Background Information
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Latest news and resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Covid-19 webpage
- Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
On this website you can find information and guidance from WHO regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that was first reported from Wuhan, China, on 31 December 2019.
Updated daily
- Facts About COVID-19A handout which will help you know the facts about coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and help stop the spread of rumors.
From the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention)
- WHO Director-General's opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19A speech in which the Director-General of the World Health Organization classifies Covid-19 as a pandemic on 3/11/2020 - a real turning point in conversation around the illness.
from the World Health Organization
Data
This video tracks the growth of COVID-19 (what we're all calling "Coronavirus") as a math lesson on exponentials and logistic curves.
- U.S. Coronavirus Map: Cases Now Reported in All 50 States
Link to interactive maps and charts tracking the growth of Covid-19 in the United States.
Courtesy of the New York Times
- Coronavirus Map: Tracking the Spread of the Outbreak
Maps and graphs tracking the progress of Covid-19 around the WORLD, in at least 111 countries.
courtesy of the New York Times
- Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Situation
Interactive map from the World Health Organization tracking all reported cases and deaths due to the Coronavirus
Content added for week of 4/13 below:
"They look like simple charts and graphs, but when Lexington resident Stephanie Jolly posted them to social media, the bars and numbers said a lot to a lot of people.
Jolly, who has a degree from UK in biology and nutrition and a masters degree in food science from NYU, plotted the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in Kentucky and Tennessee. Her bar graphs on a timeline showed Kentucky’s rate of growth was significantly flatter than Tennessee’s."
Closures in Higher Ed
- Berea College Praised For Coronavirus ResponseKentucky’s Berea College is winning plaudits for the way it is dealing with the coronavirus crisis.
by Shailaja Neelakantan in Diverse Education
- When Coronavirus Closes Colleges, Some Students Lose Hot Meals, Health Care, and a Place to SleepAs coronavirus fears lead colleges across the country to send their students home, they risk leaving many low-income students in the lurch.
By Karin Fischer, from the The Chronicle of Higher Education
- FAQs for Administrators at Institutes of Higher EducationInformation regarding planning, preparedness, and campus dismissals from the CDC
Community Strengths and Positive Responses
- Banding together in times of crisisFrom care packages to crowdsourcing supplies, here are three ways Singapore is staying united.
courtesy of the Singapore Government,
- Community, care, and how to show up for others during Covid-19Coming together to combat misinformation with facts, to fight fear with compassion, and most of all, to care for those who need it most in this moment.
courtesy of the Asian Pacific Network of Oregon
- We Need Social Solidarity, Not Just Social Distancingby Sociologist Eric Klinenberg, courtesy of the New York Times
- After COVID-19, we must invest in—not isolate—our most vulnerable communitiesby Hanna Love and Jennifer S. Vey, courtesy of The Brookings Institute
"Berea Community Makes Sure Berea Kids Eat"
Berea College, Grow Appalachia, Berea Community School and others have partnered to make sure all children in the community have food during the Corona virus pandemic.
- 4 Bright Spots Amid the Gloom of CoronavirusGleams of hope do exist, epidemiologists and other experts say, and it’s important to remember them to stay resilient in difficult times.
By Maria Cramer, courtesy of The New York Times
- 'We miss you guys': Amid coronavirus, good news is happeningUplifting moments are coming to light as we prioritize our health and safety.
courtesy of ABC News
*mostly digital content, no PDF available*
- Searching for Connection While ApartExperiencing art, sports, music—life—together is something we all need.
by Silas House, courtesy of The Atlantic
- Governor Andy Beshear's Facebook PageAnywhere in the world, you can watch Governor Andy Bashear's Daily Covid-19 Update at 5:00pm EST
Content added for week of 4/13 below:
- As coronavirus crisis grows, there’s been no shortage of helpersBy COLLEEN SHALBY, courtesy of The Los Angeles Times
Coping with Covid-19
- Mental Health and Coping During Covid-19The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Coping with stress will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger.
