Resources for Keeping Patrons in the Know About COVID-19

COVID-19 is an infection caused by a novel coronavirus that leads to a respiratory illness which can spread from person to person. COVID-19 continues to spread globally. This post is a guide to academic resources on the topic, and also general information to help our communities be well-informed.

Map of confirmed cases in the state of Pennsylvania by counties as of 26 March 2020.

COVID-2019 DATA, MAPPING AND TRACKING RESOURCES

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) global map
• Healthmap.org Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) global map with animation spread
• Johns Hopkins University – Global Cases by the Center for Systems of Science and Engineering (CSSE) global map
  • Map FAQ https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map-faq.html
• nCoV2019.live global tracking
• New York Times United States map tracker (NYT login required)
• Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases from the Pennsylvania Department of Health
• World Health Organization health emergency dashboard

OPEN CURATED SCHOLARLY RESOURCES

• The American Society for Microbiology (ASM) – Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources
• The BMJ – Coronavirus (covid-19): Latest news and resources
• Clarivate Analytics – Coronavirus Resources
• EBSCO – COVID-19 Portal
• Elsevier – Coronavirus Information Center
• Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA Network) – Coronavirus Resource Center
• The Lancet – Coronavirus Resource Centre
• LitCovid – curated literature for access to research articles in PubMed
• Nature – SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus Collection 
• Semantic Scholar – COVID-19 Open Research Dataset (CORD-19)
• UpToDate – Coronavirus Open Access Information
• Wolters Kluwer – COVID-19 Tools & Resources for Clinicians

STATE, NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

• Health.pa.gov Coronavirus​ PA COVID-19 Updates (including testing, statistics, and more)
  • PA Hotline 1-877-PA-HEALTH (1-877-724-3258)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• About Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Daily Situation Summary
• Testing in the United States
• Protecting Yourself
• Frequently asked questions

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Health Information on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• GenBank sequence data at the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) data hub.
• LitCovid – curated scholarly research articles in PubMed
• NLM Technical Bulletin – New MeSH Supplementary Concept Record for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• List N: Disinfectants for use against Use Against SARS-CoV-2
• Frequently Asked Questions about List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2

U.S. Food & Drug Administration

• Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Policy for Diagnosis Testing for Coronavirus

World Health Organization

• Corona Virus Health Topic

European Union

• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control – Coronavirus

Government of Canada

• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19): Outbreak update

Content adapted from CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESOURCE GUIDE by Sarah Hughes, Nursing, Biology, and Health Sciences Librarian, Villanova University