Infection Control Today


	APRIL 28, 2020


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	Don’t Be Fooled: CDC Website Posts Photos of Counterfeit N95 Masks

Lives are at stake and counterfeit N95 respirators make things worse for infection preventionists and others trying to care for COVID-19 patients. If you suspect that something being billed as an N95 is fake, report it to the CDC.

Hospitals Race the Clock to Prepare Negative Pressure Rooms for COVID-19 Victims

A pandemic with a fast-spreading mystery virus has meant many facilities are having to come up—quickly—with more places to keep the COVID patients safely isolated.

More Details About President Trump’s Reopening Plan

Deborah Birx, MD, the Coronavirus Response Coordinator: “Throughout the summer, when we do not have flu to contaminate the picture, we’ll be able to follow the syndromic pattern city by city, community by community, state by state.”

COVID-19 Frontlines: Nurse Eases Isolated Patients in Their Dying Moments

Nicole York: "The dying process can take a long time, but I was with her while she was still alert. And I called up her family so that they could talk to her on the phone. But that’s all she got was just to talk to them on the phone."

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