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Latest News

• STICKY: Coronavirus The latest news and videos on the coronavirus (ABCnews.com)
• PPE: Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission
• HCQ: Lancet, New England Journal retract Covid-19 studies, including one that raised safety concerns
• HCQ: Hydroxychloroquine should not be used with remdesivir, FDA warns
• STEROIDS: Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug
• STEROIDS: Low-cost dexamethasone reduces death by up to one third in hospitalised patients
• HCQ: WHO Halts Trial of Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Patients

Tracking/General Information

• CDC US National Site (Coronavirus.gov)
• NEW: CDC ILI MAP (Influenza Like Illness Map)
• WHO Situation Tracker for Coronavirus
• **World-o-meter Coronavirus Statistics (NOW with State graphs)
• *** Coronavirus in the U.S.: State by State Trends/Graphs/Increasing/Decreasing (NYTimes)
• ** Real-time COVID-19 Indicators (Trends - Carnegie Mellon)
• **COVID-19 Projections (IHME Great Modeling Tool)
• **91-DICOV Coronavirus Tracking tool
• NEW: **91-DICOV By County Location Tracker
• **LATimes Coronavirus Tracker California (by County)
• Kinsa Smart Thermometer Tracker
• Unacast Social Distancing Scoreboard
• CNN USA COVID-19 Tracker
• COVID vs. Avg Daily Cause of Death US (Moving Graph)
• **California Thoracic Society (CTS) Covid Dashboard
• Daily confirmed COVID-19 cases, rolling 3-day average (ourworldindata.org)
• ** Rt Covid-19 (Transmission Rt by State)

State and County Public Health Sites

• **California Thoracic Society (CTS) Covid Dashboard
• ** California State Dept of Public Health COVID19 **
• San Bernardino County COVID19 Public Health/Testing
• Riverside County COVID19 Public Health/Testing
• LA County COVID19 Public Health/Testing
• Orange County COVID19 Public Health/Testing
• San Diego County COVID I9 Public Health/Testing
• Imperial County COVID19 Public Health/Testing
• Sacramento County COVID19 Public Health/Testing
• San Francisco City/County COVID19 Public Health/Testing
• Ventura County COVID19 Public Health/Testing
• ** New York State Dept Public Health COVID2019 **
• New York City COVID19 Public Health/Testing

Algorithms and Guidelines

• ALGORITHM: EVMS Covid-19 Marik Protocol (Eastern Virginia Medical Sch - LATEST)
• ALGORITHM: MGH/Harvard COVID-19 Schematic Layout of Treatment Algorithm (PDF)
• ALGORITHM: MGH/Harvard COVID-19 Complete Treatment Guide
• ALGORITHM: *** MGH/Harvard Pulm/Crit Visual Summary Sheet (4/14/2020)***
• ALGORITHM: MGH/Harvard COVID19 critical care guide
• ALGORITHM: *** Covid19 Resource Document (Dropbox) ***
• ALGORITHM: *** One Pager ICU Sheets - no update since 3/26/2020) ***
• ALGORITHM: UCSF Working Group Algorithms
• ALGORITHM: Surviving Sepsis Campaign Summary Sheet COVID19
• ALGORITHM: Surviving Sepsis Campaign Approach to Hypoxic Pt Summary
• ALGORITHM: UCSF Adult Evaluation Guide
• ALGORITHM: Dr. M. Daniyal Hashmi \'s ICU \"cheat\" sheets
• SCORING: Covid-19 Early Warning Score (Scoring System on Last page of PDF)
• SCORING: Surgisphere COVID-19 Scoring Tools
• STAGING: COVID-19: A Clinical-Therapeutic Staging Proposal (Good Staging Diagram)
• GUIDELINE: Surviving Sepsis Campaign:(COVID-19 Guidelines)
• GUIDELINE: ATS interim guidance on COVID-19 treatment
• GUIDELINE: IDSA Guidelines on Patients with COVID-19 Infection
• GUIDELINE: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Treatment Guidelines

