Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources

Coronavirus disease 2019, more commonly abbreviated as COVID-19, is a novel strain of coronavirus—a family of viruses that cause anything from the common cold to Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). COVID-19 originated in Wuhan, China, in late 2019, and spread worldwide. As of October 2020, more than 43.7 million cases have been confirmed globally—Johns Hopkins University & Medicine reports that number has topped 44.3 million. More than 8.7 million cases have been reported in the United States, and global data suggest that number will continue to grow.

COVID-19 can be fatal, especially for those who:

• Are 65 and older
• Live in a long-term care facility or nursing home
• Have another chronic illness like heart disease, obesity, liver disease, renal failure, chronic lung disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and others

COVID-19 spreads easily through person-to-person contact and airborne respiratory droplets that are produced with a cough or sneeze. It’s also possible that the illness can spread by touching a surface where the virus is present (one study showed that COVID-19 can remain infectious on various surfaces for several hours to several days after exposure).

Additional Resources

• Coronavirus (COVID-19), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
• WHO Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Dashboard, World Health Organization (WHO)
• Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports, WHO
• Coronavirus Resource Center, Johns Hopkins University & Medicine
• Cases in U.S., CDC
• How Coronavirus Spreads, CDC

What Are the Symptoms of COVID-19, and How Is It Diagnosed and Treated?

According to the CDC, symptoms can show up two to 14 days after exposure and may include:

• Fever
• Cough
• Shortness of breath
• Muscle or body aches
• Fatigue
• Headache
• Sore throat
• Loss of taste or smell
• Congestion or runny nose
• Diarrhea
• Nausea or vomiting

The CDC warns that emergency symptoms include:

• Trouble breathing
• Persistent chest pain or pressure
• Confusion or the inability to arouse
• A bluish tint to the lips or face

Since we’re dealing with a novel coronavirus (one that hasn’t been seen before), it’s difficult to identify a full list of symptoms. Other possible signs of COVID-19 are a runny nose or nasal congestion, aches and pain, tiredness or fatigue, or a sore throat. Digestive symptoms like diarrhea are also a possibility—one study suggests that almost half of people diagnosed with COVID-19 experienced digestive problems like loss of appetite, diarrhea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Even a lost sense of smell has been identified as a possible sign of infection.

Notably, symptoms may be quite mild or may be missing altogether—but even those who are asymptomatic can still spread COVID-19.

Diagnosis can be done only through testing—and those tests are difficult to come by. Testing is done at the discretion of the healthcare provider, so if you think you may have COVID-19 and your symptoms are mild, it’s likely that your doctor will skip testing and direct you to self-quarantine and recover at home. Test results usually take a few days to come back, though the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a rapid test for COVID-19 that can return results within an hour. Anyone who tests positive for COVID-19 (or who is sheltering in place on direction from their doctor) should remain isolated until they meet CDC guidelines.

There are no FDA-approved drugs available for COVID-19. For those with mild symptoms, treatment generally involves self-care at home, while people with more serious symptoms may need hospitalization and respiratory support.

Additional Resources

• Symptoms of Coronavirus, CDC
• Coronavirus Symptoms, WHO
• Testing for COVID-19, CDC
• Global Progress on COVID-19 Serology-Based Testing, Center for Health Security
• What To Do if You Are Sick, CDC

How to Protect Yourself against COVID-19 and Slow the Spread

To protect yourself against COVID-19, follow these tips provided by the CDC:

• Wash your hands thoroughly and frequently with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or use hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol.
• Avoid touching your face.
• Avoid close contact with people who are currently sick.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces daily—that includes things like doorknobs, faucets, toilets, your computer keyboard and mouse, your phone, countertops, and anything else you touch frequently.

When it comes to slowing the spread of this pandemic, the best options we have are to:

• Stay home as much as possible. Only leave your home for essential activities, to purchase needed supplies, etc.
• Always practice good hygiene. If you do need to leave your home, wash your hands immediately after you return and follow the hygiene tips above.
• Practice social distancing. Stay at least six feet away from others in public.
• Avoid crowds. Many municipalities are placing formal restrictions on crowd size. If your city hasn’t yet taken that step, take it yourself and avoid large gatherings with others.

