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Coronavirus Epidemic Update 20: Misinformation Spread, Infection Severity, Cruise Ship, Origins

Coronavirus update 20 by pulmonologist Dr. Seheult of
Coronavirus (COVID-19) misinformation has often spread faster than the virus itself according to Dr. Carl Bergstrom. Dr. Seheult discusses this “infodemic,” the Diamond Princess cruise ship, and a recent report from the University of Minnesota that provides insight into case fatality rate, infection severity, and possible coronavirus trends among other key questions.

PLEASE NOTE: This video was recorded on February 18, 2020. Our more recent COVID-19 updates can be accessed free at our website or here on YouTube:

We’ve produced each COVID-19 video with the best information we could access at the time of recording. Naturally, some videos will contain information that has become outdated or replaced by better information or research.

That said, we believe each video contains concepts that have enduring value and reviewing how the response to COVID-19 has progressed over time may be of interest to you as well.

See our prior videos on the novel coronavirus outbreak that started in Wuhan, China:

– Coronavirus Epidemic Update 19: Treatment and Medication Clinical Trials:

– Coronavirus Epidemic Update 18: Cellphone Tracking, Increase in Hospitalizations, More Sleep Tips:

– Coronavirus Epidemic Update 17: Spike in Confirmed Cases, Fighting Infections with Sleep (COVID-19):

– Coronavirus Epidemic Update 16: Strengthening Your Immune Response to Viral Infections (COVID-19):

– Coronavirus Epidemic Update 15: Underreporting, Prevention, 24 Day Incubation? (COVID19)

– Coronavirus Epidemic Update 14: Hospital spread of infection, WHO allowed in China, N-95 masks:

– Coronavirus Epidemic Update 13: Li Wenliang, nCoV vs Influenza, Dip in Daily Cases, Spread to Canada:

– Coronavirus Epidemic Update 12: Unsupported Theories, Pneumonia, ACE2 & nCoV:

– Coronavirus Epidemic Update 11: Antiviral Drugs, Treatment Trials for nCoV (Remdesivir, Chloroquine):

– Coronavirus Epidemic Update 10: New Studies, Transmission, Spread from Wuhan, Prevention (2019-nCoV):

– Coronavirus Epidemic Update 9: Fecal-Oral Transmission, Recovery vs Death Rate:

– How Coronavirus Kills: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) & Treatment:

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Speaker: Roger Seheult, MD
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Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine.

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