Clinical Resources

• RESOURCE: Emory University Weekly COVID Journal Roundup
• RESOURCE: NEJM Coronavirus Resource
• RESOURCE: Annals - Coronavirus Content
• RESOURCE: JAMA Coronavirus Resource
• RESOURCE: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources For Pharmacists
• RESOURCE: UW Medicine Covid 19 Resource Site
• RESOURCE: The essential coronavirus FAQ (PBS.org)
• RESOURCE: EMRAP COVID19 Resource Page
• RESOURCE: UpToDate: Clinical Effectiveness COVID-19 Resources
• RESOURCE: Department of Veterans Affairs - COVID Crisis Clinical Skills Training (Tap to expand, the
• RESOURCE: EMCrit Project Covid 19
• RESOURCE: Emory Healthcare COVID-19 Medical Professionals Information
• RESOURCE: EMRAP COVID19 Resource Page
• RESOURCE: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources For Pharmacists
• CRITCARE: Management of Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19 (JAMA)
• CRITCARE: ECMO Guidance COVID-19 (ELSO.org)
• CRITCARE: SCCM Critical Care for the Non-ICU Physician (Tap to expand, then tap on link to copy it t
• PRONING: Positioning in Severe ARDS (NEJM 2013)
• PRONING: Information on how to Prone Position in Adult Critical Care
• PRONING: EMCRIT: Awake Pronation – A guest write-up by David Gordon, MD
• AIRWAY: Intubation approach for suspected COVID-19 infection (TheGurneyRoom)
• AIRWAY: Respiratory Care Management of Patients with Suspected COVID (NebraskaMed)
• AIRWAY: Principles of Airway Management in Coronavirus COVID-19 (HarvardMedSim)
• AIRWAY: TheGurneyRoom: Video on Intubation COVID19
• AIRWAY: TheGurneyRoom: Video on Bag-Valve Setup COVID19
• AIRWAY: Protected Airway Checklist (UToronto)
• AIRWAY: EMCrit COVID Airway Management Tips
• AIRWAY: OHSU Anesthesia COVID Intubation - In the Bag

Symptoms and Pathophysiology

• SYMPTOMS: AAO: Coronavirus infecting the eye causing Coronavirus
• SYMPTOMS: Experience from the Front Lines in the ER (New Orleans)
• SYMPTOMS: Loss of Smell with Coronavirus (E.N.T.-U.K. letter)
• SYMPTOMS: Incidence of thrombotic complications in critically ill ICU patients 
• SYMPTOMS: Presenting Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes Among 5700 Patients
• SYMPTOMS: CDC adds 6 New Symptoms of COVID-19
• SYMPTOMS: What is Kawasaki disease? The rare child syndrome might have link
• SYMPTOMS: Young and middle-aged people, barely sick with covid-19, are dying of strokes
• SYMPTOMS: What are \'COVID toes\'? Dermatologists, podiatrists share strange findings
• SYMPTOMS: Altered Sense of Smell or Taste Reported by 60% of Covid-19 Patients
• SYMPTOMS: Coronavirus: \'Covid toe\' and other rashes puzzle doctors
• IMAGING: Chest Radiographic Findings in COVID-19 (UCLAHealth)
• IMAGING: A role for CT in COVID-19? What data really tell us so far (thelancet)
• PATHOPHYS: 8 strains of the coronavirus are circling the globe. (USAToday)
• PATHOPHYS: COVID-19: Inhibiting Human Heme Metabolism? (ChemRxIV.org)
• PATHOPHYS: SARS-CoV-2 infects T lymphocytes through its spike protein-mediated 
• PATHOPHYS: COVID-19 pneumonia: different respiratory treatment for different 
• PATHOPHYS: mutations impact pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2
• PATHOPHYS: Exercise May Protect Against Deadly COVID-19 Complication, Research 
• PATHOPHYS: Mind-boggling study says smoking might prevent coronavirus infections
• PATHOPHYS:First known coronavirus victim’s heart ‘burst’ due to the infection – BGR
• PATHOPHYS:How does coronavirus kill? Clinicians trace a ferocious rampage through the 
• PATHOPHYS: Analysis of therapeutic targets for SARS-CoV-2 and discovery of potential
• PATHOPHYS: Inhibitors of the Renin–Angiotensin–Aldosterone System and Covid-19 
• PATHOPHYS: Scientists say a now-dominant strain of the coronavirus appears to be more 
• PATHOPHYS: Lupus Anticoagulant and Abnormal Coagulation Tests in Patients w
• PATHOPHYS: 15 children hospitalized in New York City with rare condition
• PATHOPHYS: Deep Vein Thrombosis in Hospitalized Patients with Coronavirus Disease 
• PATHOPHYS: Right ventricle enlargement a major predictor for mortality among COVID 
• PATHOPHYS: The role of vitamin D in the prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 infection
• PATHOPHYS: Mutated coronavirus shows significant boost in infectivity | Scripps Research