The steps above won’t stop the spread of COVID-19 entirely. Instead, they’re intended to flatten the curve, or reduce the quantity of cases we’re faced with up front so our healthcare system doesn’t get overwhelmed.

Flattening the curve is something we can all do to help ease the burden on our healthcare workers and protect those who are most vulnerable to serious illness: the elderly and people with chronic health conditions.

Find out more about preventing the spread of coronavirus and the steps you can take to protect yourself from COVID-19 infection. 

Taking steps to support your immune system may help you retain your health and, together with the hygiene and lifestyle tips above, prevent infection from COVID-19. Some functional foods and vitamins that may help support your immune system include:

• Garlic, which has antimicrobial effects and can improve immune function
• Ginger, which has antiviral properties
• Turmeric (or, more precisely, the curcumin contained within it), which helps regulate the immune system and is an anti-inflammatory
• Bone broth, which is beneficial for your immune system (and overall health) and may help reduce damage to the lungs and other tissues
• Fermented foods, which are important for your gut health and may help reduce upper respiratory infections

It’s important to note that this novel coronavirus is not the same viral strain that causes the common cold (nor is it the same as flu-causing influenza). For that reason, we don’t know how even tried-and-true cold and flu treatments may work with COVID-19. For example, while propolis and high doses of vitamins A and D are often beneficial for your immune system and may help protect you against the common cold, some research suggests that may not be a good idea for COVID-19 prevention. It’s best to check with your doctor before supplementing, especially in current circumstances.

Overall, the best way to support your immune system is by maintaining a healthy lifestyle. That means ensuring that you’re:

• Following a nutrient-dense diet
• Getting enough restful sleep each night
• Engaging in regular physical activity

If you’re already following a healthy, ancestral lifestyle, it’s important to continue. As the disruptions to your day-to-day life go on, you can use your existing healthy habits as a source of strength, resilience, and joy even in uncertain circumstances. If there is one aspect of your health that isn’t quite dialed in yet, we’ve collected resources for you below to help you along.

Here are the steps you can take to boost your immunity and enjoy the benefits of a healthy diet, exercise routine, and sleep pattern. 

While we don’t yet know the full impact that COVID-19 will have on our daily lives, it’s safe to say that we will continue to feel the effects of this pandemic for some time, and we’re going to have to learn how to adapt to challenging circumstances. As public tensions rise, it has become more important than ever that we learn how to manage our stress levels, find time for pleasure and play, and build up our mental resilience to adversity.

Learning to manage your stress has far-reaching benefits, besides building up your mental resilience. High levels of chronic stress are linked to a number of chronic health conditions and can have adverse effects throughout the body, including the potential to weaken your immune system.

Mindfulness is one effective way to manage your stress. Regular mindfulness practice trains your mind to stay present without feeling consumed by thoughts and feelings. It builds your ability to take yourself out of autopilot and respond thoughtfully and deliberately to the world around you. Making time to experience joy—through taking part in an activity you find pleasurable, connecting with loved ones (even virtually, if needed), and engaging in play—can also help you feel less stressed.

For help managing your stress levels, taking a mindful approach, and cultivating joy and happiness, check out the resources below. Even if you’re new to these practices, keep in mind that it’s a marathon, not a sprint, and small, incremental progress will add up to greater change.

Here’s how to stay sane and cultivate joy, even in the most challenging moments. 

The CDC has identified some chronic illnesses as risk factors for serious complications from COVID-19. That is worrisome on its own, but it becomes even more serious when you consider that six in 10 American adults have a chronic disease, while four in 10 have two or more. Some of the specific illnesses the CDC called out are particularly prevalent:

• Nearly 43 percent of American adults are obese. One report predicts that number will climb to one in two by 2030, while one in four people will be “severely obese.”
• Around 12 percent of American adults, or more than 30 million people, have been diagnosed with heart disease.
• More than 30 million Americans have diabetes, and one in four don’t know they have it.

If ever there was a time to embrace a preventive medicine approach to public health, this is it. 

