Featured Headlines NAS letter suggests ‘normal breathing’ can expel coronavirus – Science On 31 March, University of California, San Diego, atmospheric chemist Kimberly Prather set off an online debate by saying people should stop surfing during the coronavirus outbreak. Her…
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Tulane Outbreak Daily | April 9, 2020
Featured Headlines A follow up on yesterday’s featured headline: In N.Y.C., the Coronavirus Is Killing Men Twice as Often as Women – New York Times one of our readers responded with additional information, thanks Joe! More men also are infected…
Tulane Outbreak Daily | April 8, 2020
Featured Headlines In N.Y.C., the Coronavirus Is Killing Men Twice as Often as Women – New York Times More men also are infected than women, and they are hospitalized more frequently, new data show. A similar pattern was seen in…
Tulane Outbreak Daily | April 7, 2020
Featured Headlines Coronavirus Less Severe In Children In New Study, Corroborating Past Findings – Forbes Among 149,760 cases of lab-confirmed US COVID-19 cases between February 12-April 2, 1.7% were children and adolescents, a total of 2,572 patients under 18 years…
Visual Snapshot of the COVID-19 Epi Curve April 6, 2020
The graphs were compiled from the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 Mapping website for visual comparison of epidemiological curve of reported cases on April 6, 2020.
Tulane Outbreak Daily | April 6, 2020
Featured Headlines U.S. coronavirus deaths near 10,000 as medical officials warn worst is to come – NBC News With the number of people killed by the coronavirus in the United States nearing 10,000 on Monday, the country’s top medical officials…
Tulane Outbreak Daily | April 3, 2020
Featured Headlines You may be able to spread coronavirus just by breathing, new report finds – Science The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) has given a boost to an unsettling idea: that the novel coronavirus can spread through the air—not…
Tulane Outbreak Daily | April 2, 2020
Featured Headlines Woman with COVID-19 developed a rare brain condition. Doctors suspect a link. – LiveScience A woman who tested positive for COVID-19 developed a rare brain disease known as acute necrotizing encephalopathy. The woman, a 58-year-old airline worker, checked into…
Tulane Outbreak Daily | April 1, 2020
Featured Headlines Coronavirus Task Force Details ‘Sobering’ Data Behind Its Extended Guidelines – NPR “As sobering a number as that is, we should be prepared for it,” said Dr. Anthony Fauci, a top immunologist helping to steer White House policy…
Tulane Outbreak Daily | March 31, 2020
Featured Headlines ‘So many patients dying’: Doctors say NYC public hospitals reeling from coronavirus cases – NBC News A doctor at a major public hospital in New York City described having worn a single N95 mask, a critical tool in…