Image via the CDC.
From the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC), a very good downloadable fact sheet with some solid information about the virus: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and you
Late in the day on Monday, March 16, The Hill – a source we consider to be as politically neutral as any – released this story. It focuses on the national news of the day on Monday, in the U.S., related to coronavirus: 12 things to know today about coronavirus.
Global situation reports from the World Health Organization (WHO), updated most recently on March 16:
Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports
Here’s a page being updated frequently (most recently March 15) by the CDC, with links to information on subjects such as how to prepare, symptoms and testing, if you’re at higher risk, if you’re sick, and much more.
Updated March 16 via the CDC.
Countries and territories with confirmed cases of coronavirus, as of March 14, 2020. Read more from ABC News: Tracking the spread of coronavirus in the U.S. and around the world. Image via ABC News / Johns Hopkins CSSE.
Health authorities have been giving us 2 messages: once you have the virus there are no drugs that can kill it or help you get rid of it. But also, wash your hands to stop the virus spreading. This seems odd. You can’t, even for a million dollars, get a drug for the coronavirus, but your grandmother’s bar of soap kills the virus. So why does soap work so well on the Sars-CoV-2, the coronavirus and indeed most viruses? Read more from chemist Pall Thordarson, via The Guardian: Here’s how soap kills the coronavirus
As the coronavirus spreads into more and more communities, public health officials are placing responsibility on individuals to help slow the pandemic. Social distancing is the way to do it. A physician explains how this crucial tool works. Read more from Thomas Perls, Professor of Medicine at Boston University: Why social distancing is the best tool to fight the coronavirus
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSJfwuAzY1M&w=800&h=450]From Twitter, on the effect of test shortages on doctors in the U.S., and how U.S. doctors are coping (links from March 15 and 16):
From @DrRobDavidson … Why testing is important from an emergency room doc’s perspective
From @Craig_A_Spencer … Another doctor’s comments, in New York City
From @Vivek_Murthy, who served as 19th Surgeon General in the U.S. … Another perspective (from March 13)
Good video on how social distancing works using matches
Source:
https://earthsky.org/human-world/earthskys-essential-links-to-coronavirus-info