An expanding list of Resources, Information, FAQs and Research for the COVID-19 Pandemic. A link to Maps, Dashboards and a timeline of related events for this pandemic will be provided (in red - here), and at the bottom of this post . . .
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RESOURCES . . .
CLICK HERE - Project N95 - The National COVID-19 Medical Equipment Clearinghouse
CLICK HERE - CDC - Contacts and List of All Manufacturers of N95 Particulate Filtering Facepiece Respirators (N95 Masks)
CLICK HERE - CDC - Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of N95 Respirators
CLICK HERE - CDC - NIOSH - OVERVIEW - PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (and Links to Additional Information)
CLICK HERE - Center for Biocide Chemistries - EPA Pre-Approved Fighting Products - Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) - (7 page .PDF document)
CLICK HERE - EPA - List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2
CLICK HERE - FDA - Emergency Use Authorizations
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - Gilead Announces Results From Phase 3 Trial of Investigational Antiviral Remdesivir in Patients With Severe COVID-19 - April 29, 2020
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - Closely watched arthritis drug disappoints as a Covid-19 treatment, studies show - April 27, 2020
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - Why Some People Get Sicker Than Others - April 21, 2020
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - He ran marathons and was fit. So why did Covid-19 almost kill him? - April 21, 2020
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - Here are the drugs that could treat coronavirus. But don’t expect a silver bullet. - April 17, 2020
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - Two thirds of COVID-19 patients improve after Gilead drug: NEJM - April 10, 2020
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - LSU grad files for patent, working with FDA on drug to stop COVID-19 - April 6, 2020
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - Ennaid Therapeutics Announces Development of ENU200, A New Antiviral Therapeutic for the Treatment of COVID-19 - April 2, 2020
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - FDA issues emergency authorization of 2 anti-malaria drugs for coronavirus treatment - March 29, 2020
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - Rush to raise funds for large COVID-19 drug trial in Australian hospitals - March 23, 2020
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - WHO launches global megatrial of the four most promising coronavirus treatments - March 22, 2020
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - Australia Plans To Roll Out The Use of Two Existing Medications After Patients Have Successfully Recovered in Secret Trials - March 20, 2020
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - FDA - Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: FDA Continues to Facilitate Development of Treatments - March 19, 2020
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - Two generic drugs being tested in U.S. in race to find coronavirus treatments - March 19, 2020
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - WHO to launch multinational trial to jumpstart search for coronavirus drugs- March 18, 2020
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - Trials of potential coronavirus treatments start for some existing drugs - March 16, 2020
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - Roche wins approval for Actemra for coronavirus complications - March 5, 2020
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - Cocktail of flu, HIV drugs appears to help fight coronavirus: Thai doctors - February 2, 2020
CLICK HERE - INHIBITORY DRUGS - FluTrackers - Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and others have found that 3 drugs have a good inhibitory effect on new coronavirus - January 28, 2020
CLICK HERE - CDC - Communication Resources for Travelers
CLICK HERE - WHO - Disease commodity package - Novel Coronavirus (nCoV)
CLICK HERE - CDC - Use of Cloth Face Coverings to Help Slow the Spread of COVID-19
CLICK HERE - Coronavirus: Deaconess Asks Public to Sew CDC-Compliant Face Masks for Staff
CLICK HERE - Coronavirus: Additional Information Resources - Sewing Face Mask
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INFORMATION . . .
CLICK HERE - AAFP - (American Academy of Family Physicians) - Prepare for Coronavirus (COVID-19)
CLICK HERE - AHCA - American Health Care Association - Coronavirus
CLICK HERE - AHCANCAL - Taking Reasonable Efforts to Prevent COVID-19 From Entering Your Assisted Living Community (as of March 9, 2020) (4 page .PDF document)
CLICK HERE - AHCANCAL - Taking Reasonable Efforts to Prevent COVID-19 From Entering Your Skilled Nursing Center (as of March 9, 2020) (4 page .PDF document)
CLICK HERE - CDC - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
CLICK HERE - CDC - 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Summary
CLICK HERE - CDC - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the U.S.