Functional Medicine and health coaching are centered on prevention and true healing. Functional Medicine is all about identifying the reasons why a person is experiencing a chronic illness—like a nutrient-poor diet, lack of sleep, or a sedentary lifestyle—and then addressing that root cause to promote real health. Health coaching is a model of care that’s focused on behavior change. Health coaches support people who are making lifestyle shifts and empower them to achieve their health goals. Taken together, Functional Medicine and health coaching provide a collaborative network of care for people who want to reverse a chronic illness—or prevent one from developing.

Learn more about how Functional Medicine and health coaching can prevent and reverse chronic disease and improve public health. 

As you know, this situation is rapidly changing. We want to keep our readers informed, so we’ve compiled a list of news articles and resources to help you stay up-to-date with the latest information about COVID-19. We’re updating this list regularly, so check back often.

Here are the latest developments and resources available on COVID-19. 

Resources, How-Tos, and Guides for COVID-19

• Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), information and resources from the CDC
• Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, information and resources from the WHO
• Clinical Course and Epidemiology – COVID-19 Protocols, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
• “N95 3M mask: How to Wear & Remove,” YouTube
• DIY Cloth Face Mask, Instructables
• “Wondering About Social Distancing?,” The New York Times
• Apple’s COVID-19 Screening Website and App
• “PSA Grocery Shopping Tips in COVID-19,” YouTube
• “One piece of chalk, 8 active games,” Active for Life
• 10 Best Pulse Oximeters 2020, Med Consumers
• Questdirect – COVID-19 Immune Response, QuestDiagnostics
• “How & Where to Get Coronavirus (COVID-19) Tests,” ConsumerLab.com
• Tracking Our COVID-19 Response, covidexitstrategy.org
• “Plant-Based Interventions for Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2),” Stephen Harrod Buhner
• California Certified Air Cleaning Devices, California Air Resources Board
• FAQs on Protecting Yourself from COVID-19 Aerosol Transmission

