Drs. Angela Hewlett, Andre Kalil & Mark Rupp of the Nebraska Bio-Containment & Quarantine Units discuss how they've been evaluating some of the Americans quarantined on the Diamond Princess cruise ship. *Also available on Apple Podcasts & Spotify
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01:19 - why the National Quarantine Unit on the campus of the University of Nebraska Medical Center was the facility chosen to quarantine Diamond Princess passengers
02:30 - the difference between the National Quarantine Unit and the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit
03:14 - which patients were sent to which facility
04:42 - the care and monitoring of the passengers
06:25 - how much notice did the Biocontainment Unit receive before the passengers were sent to the facility
07:07 - how preparations were different than what was made when receiving patients with Ebola in 2014
08:02 - how many patients are still currently at the National Quarantine Unit and the Biocontainment Unit
08:55 - how healthcare professionals are being protected from infection
10:48 - experimental drug protocol for COVID-19 at the Biocontainment Unit
13:37 - will it result in a cure for the virus?
14:30 - will COVID-19 become a pandemic?
