Coronavirus or COVID-19: Coronavirus News

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• Get Your Mass Gatherings or Large Community Events Ready for Coronavirus Disease 2019, Interim Guidance, CDC

• COVID-19 Update: 100K U.S. Deaths, Fauci Warns; First Infant Death; Love in the Time of COVID— A daily roundup of news on the novel coronavirus outbreak, y Molly Walker, Associate Editor, MedPage Today, March 30, 2020
• States Allow Doctors to Practice Across State Lines During COVID-19 Crisis, Medscape, David Goguen, JD, March 25, 2020
• Wuhan ICU Reports 60 Percent Mortality in Its COVID-19 Patients, Medscape, By Reuters Staff, March 25, 2020
• Hospitals Muzzle Doctors and Nurses on PPE, COVID-19 Cases, Medscape, by Alicia Gallegos, March 25, 2020
• 'Cacophony of Coughing': Inside NYC's Virus-Besieged ERs, AP, Michael R. Sisak, Jim Mustian and Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press, March 25, 2020
• Varied COVID-19 Strains Not a Problem for Vaccines -- For Now — Experts say it's likely too early to worry, MedPage Today, by Molly Walker, Associate Editor, MedPage Today March 25, 2020
• How to Start Doing Telemedicine Now (In the COVID-19 Crisis), Medscape, Neal Sikka, MD, March 25, 2020
• ICU Lessons on COVID-19 From Italian Front Line: Be Flexible, Medscape, Liam Davenport, March 24, 2020
• New Guidelines on CPR When COVID-19 Is Known or Suspected— Avoiding infection during aerosol-generating procedures, by Nicole Lou, Staff Writer, MedPage Today, March 23, 2020
• Tough Care Choices for Seniors; 'Risk of Exaggerated Fears'— Also, the pharmaceutical supply chain at risk, Medpage Today, by Fred N. Pelzman, MD, March 21, 2020
• Clinicians Petition Government for National Quarantine, Medscape, by Neil Osterweil, March 18, 2020
• COVID-19: Could Hydroxychloroquine Really Be the Answer?, Medscape, Aude Lecrubier, March 18, 2020
• COVID-19 Mortality Risk 'Profoundly Disturbing', Medscape News, Mark A. Lewis, MD, March 18, 2020
• Expanding Telehealth Beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic— Kevin Campbell, MD, sees an opportunity to move into the next phase of remote medicine, by Kevin Campbell MD March 17, 2020
• COVID-19 Transmission 'Plausible' on Surfaces, in the Air— Similarities seen between COVID-19 and SARS, which had nosocomial spread, by Molly Walker, Associate Editor, MedPage Today March 17, 2020
• Respiratory and GI Symptoms? Don't Rule Out COVID-19— Commentary also urges PPE use given potential fecal shedding of virus, Medpage Today, by Molly Walker, Associate Editor, March 17, 2020
• CDC Expert Answers Top COVID-19 Questions, Medscape, Alicia Gallegos, March 17, 2020
• ​COVID-19 Update: 'Try Getting It Yourselves'; Vaccine Trial Underway; FDA Steps Aside— A daily roundup of news on the novel coronavirus outbreak, Medpage Today, by Ian Ingram, Deputy Managing Editor, MedPage Today March 17, 2020
• NIH clinical trial of investigational vaccine for COVID-19 begins. Study enrolling Seattle-based healthy adult volunteers. NIH, Monday, March 16, 2020
• Telehealth Shaping Up for COVID-19 — Cardiology illustrates what specialties can do to be ready, Medpage Today, by Crystal Phend, Senior Editor, MedPage Today March 9, 2020
• Study: COVID-19 Is Also Spread by Fecal-Oral Route — Also new: Like SARS, COVID-19 may induce liver damage, Medpage Today, by Diana Swift, Contributing Writer March 9, 2020
• 'Moderate-to-Severe' COVID-19 Seen in Chinese Kids— Children not immune from significant illness, but degree of risk unknown, by Molly Walker, Associate Editor, MedPage Today March 12, 2020
• Health Professionals Fight Against COVID-19 Myths, Misinformation, Medscape, Randy Dotinga, March 12, 2020
• ​Pence: Insurers to Cover COVID-19 Testing, No Copays— Administration still sending mixed messages on risks of contracting illness, Medpage Today, by Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today March 11, 2020
• WHO Declares COVID-19 Outbreak a Pandemic, Medscape, Gregory Twachtman, March 11, 2020
• Trump Bans Travel From Europe — As president addresses nation, NBA announces plans to suspend its season, by Molly Walker, Associate Editor, MedPage Today March 11, 2020
• ​Coronavirus: 1,000 Cases Now in U.S., by Bill Chappell, NPR. March 11, 2020
• Telehealth Shaping Up for COVID-19— Cardiology illustrates what specialties can do to be ready, Medpage Today, by Crystal Phend, Senior Editor, MedPage Today March 9, 2020
• Some Patients Could Show COVID-19 Symptoms After Quarantine, Medscape, Andrew D. Bowser, March 09, 2020
• FDA Head: 'Millions' of COVID-19 Tests on the Way— Stephen Hahn, MD, defends federal response to "constantly evolving" outbreak; other coronavirus updates, by Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today March 8, 2020
• FDA Head: 'Millions' of COVID-19 Tests on the Way — Stephen Hahn, MD, defends federal response to "constantly evolving" outbreak; other coronavirus updates, by Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today March 8, 2020
• CMS Issues Guidance on Containing Spread of Coronavirus, Medscape, Gregory Twachtman, March 05, 2020
• Coding Guidelines for Coronavirus, Medscape, Medscape, Betsy Nicoletti, MS, March 04, 2020
• UNC: Self-quarantine required for travelers amid coronavirus, WNCT9, by: Associated Press, Posted: Mar 6, 2020 
• ​WHO Warns Governments 'This is not a Drill' as Coronavirus Infections Near 100,000 Worldwide, Joshua Berlinger, CNN
• Clinical Features of Patients Infected with 2019 Novel Coroavirus in Wuhan, China, Prof Chaolin Huang MD, The Lancet. Feb 2020; 395(10223):497-506.
• Nonpharmaceutical Interventions Implemented by US Cities During the 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic, Howard Markel, MD, PhD; Harvey B. Lipman, PhD; J. Alexander Navarro, PhD; et al, Alexandra Sloan, AB; Joseph R. Michalsen, BS; Alexandra Minna Stern, PhD; Martin S. Cetron, MD, JAMA. 2007;298(6):644-654. doi:10.1001/jama.298.6.644, 
• Coronavirus: 5 ways to put evidence into action during outbreaks like COVID-19, March 3, 2020 4.46pm EST
• One MD's Foray Into the Morass of COVID-19 — Did the U.S. conclude containment wasn't possible, but not tell anyone? by Timothy C. Hlavinka MD March 3, 2020
• On the Ground With COVID-19 in Seattle — Helen Chu, MD, MPH, on toilet paper shortages and suddenly clean-shaven male colleagues, by Shannon Firth, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today March 3, 2020
• COVID-19: A Pandemic Preparedness Mindset — Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention strategies all play a role, by Rossi A. Hassad PhD, MPH March 3, 2020
• Novel coronavirus structure reveals targets for vaccines and treatments, NIH Research Matters, March 3, 2020
• Doctors Volunteer for COVID-19 Duty: Who Has Their Backs? — "If we are biologically programmed for self-sacrifice, safeguards must be put in place," by Joel Zivot, MD March 3, 2020
• COVID-19 Mortality Rate May Be 'Considerably Less than 1%', Medscape, Marcia Frellick, March 02, 2020
• Improved ICU Care for Flu May Help Hospitals With COVID-19 Patients — ECMO more widely used, better resources at community hospitals since last flu pandemic, by Molly Walker, Associate Editor, MedPage Today March 2, 2020
• Guidance for Wearing and Removing Personal Protective Equipment in Healthcare Settings for the Care of Patients with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19: Technical Report
• Considerations for quarantine of individuals in the context of containment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

