2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources

Last Update: April 10, 2020

COVID Tracing Tracker (via MIT Technology Review)
“a database to capture details of every significant automated contact tracing effort around the world.”

COVID-19 and the Drug Supply Chain: From Production and Trafficking to Use (via UNODC)
45 pages; PDF.

FAQ: The Impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic the Employment Situation For April 2020 ||| The Employment Situation, April 2020 ||| Charts (via BLS)

Layoffs.fyi Coronavirus Tracker ||| Learn More About the Project (via Fast Company)

UPDATE

Reports and Other Materials From the Congressional Research Service Along With Research Organizations in Australia, Canada, EU, and UK Have Moved to a New Page

More than 100 reports listed. 

UPDATE

 Situation Reports and Updates (Updated Daily)

• COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic (via Worldometer)
• 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.

Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) (via California State Warning Center Situation Cell Incident Report/Public Intelligence)

American Medical Association

Apple

• Apple Launches Mobility Trends Reports
  Background in this blog post.

Business/Economy

• Coronavirus: A Guide for REALTORS (via NAR)
• Coronavirus: The World Economy at Risk (via OECD)
  Report, Slides, Video
• 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)
• Coronavirus Insights (via McKinsey)
• Coronavirus Research (via JP Morgan)
• Evaluating the Initial Impact of COVID-19 (via OECD)
  5 pages; PDF.
• 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.”
• Research and Insights Relating to COVID-19 (via Goldman Sachs)
• Trade in Medical Goods in the Context of Tackling COVID-19 (via WTO)
  16 pages; PDF.
• TrendForce Presents Comprehensive Analysis of COVID-19 Outbreak’s Impact on Global High-Tech Industry

Canada

• Canadian Economic Dashboard
• Health Canada
  • Infection Prevention and Control Canada
• COVID-19: A Data Perspective (via Statistics Canada)
• Impacts of COVID-19 on Canadians: First Results From Crowdsourcing
• Public Health Ontario

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

• Misinformation During the Pandemic TrackerCoronavirus: 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)
• Public Knowledge Releases Digital Platform Responses to Misinformation
• WHO Says Fake Coronavirus Claims Causing ‘Infodemic’ (via BBC)

Consumption

• Weekly U.S. Consumption Trends During COVID-19 (via NPD)

Crime

• Catching the Virus Cybercrime, Disinformation and the COVID-19 Pandemic (via Europol)
  14 pages; PDF.

Critical Care

• RAND Critical Care Surge Response Strategies for the 2020 COVID-19 Outbreak in the United States
  49 pages; PDF. ||| Critical Care Capacity Spreadsheet (.zip)

Drugs

COVID-19 Drug and Vaccines Tracker (via STAT)

Economics

• Cortera COVID-19 Economic Impact Tracker (CEIT)
• OECD Country Policy Tracker & Cities Policy Responses

Education

• ITHAKA COVID-19: Incorporating the Student Perspective into Institutional Decision-Making

European Union

• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Events

• Major Hollywood, Sports and Tech Events Canceled in Response to Coronavirus – So Far (via The Wrap)

France

• Government of France (in English)
• France Public Health Agency (in French)

Hospitals/Alternative Care Sites

• U.S. Army Core of Engineers Alternate Care Sites Database
  ||| AIA COVID19 ArchMap: Mapping COVID-19 Related Architecture Projects
  ||| AIA Task Force Launches Tool For Assessing Covid-19 Alternative Care Sites

IMF

• IMF Makes Available $50 Billion to Help Address Coronavirus
• Limiting the Economic Fallout of the Coronavirus with Large Targeted Policies

Info Tech

• AT&T: Mobile Network Traffic Numbers Continue to Rise
• Internet & Television Association Broadband Usage Metrics, Trends, and Observations Dashboard ||| Comcast COVID-19 Network Update
• Planning and Response Guidance for State CIOs (via NASCIO)

Ireland

• Updates From Department of Health

Italy

• Italian Government: COVID-19 Information/Updates

Japan

• Updates From Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (in English)

Journal Articles (Full Text), Resource Centers, and Other Materials
No charge to access full text articles from publishers with paywalls.

