that the integration of economic and environmental policies in urban development is more required and significant at the large urban agglomeration region. Four proactive and long-term strategies need to be adopted to provide prior guidance and better protection for the development of WUA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]