• ABC News Cornonavirus Updates: https://abcnews.go.com/alerts/coronavirus
• BBC (UK) News Feed on Coronavirus: https://www.bbc.com/news/topics/cyz0z8w0ydwt/coronavirus-outbreak
• CBC (Canada) News Feed on Coronavirus: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid-19-feb-27-1.5477733
• CBS News Feed on Coronavirus Updates: https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/coronavirus-outbreak-death-toll-infections-latest-news-updates-2020-02-25/
• CNN Feed on Coronavirus: https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/coronavirus-outbreak-02-28-20-intl-hnk/index.html
• NBC News Feed on Coronavirus: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/live-blog/coronavirus-updates-live-countries-prepare-outbreak-spreads-n1143556
• New York Times Health News Feed: https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/Health.xml

• State of North Carolina, COVID19 Provider Guidance, NC DHHS, Zach Moore, MD, MPH, State Epidemiologist, February 28, 2020 (replaces version dated February 3, 2020)

• NIH clinical trial of remdesivir to treat COVID-19 begins. Study enrolling hospitalized adults with COVID-19 in Nebraska. NIH. Tuesday, February 25, 2020

• Coronavirus Research Repository, 1foldr Hub, Elsevier Publishing
• COVID-19 EMCrit Project, Textbook on Coronavirus, Internet Book of Critical Care (IBCC)
• DynaMed, Patient Treatment Information
• Global Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology Online Network,Ovid (GIDEON)
• NIH LitCovid Research
• Novel Coronavirus Information, Elsevier Publishing
• OutBreak Science, Rapid PREreview
• Medscape Medicine Page
• SpringerLink & Nature Free Research
• Wolters Kluwer / Ovid Free Research, Other Wolters Kluwer Resources