Developing News about COVID-19

• “First, a Vaccine Approval. Then ‘Chaos and Confusion.’” The New York Times
• “Eli Lilly says its monoclonal antibody cocktail is effective in treating Covid-19,” STAT
• Michael Mina – Thread on rapid antigen tests, Twitter
• “The CDC finally admitted the worst thing about the coronavirus,” BGR
• “Updating Herd Immunity Models for the U.S. in 2020: Implications for the COVID-19 Response,” medRxiv
• “Face masks: what the data say,” Nature
• “Frequent neurologic manifestations and encephalopathy‐associated morbidity in Covid‐19 patients,” Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology
• “Nearly One-Third of Covid-19 Patients in Study Had Altered Mental State,” The New York Times
• “Laughter May Be Effective Medicine for These Trying Times,” The New York Times
• “This Overlooked Variable Is the Key to the Pandemic,” The Atlantic
• “Hunting for Herd Immunity: Did it Ride in on Spain’s Second Wave?” Medium
• “Patterns of COVID-19 testing and mortality by race and ethnicity among United States veterans: A nationwide cohort study,” PLOS Medicine
• “Nearly 11,000 people have been exposed to the coronavirus on flights, the CDC says,” SFGATE
• “SARS-CoV-2 positivity rates associated with circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels,” PLOS One
• “Airline workers have lower rates of COVID-19 than the general population — and airline CEOs say it’s proof that flying is safe,” Business Insider
• “Slight reduction in SARS-CoV-2 exposure viral load due to masking results in a significant reduction in transmission with widespread implementation,” medRxiv
• “AstraZeneca pauses COVID vaccine trial as pandemic deaths near 900,000,” Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
• “For Long-Haulers, Covid-19 Takes a Toll on Mind as Well as Body,” The New York Times
• “Prevalence of Depression Symptoms in US Adults Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” JAMA Network
• “‘Ultra-Processed’ Junk Food Linked to Advanced Ageing at Cellular Level, Study Finds,” Science Alert
• “Effect of Calcifediol Treatment and best Available Therapy versus best Available Therapy on Intensive Care Unit Admission and Mortality Among Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19: A Pilot Randomized Clinical study,” The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Eric Topol – Thread on kids and COVID-19, Twitter
• “Two metres or one: what is the evidence for physical distancing in covid-19?” BMJ
• “How COVID-19 attacks the brain,” American Psychological Association
• “New research: Neck gaiters can protect as well as cloth masks, scientists say,” News4Jax
• “Kids with COVID have more viral RNA in their airways than adults do,” Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
• “Evidence grows that children may play a larger role in transmission than previously believed,” The Washington Post
• “Nations see COVID-19 spike as they grapple with school reopening,” Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
• “Long-Haulers Are Redefining COVID-19,” The Atlantic
• Yinon Weiss – Thread on COVID-19 herd immunity, Twitter
• “Scientists See Signs of Lasting Immunity to Covid-19, Even After Mild Infections,” The New York Times
• “Quick and affordable saliva-based COVID-19 test developed by Yale scientists receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization,” YaleNews
• “The Plan That Could Give Us Our Lives Back,” The Atlantic
• “Neutralizing antibodies correlate with protection from SARS-CoV-2 in humans during a fishery vessel outbreak with high attack rate,” medRxiv
• “Management of post-acute covid-19 in primary care,” BMJ
• “Study Suggests That Some Masks Are Much Better than Others,” Kottke.org
• “The Coronavirus May Mess With Thyroid Levels, Too,” Elemental
• “Forty percent of people with coronavirus infections have no symptoms. Might they be the key to ending the pandemic?” The Washington Post
• “Low-cost measurement of facemask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech,” Science Advances
• “What scientists are learning about kids and Covid-19 infection,” Vox
• Children and COVID-19: State-Level Data Report, American Academy of Pediatrics
• Megan Ranney, MD, MPH – Thread on kids and COVID-19, Twitter
• “From ‘brain fog’ to heart damage, COVID-19’s lingering problems alarm scientists,” Science
• “We Need to Talk About Ventilation,” The Atlantic
• “Contact tracing during Phase I of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Province of Trento, Italy: key findings and recommendations,” medRxiv
• “Outcomes of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients Recently Recovered From Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19),” JAMA Cardiology
• “Chronic conditions put nearly half of US adults at risk for severe COVID-19,” Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
• “Homemade face masks likely need multiple layers to prevent spread of coronavirus, study says,” CNBC
• “COMMENTARY: My views on cloth face coverings for the public for preventing COVID-19,” Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
