Latest Additions/Updates (Last Updated March 27, 2020)
Economics: Policy Responses to COVID-19 From Governments Around the World (via IMF)
“This policy tracker summarizes the key economic responses governments are taking to limit the human and economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as of March 24, 2020. The tracker includes G-20 economies and the European Union/Euro Area. More countries will be added soon.”
Response UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Releases Global Humanitarian Response Plan: COVID-19 ||| News Release
Visualizations: Global Research Trends in Infectious Disease (via Elsevier)
4 pages; PDF.
Privacy Directory of Guidance on COVID-19 From Digital Protection Authorities From Around the World (via IAPP)
Global in scope.
Reports From the Congressional Research Service
Banking Regulators’ Response to COVID-19
Congressional Oversight Provisions in P.L. 116-127, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act—Tax Relief for Individuals and Businesses
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Poses Challenges for the U.S. Blood Supply
COVID-19 and Corporate Debt Market Stress
COVID-19 and the Cruise Ship Industry
COVID-19: Current Travel Restrictions and Quarantine Measures
COVID-19: Cybercrime Opportunities and Law Enforcement Response
COVID-19 and the Defense Industrial Base: DOD Response and Legislative Considerations
COVID-19 and Direct Payments to Individuals: Historical Precedents
COVID-19 and Direct Payments to Individuals: Summary of the 2020 Recovery Rebates in H.R. 748
COVID-19 Economic Stimulus: Business Payroll Tax Cuts
COVID-19 and Funding for Civil Aviation
COVID-19: Global Implications and Responses
COVID-19 Medical Countermeasures: Intellectual Property and Affordability
COVID-19: Overview of Trade-Related Measures to Address Access to Medical Goods
COVID-19: Potential Role of Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carrybacks in Addressing the Economic Effects
COVID-19: The Potential Role of TANF in Addressing the Economic Effects
COVID-19: Social Insurance and Other Income-Support Options for Those Unable to Work
COVID-19 and Stimulus Payments to Individuals: How Did the 2008 Recovery Rebates Work?
COVID-19 Response: Constitutional Protections for Private Property
COVID-19: Response of the Oil and Gas Pipelines Sector
Defense Production Act (DPA) and COVID-19: Key Authorities and Policy Considerations
Department of Veterans Affairs’ Potential Role in Addressing the COVID-19 Outbreak
Domestic Public Health Response to COVID-19: Current Status and Resources Guide
Emergency Funding for Public Transportation Agencies Due to COVID-19
Federal Reserve: Emergency Lending
The Federal Reserve’s Legal Authorities for Responding to the Economic Impacts of COVID-19
Federal Reserve: Recent Actions in Response to COVID-19
Financial Industry and Consumers Struggling to Pay Bills During the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Outbreak
Fostering Behavior Change During Disease Outbreaks: Insights from Ebola Response in Africa
Global Economic Effects of COVID-19: In Brief
H.R. 6201: Paid Leave and Unemployment Insurance Responses to COVID-19
Legal Issues Related to the COVID-19 Outbreak: An Overview
Postponing Federal Elections and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Legal Considerations
SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans for COVID-19
Section 1135 Waivers and COVID-19: An Overview
Senior Nutrition Programs’ Response to COVID-19
Small Business Administration 504/CDC Loan Guaranty Program
State and Local Fiscal Conditions and Economic Shocks
Withdrawals and Loans from Retirement Accounts for COVID-19 Expenses
Reports From Other Legislative Research Organizations
via European Parliament Research Service
EU: Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative
EU: Coronavirus (COVID-19) [What Think Tanks are Thinking]
EU: Economic Impact of Epidemics and Pandemics
EU: European Union Response to Coronavirus Threat
EU: Financial Assistance For Countries Seriously Affected By A Major Public Health Emergency
EU: Support For Businesses During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak
EU: Temporary Border Controls in the Schengen Area
EU: What If We Could Fight Coronavirus With Artificial Intelligence?
via UK House of Parliament Library
UK: Coronavirus Bill: What is the Sunset Clause Provision?