• AAMC Coronavirus Update
• About Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• AHEC Digital Library, COVID 19 Resources
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention News Feed on Coronavirus (CDC), updated frequently
• Coronavirus, Cleveland Clinic
• Coronavirus (Covid-19), New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), A collection of articles and other resources on the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, including clinical reports, management guidelines, and commentary.
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) resources, evidence aid
• Coronavirus, Science (Journal), AAAS
• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public, World Health Organization (WHO)
• Coronavirus Infections, Also called: COVID-19, MedlinePlus (Patient Handout Information, English & Spanish)
• Coronavirus: Latest news and resources, British Medical Journal (BMJ)
• Coronavirus: Department of Defense Response
• Coronavirus, The New England Journal of Medicine
• European Centre for Disease  Prevention and Control
• Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers to Plan and Respond to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), February 2020
• LabXChange, Harvard University 
• Medscape Resources
• NIH, Disaster Information Management, including Coronavirus
• ​​North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), Epidemiology
• North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS), Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Information for Healthcare Professionals and Local Health Departments
• ​Novel coronavirus: What is it and how can I protect myself?, Mayo Clinic
• NPR Coronavirus Resource for Children: Goats and Soda
• Parent/Caregiver Guide to Helping Families Cope with the Coronavirus Disease 2019, The National Child Traumatic Stress Network 
• ​Pitt County Health Department
• The University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB) Coronavirus Newsfeed
• US State Department, Current Outbreak of Coronavirus, Travel Advisories

• Audio Interview: Practical Measures to Help Prevent Covid-19. Eric J. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D., Lindsey R. Baden, M.D., and Stephen Morrissey, Ph.D. March 26, 2020, N Engl J Med 2020; 382:e32, DOI: 10.1056/NEJMe2006742
• Podcast 256 — Anthony Fauci: Talking with patients about COVID-19, NEJM, March 10, 2020
  https://podcasts.jwatch.org/index.php/podcast-256-anthony-fauci-talking-with-patients-about-covid-19/2020/03/10/?query=RP
• Coronavirus 411 - Information gathered from the CDC, WHO, etc
• Coronavirus: Fact vs Fiction - CNN
• Coronavirus, NPR
• HHS Secretary Leads U.S. Effort To Stop Coronavirus From Spreading, NPR, February 14, 2020, 7:42 AM ET

• March 20, 2020: COVID-19 Protecting Health Care Workers-Lessons From Taiwan and Italy
• ​Dr. John Campbell, UK DNP and lecturer, updated daily
• NYC ER doctor: I have to 'plead to test people' for coronavirus, Mar 2, 2020; CNBC Television, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, member of the boards of Pfizer and biotech company Illumina and former FDA commissioner, and Dr. Matt McCarthy, an infectious disease physician, join "Squawk Box" to discuss the latest on the coronavirus outbreak. 
• 'It's Not If, It's When': CDC Warns Spread Of Coronavirus In U.S. Is Inevitable | Katy Tur | MSNBC, Feb 25, 2020, MSNBC
• Coronavirus could turn into global pandemic, officials say | ABC News, Feb 25, 2020, ABC News
• Coronavirus Epidemic Update 25: Vaccine Developments, Italy's Response, and Mortality Rate Trends, Feb 25, 2020
• Coronavirus Update: COVID-19 Poses 'Low Risk' to Americans, HHS Says, Despite CDC Warning, US Dept. of Health and Human Services, Feb. 25, 2020
• Coronavirus in Italy - Report From The Front Lines,  #JAMALive, Streamed live on Mar 13, 2020, JAMA Network, 
  Physicians in Lombardy, Italy, have been overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients requiring critical care. Based on an existing ECMO center network they developed an ICU network to rapidly identify, triage, and manage patients infected with SARS-2-CoV. Maurizio Cecconi, MD, of Humanitas University in Milan discusses the region’s approach to the surge, including clinical and supply management, health care worker training and protection, and ventilation strategies, with JAMA Editor Howard Bauchner.

• Chinese guideline compilation by Lanzhou University on Novel Coronavirus (set up as a web page on Evidence Aid).
• Italian guideline compilation by Cochrane Drugs and Alcohol Group on Novel Coronavirus (set up as a web page on Evidence Aid).
• Japanese guideline compilation by Bukkyo University on Novel Coronavirus (set up as a web page on Evidence Aid).
• Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Coronavirus information page (also in English).
• Korean (South) Ministry of Health (한국어): Korean government guidelines and news about Coronavirus.
• VOST Mexico Coronavirus Alert (Español).
• World Health Organization Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): information and guidance from WHO regarding the current outbreak of novel Coronavirus in Arabic.
• World Health Organization Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): information and guidance from WHO regarding the current outbreak of novel Coronavirus in Chinese – 中文.
• World Health Organization Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): information and guidance from WHO regarding the current outbreak of novel Coronavirus in French.
• World Health Organization Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): information and guidance from WHO regarding the current outbreak of novel Coronavirus in Russian.
• World Health Organization Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): information and guidance from WHO regarding the current outbreak of novel Coronavirus in Spanish (Español).

Source: COVID 19 Resources, evidenceaid

• Center for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
• World Health Organization (WHO)

• Coronavirus Dashboard, nCoV2019.live
• ​Covid-19 Highly Detailed Spreadsheets and Graphs
• Johns Hopkins Live Dashboard
• Track the Coronavirus Outbreak on Johns Hopkins Live Dashboard — Realtime infection and death data from five sources, by Molly Walker, Associate Editor, MedPage Today February 4, 2020