• “Seroprevalence of Antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 in 10 Sites in the United States, March 23-May 12, 2020,” JAMA Internal Medicine
• “Actual Covid-19 case count could be 6 to 24 times higher, per CDC study,” STAT
• “COVID-19 temperature checks might do more harm than good,” Popular Science
• “What ‘Racism Is a Public Health Issue’ Means,” Smithsonian magazine
• “Older children can spread the coronavirus just like adults, new study says,” Deseret News
• “‘Superspreading’ events, triggered by people who may not even know they are infected, propel coronavirus pandemic, The Washington Post
• “Contact Tracing during Coronavirus Disease Outbreak, South Korea, 2020,” CDC
• “Swedish update, and which places need to fear second waves?” Marginal Revolution
• “Covid-19 Risk Doesn’t Depend (Much) on Blood Type, New Studies Find,” The New York Times
• Eric Topol – Thread on the T-cell response to SARS-Cov-2, Twitter
• “A New Understanding of Herd Immunity,” The Atlantic
• “The Pandemic Is Pushing Scientists To Rethink How They Read Research Papers,” NPR
• “The scariest thing about global warming (and Covid-19),” Vox
• “School openings across globe suggest ways to keep coronavirus at bay, despite outbreaks,” Science
• “The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus,” The New York Times
• “How to Keep Good Habits Post-Lockdown,” The New York Times
• “Study finds lung impairment in recovering COVID-19 patients,” Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
• “The Tricky Math of Herd Immunity for COVID-19,” Quanta Magazine
• “Train Your Muscles Without a Gym,” The New York Times
• “Coronavirus: CDC quietly adds 3 new COVID-19 symptoms,” Deseret News
• “How to work from home without hurting your back,” Futurity
• “High cortisol levels associated with greater risk of death from COVID-19,” Medical Xpress
• “Survey: American happiness reaches 50-year low,” Futurity
• “Age-dependent effects in the transmission and control of COVID-19 epidemics,” Nature
• “Patients with underlying conditions were 12 times as likely to die of covid-19 as otherwise healthy people, CDC finds,” The Washington Post
• “Asymptomatic coronavirus spread is real,” Vox
• “Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves: study,” Reuters
• “Racism is killing black people. It’s sickening them, too.” The Washington Post
• “COVID-19 Can Last for Several Months,” The Atlantic
• “The Pandemic Is Stressing Your Body in New Ways,” The New York Times
• “Special Episode: Masks and Science,” CIDRAP
• “Just Stop the Superspreading,” The New York Times
• “Researchers warn COVID-19 could cause debilitating long-term illness in some patients,” The Seattle Times
• “7 tips to cope with kids stuck at home this summer,” Futurity
• “Simple Stretches to Combat All That Sitting,” The New York Times
• “From Camping To Dining Out: Here’s How Experts Rate The Risks Of 14 Summer Activities,” NPR
• Mark D. Levine – Thread on all-or-nothing messaging about COVID-19, Twitter
• “Anxious? Meditation Can Help You ‘Relax Into The Uncertainty’ Of The Pandemic,” NPR
• “6 Simple Fixes to Work More Comfortably From Home,” The New York Times
• “Airplanes don’t make you sick. Really.” The Washington Post
• “Coronavirus FAQs: How Risky Is It To Fly? Is There Any Way To Reduce The Risks?” NPR
• “Amid the Coronavirus Crisis, a Regimen for Reëntry,” The New Yorker
• “Not everyone hates being stuck at home. Some people are thriving,” Los Angeles Times
• “A Pandemic Benefit: The Expansion of Telemedicine,” The New York Times
• “Children Gravely Ill With Covid-19 Often Had Other Medical Conditions,” The New York Times
• “Study Says Obese People Should Quarantine Longer,” Forbe
• “Too Much Alone Time? Tips To Connect And Find Joy While Social Distancing,” NPR
• “How to Keep Children’s Stress From Turning Into Trauma,” The New York Times
• “Changes in physical activity and sedentary behaviour due to the COVID-19 outbreak and associations with mental health in 3,052 US adults,” Cambridge Open Engage
• “What COVID-19 Antibody Tests Can and Cannot Tell Us,” Scientific American
• “The Risks – Know Them – Avoid Them,” Erin Bromage
• “Intensive farming increases risk of epidemics,” ScienceDaily
• “New D.C. hospital numbers suggest kids do face some risk of coronavirus hospitalization,” The Washington Post
• “Coronavirus: The Basic Dance Steps Everybody Can Follow,” Medium
• “VIDEO: 6 Tips For Staying Safe While Grocery Shopping,” NPR
• “Presenting Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes Among 5700 Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 in the New York City Area,” JAMA
• “Older and Stuck at Home? Expert Advice on Fitness,” The New York Times
• “F.D.A. Authorizes First In-Home Test for Coronavirus,” The New York Times
• “The Infection That’s Silently Killing Coronavirus Patients,” The New York Times
• “12 tips to get couples through staying at home,” Futurity
• “‘Social distancing’ goes back to the plague,” Futurity
