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The Thai government aired Kanacharoen's Covid-19 video on Channel 5 as part of an effort to spread accurate information about the disease across the nation.
VIRAL VIDEO
Student's video becomes educational tool
Published April 6, 2020
After noticing misinformation in the news, Hopkins junior Jessie Kanacharoen created a COVID-19 video explainer for her family in Thailand. The video has spread throughout her home country, amassing thousands of views.
Bag of blood plasma
Treating COVID-19
Hopkins gets FDA approval to test blood plasma therapy
Published April 3, 2020
The treatment uses the blood sera from recovered COVID-19 patients to treat those who are critically ill or to boost immunity for those at high risk of contracting the disease
COVID-19 illustration
COVID-19 misinformation claiming to be from Johns Hopkins circulates widely
Published April 3, 2020
Message billed as 'excellent summary' of coronavirus information has no identifiable connection to Johns Hopkins, has been labeled 'misattributed' by Snopes
Rama Chellapa
Interdisciplinary scholar
AI pioneer named Bloomberg Distinguished Professor
Published April 3, 2020
Rama Chellapa's work in computer vision, pattern recognition, and machine learning has a range of applications—including medicine
A member of the Italian army guards Piazza Campo de Fiori, which appears almost completely deserted amid the coronavirus outbreak
COVID-19 study examines how people respond to stay-at-home orders
Published April 2, 2020
After learning stay-at-home orders would be in place for less time than expected, Italians said they were more likely to comply with the measures
APL biologist Tom Mehoke reviews the DNA sequencing analysis of SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, at the molecular diagnostics laboratory at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Q+A
The role of genomic sequencing in combating COVID-19
Published April 2, 2020
Molecular biologists Peter Thielen and Thomas Mehoke are rapidly sequencing the genome of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19
Helen Xun shows off two forms of ventilator splitters
Treating COVID-19
Johns Hopkins engineers develop 3D-printed ventilator splitters
Published April 2, 2020
Their prototype aims to address safety concerns about cross-contamination and correctly managing air flow to patients
Spray bottle of alcohol
That's the spirit
A single-malt hand sanitizer
Published April 1, 2020
Johns Hopkins and Baltimore distillery Sagamore Spirit are working together to manufacture the disinfectant for use at Johns Hopkins Health System
Nursing home hallway
Q+A
COVID-19 poses challenges for nursing homes
Published April 1, 2020
Geriatric nurse practitioner Alice Bonner discusses the special considerations that arise for older adults living in long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic
Public Health on Call
Podcast
Public Health on Call
Published April 1, 2020
Evidence and experts to help you understand today's COVID-19 news—and what it means for tomorrow / Bloomberg School of Public Health