• BMJ
• Cambridge University Press
• Clarivate Analytics
• Elsevier
• JAMA Network
  • Characteristics of Hospitalized Patients With 2019-nCoV Pneumonia in Wuhan, China
  • Characteristics of 2019-nCoV Infections in Beijing, China
• The Lancet
• New England Journal of Medicine
• Oxford University Press
• PLOS
• SAGE
• Springer Nature
• SSRN (Preprints)
• Wiley

Journalism

• Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Launches Tracker 19 to Track COVID-19’s Impact on Press Freedom

Labor and Employment

• International Labour Organization COVID-19 and the World of Work: Updated Estimates and Analysis (April 7, 2020)
• 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)
  • More FALQ’s From the Law Library of Congress
• HIPAA Privacy and Novel Coronavirus (via HHS)

Maps, Tracking Tools, Infographics, and Visualizations

• Johns Hopkins Launches New U.S.-Focused COVID-19 Tracking Map
• Stanford’s Big Local News Platform Launches COVID-19 Case Mapper 
  Google funded project. “Find COVID-19 case data for any state and county.” Background in this blog post.
• ESRI US COVID-19 Community Gallery
  Data sites and dashboards from around the USA. 
• UC Davis Researchers Launch New COVID-19 Tracking Application
• 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)
• Global Research Trends in Infectious Disease (via Elsevier)
  4 pages; PDF.
• 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

• Comscore Coronavirus Insights
• Media Radio is ‘Comfort Food’ as Media Consumption Rises Amid COVID-19 Pandemic (via Nielsen)
• 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

• Coronavirus COVID-2019 Geographic Spread in the Americas (via PAHO)

Prisons

• Tracking the Spread of Coronavirus in Prisons (via Marshall Project)

Privacy

• Privacy Directory of Guidance on COVID-19 From Digital Protection Authorities From Around the World (via IAPP)
  Global in scope.

Public Opinion

• Gallup COVID-19 Data Brief No. 4
• Gallup COVID-19 Data Brief No. 3
• Gallup COVID-19 Data Brief No. 2
• Gallup COVID-19 Data Brief

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)

Religion

• Chart: Most States Have Religious Exemptions To COVID-19 Social Distancing Rules (via Pew Research)

Response

• UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Releases Global Humanitarian Response Plan: COVID-19 ||| News Release
• US$675 Million Needed For New Coronavirus Preparedness And Response Global Plan (via WHO)

Science

• Airborne Nitrogen Dioxide Plummets Over China (via NASA)

Shipping

• Shipping COVID-19 Global Port Restrictions Map (via Wilhelmsen)

Singapore

• Updates from Ministry of Health

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

South Korea

• Updates from South Korea CDC (in English)

Switzerland

• Switzerland: Government Prohibits Mass Events to Contain Spread of Coronavirus (via Law Library of Congress)

Terminology

Translators Without Borders: COVID-19 Glossary In 11 Languages

Timeline

• Timeline of Events Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic (via FRASER)

Trade

• OECD COVID-19 and International Trade: Issues and Actions
  11 pages; PDF.

Traffic

• INRIX U.S. National Traffic Volume Synopsis: Issue #3 (March 28-April 3, 2020)
• INRIX U.S. National Traffic Volume Synopsis: Issue #2 (March 21-27, 2020)
• INRIX European Metro Travel Speeds During COVID-19
• INRIX U.S. National Traffic Volume Synopsis: Issue #1 (March 14-20, 2020)

UK

• Public Health England
• Public Health England COVID-19 Dashboard
• United Kingdom: Coronavirus Action Plan ||| HTML Version

USA 

California

• California’s Roadmap to Modify the Stay-at-Home Order

Centers for Disease Control

• 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

• GovTrack Tracking COVID-19 in the U.S. 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

• Collection of Resources for Institutes of Higher Education: Plan, Prepare, and Respond To Coronavirus Disease 2019

EPA

• EPA Releases List of Disinfectants to Use Against COVID-19 

FDA

• 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

Federal Reserve

• Federal Reserve of Richmond Economic Impact of COVID-19
• Kansas City, Richmond, and St. Louis Feds: COVID-19 and Households’ Financial Distress Series
  