• “Obesity Linked to Severe Coronavirus Disease, Especially for Younger Patients,” The New York Times
• “For Runners, Is 15 Feet the New 6 Feet for Social Distancing?” The New York Times
• “Temporal dynamics in viral shedding and transmissibility of COVID-19,” Nature
• Eric Topol – Thread on COVID-19 infections among healthcare workers, Twitter
• “Our Pandemic Summer,” The Atlantic
• Marc Lipsitch – Thread on projecting the transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2, Twitter
• “A 20-minute dose of nature can cut your stress,” Futurity
• “Even during COVID-19, ‘nature is a necessity’,” Futurity
• “The Science of Helping Out,” The New York Times
• “Feeling Down? Anxious? Hostile? A 4-Day-a-Week Exercise Regimen May Help,” The New York Times
• “COVID-19 and Pre-Existing Conditions: Understanding Your Risk,” Verywell Health
• “Indoor transmission of SARS-CoV-2,” medRxiv
• “Stuck at Home: It’s OK if Kids Get Bored,” Futurity
• “Why You Should Ignore All That Coronavirus-Inspired Productivity Pressure,” The Chronicle of Higher Education
• “Coronavirus: Out of Many, One,” Medium
• “Ten Weeks to Crush the Curve,” The New England Journal of Medicine
• “Determining the optimal duration of the COVID19 suppression policy: A cost-benefit analysis,” Brandeis University, American Enterprise Institute
• “Simple DIY masks could help flatten the curve. We should all wear them in public.” The Washington Post
• Eric Topol – Thread on the U.S. death toll, Twitter
• “A new COVID-19 test can return results in 5 minutes,” The Verge
• “That Discomfort You’re Feeling Is Grief,” Harvard Business Review
• “Food Safety and Coronavirus: A Comprehensive Guide,” Serious Eats
• “The Four Possible Timelines for Life Returning to Normal,” The Atlantic
• “When can we let up? Health experts craft strategies to safely relax coronavirus lockdowns,” STAT
• “How an Edmonton curling tournament became a hotspot for the COVID-19 outbreak in Canada,” National Post
• “How the Pandemic Will End,” The Atlantic
• “Diabetes patients with COVID-19 need better blood glucose management in Wuhan, China,” Metabolism
• “Lost Sense of Smell May Be Peculiar Clue to Coronavirus Infection,” The New York Times
• “COVID: Stop Pretending we Know Things – Mark Rabkin,” Medium
• “Kidney disease is associated with in-hospital death of patients with COVID-19,” Kidney International
• “Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance,” Medium
• Edan Yago – Thread on how different countries have flattened the curve and the impact those efforts may have on the pandemic’s duration, Twitter
• “French study finds anti-malarial and antibiotic combo could reduce COVID-19 duration,” TechCrunch
• “Coronavirus Death Rate in Wuhan Is Lower than Previously Thought, Study Finds,” The New York Times
• “China reports no new coronavirus cases in Wuhan,” The Hill
• “Almost half of coronavirus patients have digestive symptoms, study finds,” CBS News
• “Younger Adults Make Up Big Portion of Coronavirus Hospitalizations in U.S.,” The New York Times
• “‘Herd immunity,’ time consistency, and the epidemic yoyo,” Marginal Revolution
• “As China’s Virus Cases Reach Zero, Experts Warn of Second Wave,” Bloomberg
• “99% of Those Who Died From Virus Had Other Illness, Italy Says,” Bloomberg
• “Modeling study suggests 18 months of COVID-19 social distancing, much disruption,” CIDRAP, University of Minnesota
• “Hydroxychloroquine, a less toxic derivative of chloroquine, is effective in inhibiting SARS-CoV-2 infection in vitro,” Nature
• “Japanese flu drug appears ‘effective’ in coronavirus treatment in Chinese clinical trials,” Yahoo News
• “Children and Coronavirus: Research Finds Some Become Seriously Ill,” The New York Times
• “A fiasco in the making? As the coronavirus pandemic takes hold, we are making decisions without reliable data,” STAT
• “Why Telling People They Don’t Need Masks Backfired,” The New York Times
• “Why a Group of Behavioural Scientists Penned an Open Letter to the U.K. Government Questioning Its Coronavirus Response,” Behavioral Scientist 
• “Breakthrough: Chloroquine Phosphate Has Shown Apparent Efficacy in Treatment of COVID-19 Associated Pneumonia in Clinical Studies,” BioScience Trends
• “Coronavirus Is Hiding in Plain Sight,” The New York Times
• “The Paradox of Preparation,” Kottke.org
• Peter Kolchinsky, Virologist – Thread on COVID-19 exposure, Twitter
• Video of Dr. Michael Ryan, WHO Executive Director, on the importance of reacting quickly, Twitter
• “The Exponential Power of Now,” The New York Times
• “Coronavirus will linger after the pandemic ends. But it won’t be as bad.” The Washington Post
• “Potential Inhibitor of COVID-19 Main Protease (Mpro) From Several Medicinal Plant Compounds by Molecular Docking Study,” Preprints
• “Characteristics of and Important Lessons From the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in China,” JAMA
• “Ventilation of general hospital wards for mitigating infection risks of three kinds of viruses including Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus,” Indoor and Built Environment