WSU students working with CDC
Two fourth-year students of the Wright State Boonshoft School Medicine are helping to track the spread of the novel coronavirus with the Centers for Disease Control, according to a press release from Wright State University.
Rinki Goswami of Beavercreek and Vishal Dasari of Chennai, India were deployed to a CDC Emer- gency Operations Center, where their efforts help with surveillance, testing, man- agement and prevention of the disease.
EOCs are commonly used to help the CDC track the spread of troublesome diseases, which in the past have included diseases such as the Ebola virus and polio.
“The CDC is working with the international community to contain the coronavirus, as well as state and local offi- cials to monitor people entering the U.S. in 20 different U.S. airports,” Goswami said. “The goal is to minimize the impact of the virus by getting those who may be infected tested quickly.”
Goswami and Dasari are aiding the CDC as part of the Epidemiology Elective Program, which offers students eight-week rotations working at the CDC head- quarters in Atlanta to gain hands-on experience with public health.
Both are halfway through their rotation, Goswami in the Division of Blood Disor- ders and Dasari with the One Health Office in the Office of the Director at the National Center for Emerging Zoo- notic Infectious Diseases. come out with very specific guidances that will apply to all of you at Wright-Patter- son,” Sherman said at the town hall.
“We’ll get through this,” said Lt. Col. (Dr.) Hui Ling L i, i nstalla t ion public health emergency officer at the base.”We’re all in this together.”
Robert Purtiman Jr., public affairs director for the 88th Air Base Wing, said the base has created a “living docu- ment” where COVID-19 ques- tions and answers are organized. The base encourages people to submit questions to 88abw.pa@us.af.mi. go to school, work or visit their library in person, we want to make as much of our digital collection available as possible,” said Holly Varley, library collection development director.
The library’s digital collection also includes downloadable and streaming TV shows and movies through Hoopla, eBooks through OneDrive and digital magazines through RBdigital. All are accessible at the library’s website.
People who do not have a library card and PIN can get an eCard online for immediate access to online services.
OTHER LIBRARY CLOSINGS
■ The Washington-Centerville Public Library closed all locations at the end of business Friday. Centerville and Woodbourne branches will be closed until at least April 5.
■ Troy-Miami County Public Library close its branches for an undetermined amount of time at the end of business Friday.