Treatment News

• STICKY: Global Coronavirus COVID-19 Clinical Trial Tracker
• ** Pharmacologic Treatments for COVID-19 A Review (JAMA)
• Doctor treating COVID-19 patients gambles on clot-busting drug
• Ivermectin: inhibits the replication of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro (ScienceDirect)
• "Brita Filter for Blood” Aims to Remove Harmful Cytokines for COVID-19 Patients
• Chinese scientists identify drug [ACEi/ARB] that reduces risk of severe pneumonia COVID19
• ASHP.org: Assessment of Evidence for COVID-19-Related Treatments
• PLASMA: Treatment of 5 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 With Convalescent Plasma
• PLASMA: Effect of Convalescent Plasma Therapy on Time to Clinical Improvement
• PLASMA: Effectiveness of convalescent plasma therapy in severe COVID-19 patients
• PLASMA: Effect of Convalescent Plasma Therapy on Time to Clinical Improvement
• HCQ: Hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin as a treatment of COVID-19
• HCQ: Chloroquine is a potent inhibitor of SARS coronavirus infection and spread
• HCQ: French study finds hydroxychloroquine doesn\'t help patients with coronavirus
• HCQ: Hydroxychloroquine in patients with COVID-19: an open-label, randomized,
• HCQ: No evidence of clinical efficacy of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19
• HCQ: VA Study - no benefit, higher death rate in patients taking hydroxychloroquine
• HCQ: FDA Warns Against Hydroxychloroquine Use Outside of Hospital
• HCQ: Can Hydroxychloroquine and Chloroquine Be Used to Treat Coronavirus (COVID-19)?
• HCQ: VA STUDY: Outcomes of hydroxychloroquine usage in United States veterans
• HCQ: Caution Needed on the Use of Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine for Coronavirus 
• HCQ: Effect of High vs Low Doses of Chloroquine Diphosphate as Adjunctive Therapy
• HCQ: Trump says he is taking hydroxychloroquine though health experts question
• HCQ: Lancet, New England Journal retract Covid-19 studies, including one that raised safety
• HCQ: A Randomized Trial of Hydroxychloroquine as Postexposure Prophylaxis for Covid-19
• HCQ: Hydroxychloroquine should not be used with remdesivir, FDA warns
• HCQ: WHO Halts Trial of Hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 Patients
• FAMOTIDINE: New York clinical trial quietly tests heartburn remedy against coronavirus
• Remdesivir: Compassionate Use of Remdesivir for Patients with Severe Covid-19
• Remdesivir: effective against a key enzyme of coronavirus that causes COVID-19?
• Remdesivir: Early peek at data on Gilead coronavirus drug suggests patients are responding 
• Remdesivir: New data on Gilead’s remdesivir, released by accident, show no benefit
• Remdesivir: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial (China)
• Remdesivir: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial (China)
• Remdesivir: Dr. Anthony Fauci says Gilead’s remdesivir will set a new ‘standard of care’
• Remdesivir: ACTT Trial - NIH clinical trial shows Remdesivir accelerates recovery
• Remdesivir: How Remdesivir, New Hope for Covid-19 Patients, Was Resurrected (NYTimes)
• Remdesivir: How does the government decide who gets this coronavirus treatment? 
• AB Tx: Israel and Netherlands studies claim progress in Covid-19 (monoclonal) antibody trial
• AB Tx: Belgian, U.S. scientists look to llama in search for COVID-19 treatment
• STEROIDS: Coronavirus: Dexamethasone proves first life-saving drug
• STEROIDS: Low-cost dexamethasone reduces death by up to one third in hospitalised patients
• ANTICOAG: Anticoagulation Guidance Emerging for Severe COVID-19