CLICK HERE - CDC - 2019 Novel Coronavirus, Wuhan, China
CLICK HERE - CDC - 2019 Novel Coronavirus - Prevention & Treatment
CLICK HERE - CDC - Cleaning and Disinfection for Households
CLICK HERE - CDC - Handwashing and Hand Sanitizer Use at Home, at Play, and Out and About (2 page .PDF document)
CLICK HERE - CDC - Statement for Healthcare Personnel on Hand Hygiene during the Response to the International Emergence of COVID-19
CLICK HERE - CDC - What You Need To Know About Handwashing - December 16, 2019
CLICK HERE - CDC - How to Properly Put on and Take off a Disposable Respirator
CLICK HERE - CDC - SEQUENCE FOR PUTTING ON AND SAFELY REMOVING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) - (3 page .PDF document)
CLICK HERE - CDC - SEQUENCE FOR DONNING AND REMOVING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) - (2 page .PDF document)
CLICK HERE - CDC - Strategies for Optimizing the Supply of PPE
CLICK HERE - CDC - COVID-19 and Cruise Ship Travel
CLICK HERE - CDC - HAN - Update and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - February 28, 2020 - (Testing Requirements)
CLICK HERE - CDC - Interim Guidance: Get Your Household Ready for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
CLICK HERE - CDC - Preparing for COVID-19: Long-term Care Facilities, Nursing Homes
CLICK HERE - CDC - Evaluating and Reporting Persons Under Investigation (PUI)
CLICK HERE - CDC - Interim Infection Prevention and Control Recommendations for Patients with Known or Patients Under Investigation for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in a Healthcare Setting
CLICK HERE - CDC - 2019 Novel Coronavirus - Interim Guidance for Implementing Home Care of People Not Requiring Hospitalization for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
CLICK HERE - CDC - 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the U.S.
CLICK HERE - CDC - 2020 News Releases (see "Statements" menu tab)
CLICK HERE - Recommendation Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings, Especially in Areas of Significant Community-Based Transmission - April 3, 2020
CLICK HERE - CDC - The Laboratory Response Network Partners in Preparedness
CLICK HERE - CMS Announces New Measures to Protect Nursing Home Residents from COVID-19 - March 13, 2020
CLICK HERE - CMS Guidance for Infection Control and Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in nursing homes (4 page .PDF document)
CLICK HERE - Contact Tracing - Instructions and Information Resources
CLICK HERE - ISSA - Coronavirus: Prevention and Control for the Cleaning Industry
CLICK HERE - Johns Hopkins - Github - Data - 2019 Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV)
CLICK HERE - Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security - COVID-19 - Situation Reports
CLICK HERE - OSHA - VIDEO - Respiratory Protection for Healthcare Workers
CLICK HERE - Penn State College of Medicine - Dr. Gavin Macgregor-Skinner - VIDEO - COVID-19: Home Management
CLICK HERE - The Polyclinic - Coronavirus/COVID-19 - Screening
CLICK HERE - The Polyclinic - Do I need to see a doctor? - Coronavirus COVID-19
CLICK HERE - PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT - VIDEO - Safe Grocery Shopping in COVID-19 Pandemic
CLICK HERE - PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT - Avoid contagion - How can we reduce our risk of COVID-19, if it is in our environment?
CLICK HERE - Ready.gov - Pandemic
CLICK HERE - UNICEF - Novel coronavirus outbreak: What parents should know
CKICK HERE - WHO - Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
CLICK HERE - WHO - Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) advice for the public - Basic protective measures against the new coronavirus
CLICK HERE - WHO - Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation reports
CLICK HERE - WHO - Infection prevention and control during health care when novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection is suspected
CLICK HERE - WHO - Home care for patients with suspected novel coronavirus (nCoV) infection presenting with mild symptoms and management of contacts
CLICK HERE - WHO - Advice on the use of masks in the community, during home care and in health care settings in the context of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak
CLICK HERE - WHO - Key Messages and Actions for COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Schools - March 2020 (13 page .PDF document)
CLICK HERE - WHO - Report of the WHO-China Joint Mission on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - China - February 28, 2020
CLICK HERE - WHO - Laboratory testing for 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in suspected human cases - Interim guidance - 14 January 2020 - (7 page .PDF document)
CLICK HERE - WHO - Global 2019-nCoV Clinical Data Platform - Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) technical guidance
CLICK HERE - WHO - International Health Regulations (IHR) Emergency Committee for Pneumonia due to the Novel Coronavirus 2019-nCoV
CLICK HERE - WHO - Infection prevention and control of epidemic- and pandemic-prone acute respiratory infections in health care (156 page .PDF document)
CLICK HERE - Philippines - Department of Health - UPDATES ON WUHAN CORONAVIRUS (2019-NCOV)
CLICK HERE - Public Health England - Investigation and initial clinical management of possible cases of novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection
CLICK HERE - FLORIDA Department of Health - 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
CLICK HERE - LOUISIANA Department of Health - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
CLICK HERE - NEW YORK State - Department of Health - Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
CLICK HERE - NEW YORK State - Department of Health - Adult Care Facilities/Assisted Living
CLICK HERE - NORTH CAROLINA Department of Health and Human Services - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Response in North Carolina
CLICK HERE - TEXAS - texas.gov/#covid19
CLICK HERE - TEXAS - Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) - Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
CLICK HERE - TEXAS Statewide COVID-19 Impacts - TX DSHS Vetted Confirmed Cases - Map and Dashboard
CLICK HERE - TEXAS - Southeast Texas EOC - COVID-19 Hub
CLICK HERE - TEXAS - Health and Human Services - Assisted Living Facilities (ALF)
CLICK HERE - U.S. - Department of Homeland Security - Master Question List for COVID-19 (caused by SARS-CoV-2) - March 26, 2020
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) . . .
