Lisa Schnirring

MSF is working in 4 Italian hospitals and says #COVID19 virus has sickened 1,700 healthcare workers--8% of the country's total cases.

MSF International @MSF

#COVID19 Update ⚡ Italy is facing a shortage of protective equipment to fight the pandemic. We're urging European states to show solidarity and share materials to protect healthcare workers, who are our first line of response against the virus. https://t.co/PUFK2ZfAQ6

RT @HealthyFla: .@HealthyFla has announced 3 new presumptive positive Florida #COVID19 cases: 2 in Broward County that are isolated and 1 i…

RT @UtahDepOfHealth: BREAKING NEWS - Utah health officials to announce 1st case of COVID-19; press briefing tonight at 9 p.m. https://t.co/…

Nice! That’ll be a very thorough handwashing! 👍

TN Dept. of Health @TNDeptofHealth

There is regular hand washing and then there is Southern Handwashing Technique! Just remember to always wash your hands! https://t.co/xqTBrzU7mr

Giving the twittersphere a heads up on the first #COVID19 case in my state, Minnesota. Per the Mn Dept of Health, the patient is an older adult from Ramsey County who recently traveled on a cruise ship with another known case. https://t.co/xP2XPOXjbJ

A few notes from VP Pence/Washington Gov #COVID19 media briefing: AF2 flew in with PPE supplies, feds to step up infect control inspections at nursing homes nationwide. Officials expressing solidarity with the state, which they call the "tip of the spear" w/ the disease in the US

RT @TexasDSHS: First Texas #COVID19 Case, Travel Related Texas DSHS confirms a presumptive positive case in a person infected with COVID-1…

Per CDC #COVID19 briefing, Washington state has 3 new cases, 2 of them linked to a nursing home including a healthcare worker. More of the LTC residents under eval for illness. The 3rd and fatal case (unrelated to other 2) involves a hospitalized patient w/ underlying conditions.

RT @WADeptHealth: The Washington State Department of Health confirms the first U.S. death from COVID-19 has occurred here in the state of W…

More about Washington state's travel-linked #COVID19 case: S Korea travel Feb 7-23. Returned to work for 1 day, then felt sick (fever, cough) and stayed home. Husband contacted doctor, and woman had a home visit and was tested at home.

More about Washington state's nontravel #COVID19 case: high school student was sick, went to two different clinics, started feeling better and went back to school. Then got the test result and is on home isolation and doing well. Small # of close contact students in home isol.

Washington state briefing notes: two #COVID19 cases, one nontravel in a high school student (Everett School District) and a South Korea travel case in a woman in her 50s.

Now a third nontravel #COVID19 case, this time Oregon. Increased testing capacity seems to be opening the floodgates. https://t.co/NKr2VPOjL3

From Santa Clara county briefing on latest #COVID19 case: pt had breathing difficulty, infectious disease doc contacted the county Wed, and the county public health lab had the result by Thurs nite. Helpful to have quick turnaround when testing is local.https://t.co/EuCICGal47

This #flu season's tough impact on kids is one for the record books, according to CDC's latest FluView: hospitalizations for ages 0-4 topped that of the 2009 H1N1 pandemic and kids' flu deaths (125) are at the highest level, except for the pandemic year. https://t.co/HQ0jz350NT

WHO's #flu vaccine strain selection committee today recommends swapping out 3 of 4 strains for the Northern Hemisphere's 2020-2021 flu season. (New H1N1, H3N2, and Victoria lineage vaccine viruses) https://t.co/uWiIVnyyWd