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Daily News Nov 02, 2020 Free webinar Thursday! The Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Fighter Coalition—in partnership with CIDRAP, the American Society for Microbiology, Wellcome, the Surveillance and Epidemiology of Drug-resistant Infections Consortium, and the CDC—is hosting a webinar series on "AMR in the Light of COVID-19." The next webinar is on Nov 5, 9:00 am EST, and will center on the theme "Aiming in the dark: what happens when disease spreads without diagnosis." Register Confronting the notion that face masks reduce COVID 'dose' Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News  | Nov 02, 2020 A hypothesis that says mask wearing could reduce the infectious dose is dangerous, some experts say. More » US COVID-19 cases surge on eve of Election Day Chris Dall | News Reporter | CIDRAP News  | Nov 02, 2020 The 7-day average of new daily SARS-CoV-2 infections is higher than 81,000. More » UK locks down as global COVID total nears 47 million Lisa Schnirring | News Editor | CIDRAP News  | Nov 02, 2020 The head of the WHO warned that onging surges in Europe and North America mark a critical moment for action. More » COVID-19 test results lag at most US nursing homes Mary Van Beusekom | News Writer | CIDRAP News  | Nov 02, 2020 The findings come as a report highlights rises in US nursing home cases, especially in the Midwest. More » News Scan for Nov 02, 2020 Hospital floor bacterial pathogens Avian flu in 4 countries More » COVID-19 Scan for Nov 02, 2020 Kidney injury tied to COVID-19 Varying COVID-19 death rates More » Contact Us Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy Academic Health Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Copyright © 2020 Regents of the University of MN Academic Health Center, University of MN Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.