Dr. Boarhead’s Summary of Global Updates on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus: 8th November 20201. Washington Post: The US CDC had previously defined a close contact as someone who spent at least 15 consecutive minutes within six feet of a confirmed coronavirus case. An updated guidance defined a close contact as someone who was within six feet of an infected individual for a total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period. [key info] The US CDC expands its definition of “close contact.”[link]https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/10/21/coronavirus-close-contact-cdc/2. Stroke: Apical lung assessment yielded a sensitivity of 0.67, specificity of 0.93, positive predictive value of 0.19, negative predictive value of 0.99, and accuracy of 0.92 for the diagnosis of COVID-19 in patients hospitalized for acute ischemic stroke. When combined with self-reported clinical symptoms of c
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