  • Part 1: Employment Vulnerability and (Financial) Pre-Existing Conditions
  • Part 2: The Spread of COVID-19 and (Financial) Pre-Existing Conditions
  • The Coronavirus and Firms in the Fifth District: As of March 2020, 
  • Economic Impact of Coronavirus on the Fifth District: A First Look
• Federal Reserve of St. Louis COVID-19 Resources and Reports

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)

• U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services/Inspector General  Hospital Experiences Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results of a National Pulse Survey March 23-27, 2020 ||| Direct to Full Text Report (41 pages; PDF)
• 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

• NASA Administrator Statement on Coronavirus Situation

OPM

• Coronavirus Guidance and Memorandum From Office of Personnel Management, U.S. Government

OSHA

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration
  • Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for COVID-19

USA–States (Direct to COVID-19 News/Resources)

• infoDOCKET Directory of Pages/Portals to COVID-19 News/Resources For Each State
• Counties: COVID-19 County Response Efforts & Priorities (via NACo)
• Directory of Local Health Departments  (via National Association of County and City Health Officials)
• Governor Websites

U.S. Council of Mayors

• Survey Findings: Cities Report Pandemic Creating Painful Budget Shortfalls, May Force Furloughs and Layoffs ||| Infographic

  • COVID-19: Local Action Tracker (via National League of Cities)

  • City Guidelines and Best Practices (via U.S. Conference of Mayors)

United Nations

• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• United Nations COVID-19 Data Hub (via UN DESA)
  “data relevant to COVID-19 response readily available as geospatial data web services, suitable for the production of maps and other data visualizations and analyses, and easy to download in multiple formats.”
  See Also: UN States DESA COVID-19  Response
• United Nations Shares Responsibility, Global: Solidarity: Responding to the socio-economic Impacts of COVID-19 ||| Summary/News Release

World Bank

• World Bank Database on Trade Flows and Policies
  Background article

World Health Organization

• New Search Interface Launched for WHO COVID-19 Database (via NNLM)
• 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019‑nCoV): Strategic Preparedness And Response Plan (DRAFT)
• COVID-19 Press Conferences 
• Coronavirus FAQ
• Proposal for an Official Name for 2019 Novel Coronavirus: COVID-19 Plan
• Report of the WHO-China Joint Mission on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Transportation, Travel and Tourism

Airlines

• Factbox: Airlines Suspend Flights Due to Coronavirus Outbreak (via Reuters)
  • Air Canada
  • Air France-KLM
  • American Airlines
  • ANA
  • British Airways
  • Delta Airlines
  • Lufthansa
  • Qantas
  • Singapore Airlines
  • United Airlines

Airline Industry

• 55 Global Airlines Have Completely Stopped Flying Scheduled Flights Due to Travel Bans, Airspace Closures, and Low Demand For Travel (via BI)

ICAO Council Adopts COVID-19 Declaration

Airports Council International (ACI)

International Air Transport Association (IATA)

• COVID-19 Industry News Roundup 
  • Air Transport Industry: COVID-19 Updated Impact Assessment of the Novel Coronavirus (via IATA)
  • IATA Requests Global Suspension of Slot Rules Due to Coronavirus
  • Market Analysis, January 2020  (via 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)

OAG

• OAG Coronavirus Update Week Twelve – Below Forty Million and CountingCoronavirus Update Week Ten- Single Largest Ever Capacity Reductions in One Week (via OAG)
• Coronavirus Update Week Eleven- 30% Of Global Capacity Wiped Out In One Week (via OAG) 
• Coronavirus Capacity Update Week Nine (via OAG)
• Are Flight Cancellations Running Ahead of Coronovirus Spread? (OAG)
• Coronavirus: Resilience of Air Travel Means Recovery Will Come in Time (via OAG)
• COVID19 Increases US Domestic Capacity (via OAG)
• Chinese Capacity Recovers…Global Capacity Remains Stable (via OAG)

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

World Tourism Organization

• Resources from World Tourism Organization
  • Impact Assessment of the COVID-19 Outbreak on International Tourism (16 pages; PDF)
  • International Tourism Could Fall by 20%-30% in 2020 (2 pages; PDF)

More Resources to Come
Last Updated: April  8, 2020; 1:50 PM EDST