Daniel Griffin MD returns to TWiV from a hospital parking lot to provide updates on COVID-19 diagnostics, clinical picture, and therapeutics, followed by our coverage of the coronavirus pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Dickson Despommier,Rich Condit, and Kathy Spindler

Guest: Daniel Griffin, MD

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Links for this episode * Restricted dispensing of Plaquenil in NY state * Virology of COVID-19 patients (Nature) * Susceptibility of domestic animals to SARS-CoV-2 (bioRxiv_ * Cloth face masks for all of US (NY Times) * Masks and respiratory virus shedding (Nat Med) * 50 million face masks to Japanese households (Kyodo News) * More than you want to know about face masks (Slate Star Codex) * Why is COVID-19 less severe in children? (virology blog) * Tracking SARS-CoV-2 in sewage (UM) * 1918 flattening the curve (Nat Geo) * COVID near you * Pandemic stops polio eradication (Science) * SARS-CoV-2 vaccine patch in mice (U Pitt) * Letters read on TWiV 595 * Timestamps by Jolene. Thanks!

Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees.

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