2020-05-27/28 DAILY UNM GLOBAL HEALTH COVID-19 BRIEFING

Abstract

Executive Summary: NM Highlights: NM governor’s press briefing. NM restaurants reopening. Navajo Nation updates. NM case count. CVS new testing sites. Mask Madness competition updates. Limited campus will return at UNM. US Highlights: CA becomes fourth state with 100,000 known infections. Model shows relationship between COVID-19 and crime. International Highlights: E.U. countries ban hydroxychloroquine. Will E.U. economic collapse create an historic centralized government? Economics, Workforce, Supply Chain, PPE: Mental health impact. Face mask itch. Remote postdoctoral fellowships. Epidemiology Highlights: Black vs. white hospitalization and mortality. African infection rates limited. Characteristics of COVID patients. Healthcare Policy Recommendations: South Korea focuses on a single metric: time from symptom onset to hospitalization/quarantine. Full flight travel ban effectiveness. The role of case managers during COVID-19 crisis. Only half of Americans are ready to get vaccinated once the vaccine becomes available: a survey. Practice Guidelines: Harvard authors’ recommendations on restarting essential surgery during COVID-19 pandemic. UNM Project ECHO response to COVID-19 (includes osteoporosis management recommendations). Five online COVID-19 treatment simulations. Testing: Validation of modified viral detection assays across multiple specimen types. Drugs, Vaccines, Therapies, Clinical Trials: Remdesivir 5 days vs. 10. Anti-platelet therapy. Virtual screenings. S-HCQ better than R-HCQ. Stem cell therapy. Tocilizumab not effective. HCQ and CQ safety issues. Lopinavir-ritonavir no benefit. 79 new trials. Other Science: Apolipoprotein E gene associated with severity. France cardiac arrests double. Lab tests that predict severity. ER inanimate surface contamination. Long-term SARS and MERS outcomes