CLICK HERE - CDC - Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
CLICK HERE - OIE - (Office International des Epizooties) - The World Organisation for Animal Health - Q & A - What do we know about COVID-19 virus and companion animals?
CLICK HERE - WHO - Q & A on coronaviruses
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RESEARCH . . .
CLICK HERE - Aalto University - Researchers modelling the spread of the coronavirus emphasise the importance of avoiding busy indoor spaces - April 6, 2020
CLICK HERE - American Journal of Gastroenterology - Diarrhea may be common symptom in patients with COVID-19 - March 20, 2020
CLICK HERE - Annals of Internal Medicine - SARS-CoV-2–Positive Sputum and Feces After Conversion of Pharyngeal Samples in Patients With COVID-19 - March 30, 2020
CLICK HERE - Annals of Internal Medicine - The Incubation Period of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) From Publicly Reported Confirmed Cases: Estimation and Application - March 10, 2020
CLICK HERE - bioRxiv - Spike mutation pipeline reveals the emergence of a more transmissible form of SARS-CoV-2 - April 30, 2020
CLICK HERE - bioRxiv - A human monoclonal antibody blocking SARS-CoV-2 infection - March 12, 2020
CLICK HERE - bioRxiv - Discovery of a novel coronavirus associated with the recent pneumonia outbreak in humans and its potential bat origin - January 22, 2020
CLICK HERE - BMJ - A cluster randomised trial of cloth masks compared with medical masks in healthcare workers - April 22, 2015
CLICK HERE - CDC - MMWR - Severe Outcomes Among Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) — United States, February 12–March 16, 2020 - March 26, 2020
CLICK HERE - CDC - MMWR - Public Health Responses to COVID-19 Outbreaks on Cruise Ships — Worldwide, February–March 2020 - March 23, 2020
CLICK HERE - China CDC - Vital Surveillances: The Epidemiological Characteristics of an Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) — China, 2020 - February 17, 2020
CLICK HERE - China CDC - GitHub - Vital Surveillances: The Epidemiological Characteristics of an Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diseases (COVID-19) — China, 2020 - February 17, 2020
CLICK HERE - ENT UK - Anosmia as a potential marker of COVID-19 infection – an update - April 6, 2020
CLICK HERE - ENT UK - Loss of sense of smell as marker of COVID-19 infection
CLICK HERE - Eurosurveillance - Real-time tentative assessment of the epidemiological characteristics of novel coronavirus infections in Wuhan, China, as at 22 January 2020 - Published January 23, 2020
CLICK HERE - Gastroenterology - High Prevalence of Concurrent Gastrointestinal Manifestations in Patients with SARS-CoV-2: Early Experience from California - April 4, 2020
CLICK HERE - Imperial College London - News / Wuhan Coronavirus - Report 3: Transmissibility of 2019-nCoV
CLICK HERE - Infection, Genetics and Evolution - Emergence of genomic diversity and recurrent mutations in SARS-CoV-2 - May 5, 2020
CLICK HERE - JAMA - Coronavirus Resource Center - The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
CLICK HERE - JAMA - Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Different Types of Clinical Specimens - March 11, 2020
CLICK HERE - JAMA - Positive RT-PCR Test Results in Patients Recovered From COVID-19 - February 27, 2020
CLICK HERE - JAMA - Presumed Asymptomatic Carrier Transmission of COVID-19 - February 21, 2020
CLICK HERE - JAMA - Clinical Characteristics of 138 Hospitalized Patients With 2019 Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia in Wuhan, China - February 7, 2020 - (includes information on infection of 40 health professionals)
CLICK HERE - The Lancet - 2019-nCoV Resource Centre
CLICK HERE - The Lancet - Are patients with hypertension and diabetes mellitus at increased risk for COVID-19 infection? - March 11, 2020
CLICK HERE - The Lancet - Clinical course and risk factors for mortality of adult inpatients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective cohort study - March 11, 2020
CLICK HERE - The Lancet - Secondary attack rate and superspreading events for SARS-CoV-2 - February 27, 2020
CLICK HERE - The Lancet - Clinical course and outcomes of critically ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia in Wuhan, China: a single-centered, retrospective, observational study - February 21, 2020
CLICK HERE - The Lancet - Early epidemiological analysis of the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak based on crowdsourced data: a population-level observational study - February 20, 2020
