May 27, 2020
CDC Releases Resources to Assist States in Reopening
Written by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Across America, states and localities are experiencing different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many have chosen to begin moving gradually and strategically toward resuming civic life. To help states, tribes, localities, and territories, as well as businesses and community organizations, operate as safely as possible...
Universal and Serial RT-PCR Testing in SNFs Can Identify Cases During an Outbreak, and Rapid Isolation and Cohorting Can Help Interrupt Transmission.
Written by the CDC Summary What is already known about this topic? Long-term care skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) are at high risk for COVID-19 outbreaks. Many SNF residents and staff members identified with COVID-19 are asymptomatic and presymptomatic. What is added by this report? After identification of two cases of COVID-19 in an SNF in...