Vaccination, Ab and Testing

• STICKY: COVID-19 vaccine tracker
• STICKY: A list of COVID-19 vaccines that are being studied in clinical trials
• TESTING: Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Different Types of Clinical Specimens (JAMA)
• TESTING: Universal Screening for SARS-CoV-2 in Women Admitted for Delivery 
• TESTING: Symptom Screening at Illness Onset of Health Care Personnel With SARS-CoV
• TESTING: Tests in recovered patients found false positives, not reinfections, experts say
• AB: Californians developed herd immunity to coronavirus last year?
• AB: Los Angeles County antibody study suggests over 220,000 residents have already 
• AB: New York antibody study estimates 13.9% of residents have had the coronavirus, 
• AB: Roche Coronavirus Antibody Test Wins FDA Approval for Emergency Use 
• VACCINE: COVID-19 vaccine protects monkeys from new coronavirus, 
• VACCINE: Coronavirus: UK vaccine to be trialled on people from Thursday 23 April
• VACCINE: Indians May Be Partially Immune to COVID-19 Due to BCG Vaccine
• VACCINE: Oxford scientists say a vaccine may be widely available by September - CBS News
• VACCINE: Race for Coronavirus Vaccine Accelerates as Pfizer Says U.S. Testing
• VACCINE: Early results from Moderna coronavirus vaccine trial
• VACCINE: Coronavirus: AstraZeneca ready to supply potential vaccine in September

Screening Tools and Apps

• Project Baseline (Screening Tool/Google/Alphabet)
• CDC Coronavirus Self-Checker
• Apple COVID-19 Screening Tool
• WHO WhatsApp Health Alert Bot
• TechTray RSS news reader (Local/National/World News feeds & medical feeds too)
• COVID Early Warning Score (EWS) Web-App (Copy link, open in Safari or Chrome and add to home screen
• HealthyLynked iOS/Android App for Tracking Coronavirus

Distancing and Public Health Policies

• DISTANCING: Washington Post : Coronavirus Simulation Model
• DISTANCING: Turbulent Gas Clouds - Potential Implications for COVID-19 Transmission
• DISTANCING: Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance
• DISTANCING: Aerodynamic Characteristics & RNA Conc of SARS-CoV-2 Aerosol in Wuhan
• DISTANCING: Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV
• DISTANCING: Home Isolation Instructions for People with Coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19)
• DISTANCING: IDSA: Policy and Public Health Recommendations for Easing COVID-19 
• DISTANCING: Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks
• DISTANCING: Pre-sympomatic Transmission: Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and 
• DISTANCING: Visualizing Speech-Generated Oral Fluid Droplets with Laser Light Scattering
• DISTANCING: Social distancing works. The earlier the better (washingtonpost)
• DISTANCING: NEW: Can Coronavirus Live in the Air? Update on Covid-19 Aerosol Study
• DISTANCING: US may have to endure social distancing until 2022 if no vaccine is quickly
• PUBLIC HEALTH: A healthy woman suddenly died. She was the first known coronavirus 
• PUBLIC HEALTH: 1st Known U.S. COVID-19 Death Was Weeks Earlier Than Previously 
• PUBLIC HEALTH: Early Release - COVID-19 Outbreak Associated with Air Conditioning
• PUBLIC HEALTH: Moving Personal Protective Equipment Into the Community: Face Shield
• PUBLIC HEALTH: Comparing COVID-19 Deaths to Flu Deaths Is like Comparing Apples 
• PUBLIC HEALTH: Another wave of coronavirus will likely hit the US in the fall. Here\'s why
• PUBLIC HEALTH: Coronavirus live updates: South Korea warns of second wave of infections
• PUBLIC HEALTH: Two Coasts. One Virus. How New York Suffered Nearly 10 Times the 
• PUBLIC HEALTH: Doctor warns there could be 100,000 more American COVID-19 deaths 
• PUBLIC HEALTH: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups in England are at increased risk

PPE and Masks

• CDC (Donning Doffing PPE, Multi-page)
• PPE Video (Stonybrook Hospital)
• PPE Video (CDC i.e. Ebola)
• PPE Video (OhioHealth - PAPR example)
• NEW: PPE Instructions for Clinical Settings (IDEO.com)
• Testing the Efficacy of Homemade Masks: Would They Protect in an Influenza Pandemic?
• Project N95 (A National Clearinghouse for PPE)
• NIH study validates decontamination methods for re-use of N95 respirators
• COVID-19: WHY WE SHOULD ALL WEAR MASKS
• Joint Commission Statement on Use of Face Masks Brought From Home
• WHO considers \'airborne precautions\' for medical staff
• Austria Has 90% Drop in Coronavirus Cases After Requiring People to Wear Face Masks
• A nurse without an N95 mask raced in to treat a ‘code blue’ patient. She died 14 days later
• PPE: Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person

