Coronavirus Epidemic Update 7: Global Health Emergency Declared, Viral Shedding (Rec. Jan 31, 2020)

Coronavirus update by pulmonologist Dr. Seheult of https://www.medcram.com

This video explains the declaration of the novel coronavirus outbreak as a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO), the quarantine at March Air Force Reserve, the recent New England Journal of Medicine article case study of coronavirus incubation period and asymptomatic spread in Germany.

PLEASE NOTE: This video was recorded on January 31, 2020. Our more recent COVID-19 updates can be accessed free at our website https://www.medcram.com/courses/coronavirus-outbreak-symptoms-treatment or here on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQ_IRFkDInv_zLVFTgXA8tW0Mf1iiuuM_

We’ve produced each COVID-19 video with the best information we could access at the time of recording. Naturally, some videos will contain information that has become outdated or replaced by better information or research.

That said, we believe each video contains concepts that have enduring value and reviewing how the response to COVID-19 has progressed over time may be of interest to you as well.

See our first 6 videos on the novel coronavirus:

– Coronavirus Outbreak Update 6: Asymptomatic Transmission & Incubation Period: https://youtu.be/UGxgNebx1pg

– Coronavirus Epidemic Update 5: Mortality Rate vs SARS / Influenza: https://youtu.be/MN9-UXsvPBY

– Coronavirus outbreak, transmission, and pathophysiology: https://youtu.be/9vMXSkKLg2I

– Coronavirus symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment: https://youtu.be/UCG3xqtcL3c

– Coronavirus Update 3: Spread, Quarantine, Projections, & Vaccine: https://youtu.be/SJBYwUtB83o

– How Coronavirus Kills: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) & Treatment: https://youtu.be/okg7uq_HrhQ

Here is the New England Journal of Medicine link referenced in this video: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001468

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