Content added for week of 4/13 below:
- On Coronavirus Lockdown? Look for Meaning, Not HappinessBy Emily Esfahani Smith, courtesy of The New York Times
Health Care
- Coronavirus is Exposing Deficiencies in U.S. Health Careby David Blumenthal, from the Harvard Business Review
- Coronavirus in South Korea: How 'trace, test and treat' may be saving livesLooks at how South Korea has responded to the Covid-19 crisis
By Laura Bicker, BBC News, Seoul
- Flattening the Coronavirus Curve"Mitigation efforts like social distancing help reduce the disease caseload on any given date, and can keep the healthcare system from becoming overwhelmed."
By Siobhan Roberts in the New York Times
- Special Report: How Korea trounced U.S. in race to test people for coronavirusby Chad Terhune, Dan Levine, Hyunjoo Jin, and Jane Lanhee Lee
courtesy of Reuters
- Italy has a world-class health system. The coronavirus has pushed it to the breaking point.Northern Italy has one of the best public health systems in the Western world. Its doctors and medical professionals are well-trained. They felt prepared when the coronavirus began to spread through their prosperous, well-educated region. And they still could do nothing to prevent what happened.
By Denise Chow and Emmanuelle Saliba, courtesy of NBC News
- The Difference Between a ‘Public Option’ and ‘Medicare for All’? Let’s Define Our TermsA glossary for the emerging Democratic health care debate.
by Margot Sanger-Katz, courtesy of The New York Times
- Millions of Americans are about to lose their health insurance in a pandemicAmericans are about to learn something horrifying: how irrational it is for health insurance to be linked to your employment status
by Wendell Potter, courtesy of The Guardian
Content added for week of 4/13 below:
- Doctors Say Hospitals Are Stopping Them From Wearing Masksby Leila Fadel, courtesy of NPR
Essential workers
This section is new as of 4/13
- COVID-19’s essential workers deserve hazard pay. Here’s why—and how it should workby Molly Kinder, courtesy of the Brookings Institute
- 'Thank-yous don't pay my bills': Essential workers feeding America during the coronavirus pandemic aren't 'heroes' by choiceby Kate Taylor, courtesy of Business Insider
- Farmworkers deemed ‘essential’ but are left unprotected during coronavirus pandemicBY MÓNICA RAMÍREZ AND MEENA HARRIS, courtesy of Newsweek
- A LIST OF ESSENTIAL WORKERS THAT WE SHOULD THANK AND SUPPORT DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMICby BY SOPHIA WATERFIELD, courtesy of Newsweek
A recent cartoon, with the caption: 'The romanticization of the Quarantine is a class privilege"
Inequality
- Coronavirus Compounds Inequality and Endangers Communities of ColorBy Connor Maxwell, courtesy of Center for American Progress
- Coronavirus Outbreak Has America’s Homeless at Risk of ‘Disaster’Doctors say the country’s more than half-million homeless people are at higher risk of catching and dying from the virus.
By Thomas Fuller, courtesy of The New York Times
- How Is The Justice System Responding to the Coronavirus? It Depends On Where You Live.While some cities free people from jail and stop arrests, others are much more business as usual.
by JAMILES LARTEY, courtesy of The Marshall Project
- Official jobless figures will miss the economic pain of the pandemicby Jonathan Rothwell, courtesy of The Brookings Institution
- Class and COVID: How the less affluent face double risksby Richard V. Reeves and Jonathan Rothwell, courtesy of The Brookings Institution
- As Coronavirus Deepens Inequality, Inequality Worsens Its SpreadThe pandemic is widening social and economic divisions that also make the virus deadlier, a self-reinforcing cycle that experts warn could have consequences for years to come.
By Max Fisher and Emma Bubola, courtesy of The New York Times
- Coronavirus will also cause a loneliness epidemicWe need to take both social distancing and the “social recession” it will cause seriously.
