Datlowe blog

I had the pleasure of attending the 73rd Annual Conference of the German Society for Hygiene and Microbiology e. V.. To begin I’d like to offer some kudos to the organizers as it was a well-organized virtual event - full of presentations and insights about the changes due to COVID-19 and overall, an inspiring experience.

A few days ago we received a strange bug report from one of our customers...

Hospitals around the world are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Their efforts are led by hospital epidemiologists, experts trained in infection prevention and control. The hospital epidemiologists are responsible for making tough decisions including complete visitor restrictions, universal masking despite lack of sufficient personal protective equipment and quarantining of employees despite lack of a sufficient work force [1].