CLICK HERE - The Lancet - The first 2019 novel coronavirus case in Nepal - February 10, 2020
CLICK HERE - The Lancet - Nowcasting and forecasting the potential domestic and international spread of the 2019-nCoV outbreak originating in Wuhan, China: a modelling study - January 31, 2020
CLICK HERE - The Lancet - Origins of MERS-CoV, and lessons for 2019-nCoV - January 30, 2020
CLICK HERE - The Lancet - A familial cluster of pneumonia associated with the 2019 novel coronavirus indicating person-to-person transmission: a study of a family cluster - January 24, 2020
CLICK HERE - medRxiv - COVID-19 Antibody Seroprevalence in Santa Clara County, California - April 17, 2020
CLICK HERE - medRxiv - Loss of smell and taste in combination with other symptoms is a strong predictor of COVID-19 infection - April 7, 2020
CLICK HERE - medRxiv - SARS-CoV-2 titers in wastewater are higher than expected from clinically confirmed cases - April 7, 2020
CLICK HERE - medRxiv - Neutralizing antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in a COVID-19 recovered patient cohort and their implications - April 6, 2020
CLICK HERE - medRxiv - Aerosol and surface stability of HCoV-19 (SARS-CoV-2) compared to SARS-CoV-1 - March 9, 2020
CLICK HERE - medRxiv - Clinical presentation and virological assessment of hospitalized cases of coronavirus disease 2019 in a travel-associated transmission cluster - March 8, 2020
CLICK HERE - medRxiv - Clinical features and laboratory inspection of novel coronavirus pneumonia (COVID-19) in Xiangyang, Hubei - February 23, 2020
CLICK HERE - medRxiv - Novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV: early estimation of epidemiological parameters and epidemic predictions - January 23, 2020
CLICK HERE - Nature Communications - A human monoclonal antibody blocking SARS-CoV-2 infection - May 4, 2020
CLICK HERE - Nature Medicine - Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19 - April 15, 2020
CLICK HERE - Nature Medicine - Estimating clinical severity of COVID-19 from the transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China - March 19, 2020
CLICK HERE - Nature Medicine - The proximal origin of SARS-CoV-2 - March 17, 2020
CLICK HERE - NEJM - Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1 - April 16, 2020
CLICK HERE - NEJM - Visualizing Speech-Generated Oral Fluid Droplets with Laser Light Scattering - April 15, 2020
CLICK HERE - NEJM - SARS-CoV-2 Viral Load in Upper Respiratory Specimens of Infected Patients - February 19, 2020
CLICK HERE - NEJM - First Case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus in the United States - January 31, 2020
CLICK HERE - NEJM - Transmission of 2019-nCoV Infection from an Asymptomatic Contact in Germany - January 30, 2020
CLICK HERE - NEJM - Early Transmission Dynamics in Wuhan, China, of Novel Coronavirus–Infected Pneumonia - January 29, 2020
CLICK HERE - NEJM - Importation and Human-to-Human Transmission of a Novel Coronavirus in Vietnam - January 28, 2020
CLICK HERE - NEJM - A Novel Coronavirus from Patients with Pneumonia in China, 2019 - January 24, 2020
CLICK HERE - Nextstrain - GISAID - Genomic epidemiology of novel coronavirus (nCoV)
CLICK HERE - NIH - Clinical Trial - SARS-COV2 Pandemic Serosurvey and Blood Sampling - April 10, 2020
CLICK HERE - Oxford Academic - NSR - On the origin and continuing evolution of SARS-CoV-2 - March 3, 2020
CLICK HERE - Oxford - Bioinformatics - Nextstrain: real-time tracking of pathogen evolution - May 22, 2018
CLICK HERE - Pediatrics - Epidemiological Characteristics of 2143 Pediatric Patients With 2019 Coronavirus Disease in China - March 1, 2020
CLICK HERE - Science - AAAS - Projecting the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 through the postpandemic period - April 14, 2020
CLICK HERE - Science - AAAS - Study claiming new coronavirus can be transmitted by people without symptoms was flawed - February 3, 2020
CLICK HERE - Science Direct - SARS-COV-2 was already spreading in France in late December 2019 - May 3, 2020
CLICK HERE - Springer - Clinical predictors of mortality due to COVID-19 based on an analysis of data of 150 patients from Wuhan, China - March 3, 2020
CLICK HERE - SSRN - High Temperature and High Humidity Reduce the Transmission of COVID-19 - March 9, 2020
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CLICK HERE - Maps, Dashboards and Timeline of Related Events - China - Wuhan Coronavirus Pneumonia Outbreak 2019-nCoV
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