By Ezra Klein, courtesy of Vox
- Here's why the coronavirus may be killing more men than women. The US should take noteBy Katie Polglase, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Max Foster, courtesy of CNN
*mostly digital content, no PDF available*
- Health issues for blacks, Latinos and Native Americans may cause coronavirus to ravage communitiesby Deborah Barfield Berry, courtesy of USA TODAY
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- America Will Struggle After Coronavirus. These Charts Show Why.By David Leonhardt and Yaryna Serkez, courtesy of The New York Times
- Uninsuredby Jennifer Tolbert, courtesy of KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION
Inspiration
- PandemicA poem by Lynn Ungar
"Yo-Yo Ma on encouraging 'Songs of Comfort' amid global crisis"
Yo-Yo Ma, one of the world’s most renowned and beloved musicians, is trying to provide comfort in this time of crisis. Ma has been posting videos of himself performing short pieces and encouraging other musicians -- of all levels -- around the world to join him in offering “Songs of Comfort.” Ma joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss the project and play Dvorak.
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Muse Watson and Javier and Lindsay Clavere invite you to Songs of Solace, a partnership of poignant text and music to provide comfort and hope during these difficult times.
- Governor Andy Beshear's YouTube ChannelLink to the Governor's daily Covid-19 updates
Race and the Corononavirus
This section is new as of 4/13
- Why I don’t feel safe wearing a face mask"I’m a Black man living in this world. I want to stay alive, but I also want to stay alive."
by Aaron Thomas, courtesy of The Boston Globe
- The coronavirus is infecting and killing black Americans at an alarmingly high rateBy Reis Thebault, Andrew Ba Tran and Vanessa Williams, courtesy of The Washington Post
- Why are Blacks dying at higher rates from COVID-19?by Rashawn Ray, courtesy of The Brookings Institute
Simulations and Speculations:
- Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently. Here’s How.A crisis on this scale can reorder society in dramatic ways, for better or worse. Here are 34 big thinkers’ predictions for what’s to come.
courtesy of Politico
- Trump Wants to ‘Reopen America.’ Here’s What Happens if We Do.We created this interactive model with epidemiologists to show why quickly returning to normal could be a historic mistake that would lead to an explosion of infections, hospitalizations and deaths.
By Nicholas Kristof and Stuart A. Thompson, courtesy of The New York Times
Social Safety Net
- Paid to Stay Home: Europe’s Safety Net Could Ease Toll of CoronavirusEurope’s social policies are sometimes seen as overly generous. Yet they may help cushion the economic impact of the virus.
by Liz Alderman, from the New York Times
- Uncle Sam v the coronavirusCovid-19 is spreading rapidly in America. The country does not look ready. There are structural reasons why America finds a response to the pandemic hard.
from The Economist
- America’s inequitable housing system is completely unprepared for coronavirusby Jenny Schuetz for The Brookings Institution
- Could the coronavirus reshape America’s social safety net?by Daniel Bush, courtesy of PBS.org
- The Safety Net Got a Quick Patch. What Happens After the Coronavirus?The emergency legislation enacted by Congress with support from Republicans and President Trump has intensified a long-running debate about whether the United States does enough in ordinary times to protect the needy.
by Jason DeParle, courtesy of The New York Times
- The coronavirus makes a powerful case for boosting our social safety netBy Katrina vanden Heuvel, courtesy of The Washington Post
Stimulus/ Aid Package
- F.A.Q. on Stimulus Checks, Unemployment and the Coronavirus PlanThe $2 trillion relief bill will send money directly to Americans, greatly expand unemployment coverage and make a number of other changes.
By Tara Siegel Bernard and Ron Lieber, courtesy of The New York Times
- What's Inside The Senate's $2 Trillion Coronavirus Aid Packageby Kelsey Snell, courtesy of NPR
- Here's what's in the $2 trillion stimulus package — and what's nextBy CAITLIN EMMA and JENNIFER SCHOLTES, courtesy of Politico
- Read: The $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus billAfter several days of intense negotiations and an 11th-hour standoff over a key provision, the Senate has released the final legislative text for its $2 trillion bill to combat the novel coronavirus. Follow the link here to read the 838 page bill.
by Alayna Treene, courtesy of Axios
Updates/ Breaking News
- The U.S. Now Leads the World in Confirmed Coronavirus CasesFollowing a series of missteps, the nation is now the epicenter of the pandemic.
By Donald G. McNeil Jr., courtesy of The New York Times