UK: Coronavirus: Childcare Providers FAQs
UK: Coronavirus: Claiming Welfare Benefits (Update)
UK: Coronavirus: Employment Rights and Sick Pay (Update) (via House of Commons Library)
UK: Support for Businesses During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak
Situation Reports and Updates (Updated Daily)
- Daily Briefing on Novel Coronavirus Cases In China (via National Health Commission of the PRC)
- Daily Scan of Selected Public Health Organizations – Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (Health Ontario)
- Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
- KFF: COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker
- Situation Dashboard & Situation Reports (via WHO)
- Situation Reports (via Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security)
Backgrounders/Resource Centers
Backgrounder/Science Spotlight: Coronaviruses (via GAO)
2 pages; PDF.Coronavirus: A Public Health Emergency (via UK House of Commons Library)
Coronavirus, A Federal and State Rundown (via NCSL)
Coronavirus: A Visual Guide to the Outbreak (via BBC)
Coronavirus: What You Need to Know (via National Governors Association)
COVID-19: What Mayors Need to Know (U.S. Conference of Mayors)
Economic Impact of Epidemics and Pandemics (via EPRS)
10 pages; PDF.
Business/Economy
- Coronavirus: A Guide for REALTORS (via NAR)
- Coronavirus: The World Economy at Risk (via OECD)
Report, Slides, Video - Economic Impact of Epidemics and Pandemics (via EPRS)
10 pages; PDF. - Coronavirus: U.S.-China Economic Considerations (via CRS)
3 pages; PDF. - COVID-19: Economic Development Implications (via CRS)
4 pages; PDF. - Coronavirus Impact on Global Supply Chains (via Euromonitor)
- TrendForce Presents Comprehensive Analysis of COVID-19 Outbreak’s Impact on Global High-Tech Industry
China
- Chinese Tech Responds to the Coronavirus (via CFR)
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China Press Briefings and Statements
- Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): Developments in China and International Response (via Congressional Research Service)
3 pages; PDF.
Combating Misinformation
- Coronavirus: How a Misleading Map Went Global (via BBC)
- Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Advice for the Public: Myth Busters (via WHO)
- On Wikipedia, a Fight is Raging Over Coronavirus Disinformation (via Wired)
- WHO Says Fake Coronavirus Claims Causing ‘Infodemic’ (via BBC)
Consumption
Weekly U.S. Consumption Trends During COVID-19 (via NPD)
Events
Full Text Journal Articles, Resource Centers, and Other Materials
No charge to access full text articles from publishers with paywalls.
Note: China Coronavirus: How Many Papers Have Been Published (via Nature; Jan. 31, 2020)
- BMJ
- Cambridge University Press
- Clarivate Analytics
- Elsevier
- JAMA Network
- The Lancet
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Oxford University Press
- PLOS
- SAGE
- Springer Nature
- SSRN (Preprints)
- Wiley
IMF
- IMF Makes Available $50 Billion to Help Address Coronavirus
- Limiting the Economic Fallout of the Coronavirus with Large Targeted Policies
Info Tech
Ireland
Italy
Labor and Employment
- COVID-19 and World of Work: Impacts and Responses (via ILO)
15 pages; PDF. ||| Summary/News Release - Good Jobs Institute’s Directory of “COVID-19 Worker Relief Funds, Company Actions, and Impact on Frontline Workers”
30 pages; PDF. - U.S. Coronavirus Outbreak-Related Job Postings Triple in Last Week (via Glassdoor)
Legal Issues
- Coronavirus Research Guide (via LLOC)
- Emergency Legal Preparedness & Wuhan Coronavirus: A Primer (via Network For Public Health Law)
32 pages; PDF. - FALQs: India’s Government Response to COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) (via Law Library of Congress)
- FALQs: Measures to Control Infectious Diseases Under Chinese Law (via Law Library of Congress)
- FALQs: Spain’s Legal Framework Applicable to the Coronavirus Explained (via Law Library of Congress)
- HIPAA Privacy and Novel Coronavirus (via HHS)
Maps and Infographics
- COVID-19 Tracker From Microsoft/Bing ||| How it Works (via Business Insider)
- Coronavirus Cases in the Bay Area (via Mercury News)
- Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Spread of the Outbreak (via NY Times)
- Cornavirus Tracker (via BNO)
- Coronavirus Tracker (via KFF)
- Exploring COVID-19 Impact on Vulnerable Populations Using Infographics (via ESRI)
- Latest Situation of Novel Coronavirus Infection in Hong Kong
- Mapping the Coronavirus Outbreak Across the World (via Bloomberg)
Maps and other visuals. - Near Real-Time Map (via JHU)
- Notable Maps Visualizing Covid-19 and Surrounding Impacts
- Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Outbreak Map (via ERCC,ECHO, European Commission)
Media
- Consumers Forced Indoors Spend More Time with Media (via Nielsen)
- In the ‘New Normal’ of COVID-19, Local TV News Proves to Be the Medium of Choice For News and Information (via Nielsen)
Organizations
- CIDRAP (Center for Infectious Diseases, U. of Minnesota)
- Pan American Health Organization
- ProMED Mail (International Society For Infectious Diseases)
PAHO
Social Distancing
Rapid Expert Consultation on COVID-19 Pandemic: Social Distancing (via National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine)
- National Academies Rapid Expert Consultation on COVID-19 Pandemic: Severe Illness in Young Adults
- More Reports from NASEM
Traffic
- INRIX European Metro Travel Speeds During COVID-19
- INRIX U.S. National Traffic Volume Synopsis: Issue #1 (March 14-20, 2020)
Resource Collections, News/Updates, Primary Documents
Canada
EU
France
Japan
UK
- Public Health England
- Public Health England COVID-19 Dashboard
- United Kingdom: Coronavirus Action Plan ||| HTML Version
USA
- Update and Interim Guidance on Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (February 29, 2020)
- Public Health Response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak — United States, February 24, 2020 (via MMWR/CDC)
- CDC Novel Coronavirus Digital Press Kit
- Includes links to audio and text transcripts of CDC conference calls.
