Category: Tulane Outbreak

Tulane Outbreak Daily | March 30, 2020

Featured Headlines Four Passengers Die of COVID-19 on Holland America Cruise Ship -Bloomberg Passengers on the Zaandam, currently off the coast of Panama, all ports on the ship’s route have also refused entry.   TB Vaccine Investigated as a Weapon…

Tulane Outbreak Daily | March 26, 2020

Featured Headlines Researchers Push for Mass Blood Tests as a Covid-19 Strategy – Wired  Next week, blood banks across the Netherlands are set to begin a nationwide experiment. As donations arrive—about 7,000 of them per week is the norm—they’ll be…

Tulane Outbreak Daily | March 25, 2020

Editor’s Note: If you have information from your region to share, or want to post information to the website/Tulane Outbreak Daily send to cmiller15@tulane.edu.  Reader contributions Lost Smell and Taste Hint COVID-19 Can Target the Nervous System – The Scientist…

Tulane Outbreak Daily | March 23, 2020

Editor’s Note: If you have information from your region to share, or want to post information to the website/Tulane Outbreak Daily send to cmiller15@tulane.edu.  Featured Headlines Lab Alert: Discontinue Use of the A549/MV1LU Mix for Respiratory Viral Culture Panels –…

Tulane Outbreak Daily | March 20, 2020

Featured Headlines Disease Doubling Faster Now; Deaths Top 10,000: Virus Update – Bloomberg The World Health Organization said the disease is now infecting people at a faster pace. It took three months for the first 100,000 cases, but only 12…

Tulane Outbreak Daily | March 19, 2020

Resources and Live Maps: WHO Dashboard for Coronavirus (COVID-19)  Link to Johns Hopkins CSSE Live Mapping of COVID-19 Featured Headlines Africa’s confirmed cases are currently low – around 640 – there is no reason for complacency. Health experts warn that…

Tulane Outbreak Daily | March 18, 2020

Resources and Live Maps: WHO Dashboard for Coronavirus (COVID-19)  Link to Johns Hopkins CSSE Live Mapping of COVID-19 Featured Headlines Coronavirus confirmed in all U.S. states as death toll rises and world faces long-term turmoil – Washington Post Covid-19 hits…

Tulane Outbreak Daily | March 17, 2020

Resources and Live Maps: WHO Dashboard for Coronavirus (COVID-19)  Link to Johns Hopkins CSSE Live Mapping of COVID-19 Featured Headlines Hard-line Shiites storm Iran shrines closed over coronavirus – AP Hard-line Shiite faithful in Iran pushed their way into the…