COVID-19 Resource Center

Assisting the healthcare community in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic

The World Health Organization named the COVID-19 outbreak associated with transmission of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) a global pandemic. First reported from Wuhan, China, 12/31/19, the virus has rapidly spread across continents, with increasing numbers of confirmed cases and deaths. The epidemic poses a potent economic threat as well as a public health crisis.

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* Last updated March 27, 2020 at 5:05 p.m. ET from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center.

Recently added resources

• NEW Lab Series Tour (March 26, 2020) | Safe Respirator Usage When Supplies Are Short: This recording of our March 25, 2020, live-streamed lab tour, featuring recommendations from ECRI experts on how to use N95 respirators safely when normal procedures are challenging due to shortages.
• NEW (March 26, 2020) | ISMP Medication Safety Alert: This special edition newsletter revisits the need for MDI (metered-dose inhalers) common canister protocols to prevent drug shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• NEW Alert (March 25, 2020) | HHS Temporarily Allows Use of Consumer Audio or Video Chat Applications for Telemedicine Use: Dept of Health and Human Services (HHS) allows consumer audio and video chat for telemedicine during COVID-19
• NEW Clinical Evidence Assessment (March 25, 2020) | Infrared Temperature Screening to Identify Potentially Infected Staff or Visitors Presenting to Healthcare Facilities during Infectious Disease Outbreaks: ECRI’s evidence review indicates Infrared Temperature screening is ineffective for detecting infected persons. Using this approach to reduce infection risk from visitors and staff could provide a false sense of safety.
• UDPATED (March 18, 2020) | Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Supply Equivalents: Best matches for the three most popular exam gloves, disinfecting wipes, isolation gowns, IV solutions, N95 air purifying respirators, shoe covers, and surgical masks, based on key performance indicators (KPIs) and functional equivalence. Proprietary database includes manufacturer name, catalog number, percentage match, median price, and KPI details.