{"id":3311,"date":"2020-02-26T09:02:02","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T15:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/?p=3311"},"modified":"2023-01-18T10:27:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T16:27:37","slug":"covid-19-what-is-unmc-id-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/infectious-disease\/2020\/02\/26\/covid-19-what-is-unmc-id-doing\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 \u2013 What is UNMC ID doing?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Although it has not been officially declared a pandemic by\nthe World Health Organization (WHO), as of this morning, there were 81, 191\nconfirmed cases of COVID-19 and 2,768 deaths<\/a>\nworldwide. To date, 57 of these cases are within US borders, and there\nare increasing cases throughout the world. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

UNMC & Nebraska Medicine have had our quarantine and\nbiocontainment units active and caring for patients with known COVID-19 (also\nknown as SARS-CoV-2) infection. Our multidisciplinary teams are working hard to\nprevent spread of infection, to care for those with infection and now, we are\nlaunching into research for future treatments.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first study in the US, a NIH sponsored randomized, controlled trial of the antiviral medication (remdesivir)<\/a> has begun. Dr. Andr\u00e9 Kalil is the Primary Investigator, with several co-investigators from our team caring for patients with COVID-19. See a short video clip of Dr. Kalil discussing the trial here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Andre Kalil – PI for the new clinical trial on remdesivir for treatment of COVID-19.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With no known effective treatments to date, the trial starts\nat a critical time, as officials from the CDC have cautioned that Americans should\nprepare for community spread of COVID-19<\/a> here within the US borders. The\nCDC has guidance on ways to prepare here<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several ways our UNMC, Nebraska Medicine, NETEC\nand state-wide infection control assessment and promotion program (ICAP) are\nworking on providing the best possible care for current and future patients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are resources for donning and doffing<\/a> (of personal\nprotective equipment), updates,\ntraining and education from NETEC<\/a>; and ongoing updates from\nUNMC\/NM and our Global Center for Health and Security<\/a>. \n\nAs always, we will strive to keep you updated on\nour mission to continue to provide exceptional care for our patients.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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