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BARDA, Cytovale launch study to diagnose sepsis in patients with COVID-19
Cytovale Inc. will expand its partnership with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, or BARDA, to examine the use of Cytovale’s Rapid Sepsis Diagnostic System for diagnosing sepsis in patients with potential respiratory infections, including COVID-19, according to a press release.
IDSA publishes PPE guidelines for health care workers treating COVID-19
The Infectious Diseases Society of America has published a set of eight recommendations that provide guidance on the use of personal protective equipment, or PPE, for health care workers treating patients who are suspected, or known, to have COVID-19.
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WHO: No evidence to date to suggest COVID-19 antibodies protect against reinfection
There is currently no evidence to suggest that people who recover from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected against reinfection with the illness, according to a scientific brief from WHO. As a result, although some governments have suggested that the presence of antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 may be an “immunity passport” that allows individuals to travel or return to work under the belief that they are protected from reinfection, there is no evidence to support that.
Many unknowns remain about protective role of COVID-19 antibodies
It is not yet clear whether COVID-19 antibodies are protective against reinfection, according to a briefing on antibody testing held by the Infectious Disease Society of America in which physicians also noted that antibodies are not “a license” to halt mitigation efforts that have been put into place in many states.
IDSA: COVID-19 in rural America will be a ‘long, sustained outbreak’
In mid-March, before schools in the state closed to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, more than 400 people gathered for a birthday party in a rural Nebraska town, one with a population of less than 1,000. Many people from neighboring towns and communities attended the party.
High-dose chloroquine trial for COVID-19 halted due to increased fatality rates
An international group of researchers terminated a safety and efficacy phase 2b trial of higher dose chloroquine as a treatment for patients with COVID-19 early after observing increased safety hazards and fatality rates.
Clinicians work through many unknowns, ever-changing information to care for COVID-19 survivors
As of April 15, nearly 2 million confirmed cases and more than 126,000 deaths in 213 countries and territories worldwide had been reported in the COVID-19 pandemic, according to WHO. However, in spite of these increases that are widely reported, many people are being discharged from hospitals and making a full recovery.
COVID-19 in Africa: ‘Prepare for the worst, but hope for the best’
In early April, the African region had less than 6,700 confirmed cases of COVID-19, a significantly lower count than the more than 112,000 cases reported in the western pacific and the more than 655,000 cases reported in Europe at that time. A study published in The Lancet in late February notes that the African continent “has remained relatively unaffected” by COVID-19 while highlighting a number of factors — including unstable health systems with limited ICUs and ventilators for possible severe cases of COVID-19 and travel to countries with high numbers of COVID-19 cases — that make the region vulnerable to further spread.
Q&A: Research about COVID-19 transmission in animals is ‘urgently needed’
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratories has confirmed a case of COVID-19 in a tiger at a zoo in New York, according to a statement on their website. The case represents the first instance of a tiger being infected with COVID-19.
Trump suggests US will cut off funding for WHO
President Donald J. Trump criticized the WHO’s COVID-19 response at a press briefing on Tuesday, suggesting the organization “missed the call” and should have acted “months earlier” to prevent the spread of the virus. During the same briefing, Trump also implied that the United States may cut off its funding to the WHO — a move that could have deeper implications for the global pandemic response.
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