Featured Headlines Does Virus Dose or Load Predict How Sick You Get With COVID-19? – MedPageToday Initial exposure, strength of virus infection both seen as contributors to illness severity. Cruise ship passengers who embarked from the coast of Argentina in…
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Tulane Outbreak Daily – September 22, 2020
Featured Headlines Studies trace COVID-19 spread to international flights – CIDRAP Three studies published late last week describe in-flight COVID-19 transmission, with one involving a single symptomatic passenger who likely infected at least 12 others during an international flight. [Related…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – September 18, 2020
Featured Headlines These countries crushed covid-19 — but are now reporting higher infection rates than the U.S. – Washington Post Israel, Spain and France all fought the novel coronavirus into abatement in the first months of the pandemic with tough measures that…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – September 17, 2020
Featured Headlines EUROPE NEWS‘Very serious situation’ unfolding in Europe, WHO warns, as cases rise dramatically – NBC A dramatic rise in new coronavirus cases in Europe has been characterized as a “wake up call” by the World Health Organisation’s top…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – September 16, 2020
Featured Headlines Hospitals Failed to Fully Contain Covid-19 Inside Their Walls – Wall Street Journal CDC data suggests U.S. hospitals made improvements but could have done more to prevent in-house spread of the new coronavirus. An average of 120 patients…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – September 15, 2020
Featured Headlines Bridging the Gap at Warp Speed — Delivering Options for Preventing and Treating Covid-19 – NEJM Effective therapeutics could reduce disease severity and hospitalization rates, shorten hospital stays, and reduce mortality, lightening the burden on patients, families, and…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – September 14, 2020
Featured Headlines Treatments that target the coronavirus in the nose might help prevent COVID-19 – Science News COVID-19 can ravage the body, targeting the lungs, heart and blood vessels. To curb this wide-ranging attack, scientists are focusing on another part…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – September 11, 2020
Featured Headlines Nearly 50K Coronavirus Cases Reported at More Than 250 Colleges and Universities – NBC Chicago Nearly 50,000 cases of coronavirus have been reported at more than 250 colleges and universities in recent weeks as students return to campuses…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – September 10, 2020
Featured Headlines COVID-19 study links strict social distancing to much lower chance of infection – Science Daily Using public transportation, visiting a place of worship, or otherwise traveling from the home is associated with a significantly higher likelihood of testing…
Tulane Outbreak Daily – September 9, 2020
Upcoming Virtual Events Therapeutics for use against COVID-19 and possibilities for improved clinical management This conference will address the latest advances in the development of antivirals and other therapeutics for use against COVID-19 and possibilities for improved clinical management. Featured…