Provider Wellness

GROCERY/STORES/FOOD: 

• Clarks Nutrition - Inland Empire CA special hours for Healthcare workers and Elderly/Disabl
• Costco - Healthcare worker and Vulnerable patients special hours
• Trader Joes - Special hours for vulnerable groups
• COFFEE: Starbucks - COVID 19 update (Tall Coffee for any first line responder till 5/3/2020)
• STORE: Big Lots is offering a 15% discount. Just show your badge or work/military ID or use code BIG

HOTELS:

• Free Hotel Stay for Society of Hospitalist Members - SHM Teams Up with Hilton 
• HOTELS: California Hotels for Health Care Workers
• AIRBNB: housing for 100,000 first responders and in some cases, waiving all fees

CLOTHING/SCRUBS

• CROCS - free pair of shoes for Healthcare workers\
• SCRUBS: Medelita - receive a 30% discount on Medelita scrubs - code FRONTLINES at checkout
• SCRUBS: Figs is offering up to 25% off select styles
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MENTAL HEALTH:

• Talk Space - Medical professionals receive 1 free month of Talkspace
• Frontline Helpline (866) 676-7500 For frontline/first responders
• Free Headspace Plus access to all healthcare professionals with a NPI number through
• Ten Percent Happier HCW can access for free. Free COVID Sanity Guide for all
• The Art of Living is now offering evidence based breathing techniques to keep you res
• Neurocore Brain Performance - Free telehealth counseling to all first responders
• Reloveution has created a bank of mental health professionals
• Real Click Here to Access Offering free group therapy session
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FITNESS:

• Under Armour is offing all first responders 40% off.
• Lifetime Fitness - Free at home workouts
• DownDogYoga - App free for all healthcare workers through July 1st.
• Nike Training Club - Nike is waiving the $14.99/month fee for premium service indefinitely
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GAS:

• BP is providing 50 cents off a gallon for the people fighting coronavirus on frontlines.

ENTERTAINMENT:

• “Nightly Met Opera Streams,” free series of encore Live performances
• HBO: 500 hours of programming available free for a limited time
• SiriusXM is offering unlimited free streaming through its web
• Audible is now offering 3 free titles with a 30 day free trial.
• NBA League Pass - watch a free preview of NBA League Pass
• Fender - free classes for acoustic and electric guitars and ukulele. Note that althou

EDUCATION:

• Online Courses from Top Institutions Access 2500+ Online Courses from 140 Top Institution

LAUNDRY:

• Tide is offering free laundry services and dry cleaning to the families (defined as \'next o

NUTRITION/SKIN CARE: 

• TULA SKIN CARE: Offering a 20% Discount for all first responders 
• CANNUKA: 50% off discounts, plus a free product for health care workers 
• Health Nut Shop - 20% off to all Frontline Workers.  
• NUTRITION: Beekeepersnaturals: 50% off discount  

Video Resources

• VIDEO RESOURCE: MedCram Videos on Youtube (Great Coronavirus Series)
• VIDEO RESOURCE: COVID-19 Videos (Society of ID Pharmacists)
• VIDEO RESOURCE: MGH/Hardvard 3/26/2020: Grand Rounds on COVID-19
• VIDEO RESOURCE: MGH/Harvard 4/9/2020 Grand Rounds: Advancing New Therapies
• VIDEO RESOURCE: LLU Grand Rounds 5/6/2020 COVID-19
• VIDEO RESOURCE: SLIDES FOR 5/6/2020 LLU Grand Rounds on COVID 19
• VIDEO RESOURCE: Dr. Nakhasi\'s FB Public Page (Frequent News Updates)
• VIDEO: Transmission of COVID-19 - Nebraska Medicine
• VIDEO: The Fight against COVID-19: An Update from Dr. Jay Bhattacharya
• VIDEO: Is COVID-19 an airborne disease? (MedMastery)
• NEWS: Dr. Fauci CNN on April 30th extension - 100-200K deaths
• NEWS: Dr. Gupta reacts to Dr. Oz citing new study on Fox News
• NEWS: Fauci admits earlier Covid-19 mitigation efforts would have saved more American lives
• NEWS: Dr. Gupta: Here\'s why US has so many coronavirus deaths

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