Health Security
Coronavirus update from Dr. Gold
The health and well-being of the UNMC community is of utmost concern.
Mar 6, 2020
![UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Goldpreferred0823.jpg)
Four depart National Quarantine Unit
Two previously tested positive, two others were negative throughout.
Mar 3, 2020
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Departure process begins for some in National Quarantine Unit
Governor Pete Ricketts, other officials will attend event to mark departures.
Mar 2, 2020
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NIH begins clinical trial of drug to treat COVID-19
Study at UNMC is enrolling hospitalized adults with COVID-19.
Feb 26, 2020
![Andre Kalil, M.D., professor of internal medicine at UNMC, is leading the trial at UNMC.](https://www.unmc.edu/newsroom/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Kalil0302.jpg)
Coronavirus update: Another American arrives
American is transferred to UNMC/Nebraska Medicine; 15 people now being monitored on campus.
Feb 26, 2020
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Dr. Gold, McElroy share library updates, more at forum
Emily McElroy, dean of the McGoogan Library of Medicine, was the featured guest at Chancellor Gold’s forum.
Feb 25, 2020
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American arrives to be monitored at National Quarantine Unit
The individual, who was being monitored at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, was transferred to UNMC/Nebraska Medicine Monday.
Feb 25, 2020
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Rescued Americans depart Camp Ashland
57 people completed 14-day quarantine on Thursday.
Feb 21, 2020
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Coronavirus test results verified by CDC
11 of 13 people at UNMC/Nebraska Medicine test positive
Feb 20, 2020
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13 additional Americans transported to Omaha for coronavirus monitoring
The recently opened National Quarantine Unit on the UNMC/Nebraska Medicine campus was designed to safely monitor Americans after exposure to an infectious disease.
Feb 18, 2020
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