Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)


USNS Comfort Departs Naval Station Norfolks, Va. Next Stop - NY City

Mar 29, 2020

NORFOLK, Va. (March 28, 2020) –The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va. March 28, 2020. Comfort is deploying in support of the nation’s COVID-19 response efforts and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals. This allows shore-based hospitals to focus their efforts on COVID-19 cases. One of the Department of Defense’s missions is Defense Support of Civil Authorities. DoD is supporting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the lead federal agency, as well as state, local and public health authorities in helping protect the health and safety of the American people. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Clay)
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Hospitals made from shipping containers could help fight Coronavirus | COVID-19

Mar 31, 2020

Modular hospitals made from repurposed shipping containers could help medical systems meet the challenge of the fight against coronavirus.
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A Message about COVID 19 from CHSS President Joseph A Dearani

Mar 31, 2020

An important message about COVID-19 from Dr. Joseph Dearani, Director of Pediatric and Adult Congenital Cardiac Surgery and President of the Congenital Heart Surgeons Society (CHSS)
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Working toward a COVID-19 vaccine

Apr 1, 2020

The push to create a vaccine that prevents people from contracting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, continues. Dr. Stacey Rizza, a Mayo Clinic infectious diseases specialist, says developing a vaccine takes research, money and time.

"Everyone wants to have a vaccine ready right now," says Dr. Rizza. "Researchers around the globe and at Mayo Clinic are working as fast as they can to make it happen. But before we have a vaccine for general use, we have to make sure it is properly developed and tested."

Dr. Rizza says that Mayo Clinic is heavily involved in vaccine development for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, investigating several different approaches. In addition, Mayo Clinic is in discussions with biotechnology firms and pharmaceutical companies about co-developing and testing additional vaccine possibilities.
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WHO provides update on COVID-19 (April 1, 2020 full press briefing)

Apr 1, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) offers an update on the state of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic around the world.
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Coronavirus: your questions answered

Premiered Apr 1, 2020

In our first digital event on the coronavirus pandemic, Intelligence Squared brought together a panel of experts to answer your questions.
Speakers included epidemiologist Professor David Heymann, head of Public Health Medicine at Exeter University Dr Bharat Pankhania, and economist Professor Linda Yueh. The event was chaired by medical doctor and television broadcaster Dr Xand Van Tulleken.

This was the beginning of a new programme of online events Intelligence Squared will be holding. We hope you will join us online to experience this new platform for debate and discussion. We are grateful for your support.
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Stanford HAI - COVID-19 and AI: a virtual conference

Streamed live Apr 1, 2020

COVID-19 and AI: A Virtual Conference will address a developing public health crisis. Sponsored by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), the event will convene experts from Stanford and beyond to advance the understanding of the virus and its impact on society. It will be livestreamed to engage the broad research community, government and international organizations, and civil society.

Topics to be addressed include: AI applications in diagnostics and treatment, epidemiological tracking and forecasting of the spread of the virus, information and disinformation, and the broader human impact of COVID-19 and pandemics in general on economies, culture, government, and human behavior. Through timely, insightful presentations and interactive sessions, this event will serve to unite a global community toward solutions to benefit all of humanity.
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Mobile Command Center for COVID -19 response | KenSci

Mar 31, 2020

Built in collaboration with pulmonologists, nurses and CMIOs of large health systems handling COVID-19, our Mobile Command Center aims to enable health systems to have a real-time view into bed management and capacity planning, to provide novel coronavirus affected patients, with better care.

Engineered on the Microsoft Azure FHIR platform, the Mobile Command Center leverages existing HL7 feeds from EHRs, along with additional data sources like workforce management to provide status on familiar KPIs.

For more details, visit: covid19.kensci.com
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Fighting Coronavirus/Covid-19? Here is what you need to do! Full disclosure!

Apr 1, 2020

Fighting COVID-19? Here is what you need to do.
First of all, let me start this by saying one fact: IT IS NOT JUST A FLU!
The COVID-19 virus is highly contagious (only takes 15 seconds for someone to get infected) with no effective cure, and the mortality rate is up to 8%!
Don’t let anyone on the TV telling you otherwise.
And in times like these, there is nothing wrong with being extra careful.
So as someone who lives in a city that battled this virus and came out alive, I want to offer you a few tips:
• Well, for starter, please don’t underestimate the virus. Listen to the doctors, and medical experts, like Dr. Fauci.
• Practice social distancing by keeping a distance of about six feet from others if you must go out in public. Stay home if you can and avoid gatherings of more than 3 people.
• Workout to enhance your immune system, at the moment, that’s the only thing that kills the virus.
• Wear a facemask. You should wear a facemask when you are around other people (e.g., sharing a room or vehicle). There has been extensive research that the wearing of masks, particularly the N95 masks (95% minimum efficiency level in air filtration), will prevent an infected patient from spreading the virus. The majority of those infected with COVID-19 do not show symptoms. That does not mean that they are not contagious. While the asymptomatic might not know they have the virus, they could easily be spreading it. Mass wearing of masks without exception has certainly played a role in the containment in China.
• And if you have, safety goggles are also recommended. The virus is known to get inside the human body through mouth, nose, and eyes.
• Keep a hand sanitizer your pocket/ purse with 75% alcohol, or wear disposable gloves.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces daily. This includes tables, doorknobs, light switches, handles, desks, computers, phones, keyboards, sinks, toilets, faucets, and countertops. In China, all buildings’ elevators provide tissue for pressing the buttons and sterilize every couple of hours. So if you are from the building/community management side, please do so as well.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after being in a public place, or after blowing your nose, coughing or sneezing.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth with unwashed hands.
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
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How Covid-19 can live on your phone and how you can clean it

Apr 1, 2020

There are three common strands of advice for minimizing the spread of Coronavirus, issued by bodies like the NHS and the WHO. If you have to sneeze, do it into a tissue or your sleeve. Avoid contact with unwell people, and wash your hands with soap, often.

Your phone complicates that last one. Sanitize your hands all you like, bacteria and viruses sitting on your phone may be transferred right back to those hands as soon as you check WhatsApp or Instagram.

A 2011 study by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine found one in six phones analyzed showed traces of fecal matter. And you want your mobile to be free of nasties like Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter spp. as well as Covid-19.
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How supercomputing can fight the COVID-19 pandemic

Apr 1, 2020

LLNL is now an essential part of the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing our supercomputing resources and other rapid response biomolecular capabilities to the world’s search for solutions. Learn more about our efforts here: https://www.llnl.gov/coronavirus
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