- Webinar: Outbreak of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)—Interim Guidance for Clinicians
CDC Posts “Framework For Mitigation”
10 pages; PDF.and Mitigation Strategies For:
- Florida
5 pages; PDF.- Massachusetts
5 pages; PDF.- New Rochelle, NY
5 pages; PDF.- Santa Clara, CA
6 pages; PDF.- Seattle, WA
7 pages; PDF.Directory of Local Health Departments (via National Association of County and City Health Officials)
Congress
- U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Reform Hearing (March 11, 2020): Coronavirus Preparedness and Response
- U.S. House of Rep. Hearing: U.S. Biodefense and Response to the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak (March 10, 2020)
- U.S. Senate Hearing: An Emerging Disease Threat: How the U.S. Is Responding to COVID-19, the Novel Coronavirus (March 3, 2020)
Education
Global Coverage: COVID-19 Educational Disruption and Response Information
EPA
Department of Defense
- Coronavirus Resources and Statements
- Civilian Personnel Guidance for DOD Components in Responding to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (via DOD)
- Department of Defense Off-Camera Press Briefing on Coronavirus Response (via U.S. DOD)
- DOD Outlines Priorities in Combating Coronavirus
- DOD: Press Briefing Investigating and Developing Vaccine Candidates Against COVID-19
- Department of Defense Issues Guidelines to Personnel on Coronavirus
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
- Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (HHS)
- HHS, Janssen Collaborate To Develop Coronavirus Therapeutics
Food & Drug Administration (Emergency Response)
- Food & Drug Administration (Emergency Response)
- FDA Issues New Policy to Help Expedite Availability of Diagnostics
NASA
OPM
OSHA
USA–States (Direct to COVID-19 News/Resources)
Research
- Novel Coronavirus: A New Feed (Free) From Atypon Aggregates Research Papers, Preprints, and Other Materials
- Johns Hopkins Study Finds Five-Day Median Incubation Period for New Coronavirus (via JHU)
- Research Article: Effect Of Travel Restrictions On The Spread Of The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (via Science)
Response
Science
Singapore
South Korea
Switzerland
Testing
- FDA Takes Significant Step in Coronavirus Response Efforts, Issues Emergency Use Authorization for the First 2019 Novel Coronavirus Diagnostic (via FDA) ||| Direct to Emergency Use Authorization Documents
Transportation, Travel and Tourism
Airlines
Aviation Organizations
Airline Industry
- Coronavirus Update Week Ten- Single Largest Ever Capacity Reductions in One Week (via OAG)
- 55 Global Airlines Have Completely Stopped Flying Scheduled Flights Due to Travel Bans, Airspace Closures, and Low Demand For Travel (via BI)
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- ICAO Council Adopts COVID-19 Declaration
- Airports Council International (ACI)
- International Air Transport Association (IATA)
- International Civil Aeronautics Organization (ICAO)
- ICAO-WHO Publish Joint Statement On COVID-19
- Preliminary Forecasts Relating to Expected Economic Impacts From COVID-19 Travel Bans on International Air Connectivity (via International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO))
- Update on ICAO and WHO Coronavirus Recommendations
- Situation Reports and Primary Documents (Updated Daily)
Government Travel Notices and Warnings
- Australia: Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Canada: Public Health Agency
- UK: Foreign Office
- USA: CDC Travel Notices/Alerts
- USA: State Dept.
Organizations
- Statements/Resources from Cruise Lines International Association
- Statements/Resources from International Maritime Organization
- Statements from World Tourism Organization ||| Resources from World Tourism Organization
More Resources to Come
Last Updated: March 20, 2020; 5:00 PM EDST
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