CMS updated its guidance for infection control and prevention measures in the midst of the new coronavirus, recommending that all U.S. nursing home facilities restrict visitation in nearly all situations.
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Numerous states and cities have shut down schools, restaurants and bars amid the COVID-19 outbreak, while the CDC recommends practicing social distancing and keeping gatherings under 50 people for the next eight weeks.
In the COVID-19 pandemic, 3,813 American cases have been reported, along with 69 deaths. Worldwide, 174,615 cases and 6,705 deaths have been reported, as of 10 a.m. CDT, March 13. Globally, 77,657 people have recovered from the illness.
University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health in Bel Air is collecting nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing in the parking lot of its emergency room, according to The Baltimore Sun.
The CDC estimates flu has caused 36 million illnesses, 370,000 hospitalizations and 22,000 deaths this season, according to the agency's most recent FluView report.
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In the COVID-19 pandemic, 1,701 American cases have been reported, along with 40 deaths. Worldwide, 136,929 cases and 5,065 deaths have been reported, as of 10 a.m. CDT, March 13. Globally, 69,643 people have recovered from the illness.
With the rising panic about spread of the new coronavirus in the U.S., healthcare providers must be careful about how they discuss the pandemic with patients.
From 2018 to 2019, West Virginia had an HIV outbreak among people who injected drugs, but was able to curb it using the four pillars of a federal initiative to end the HIV epidemic by 2030, according to MedPage Today.
The World Health Organization on March 11 declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic, the first such declaration in 11 years.
As the new coronavirus spread across the country, a Washington hospital at the front line of the pandemic is working quickly to accommodate and care for growing numbers of patients, according to The New York Times.