Category: Coronavirus
Short video from WHO explains what you need to know about COVID-19
Want to know more about the novel Coronavirus that is causing the infections worldwide? Watch this short video created by the World Health Organization to find out more.
Coronavirus: should frontline doctors and nurses get preferential treatment?
Should a health worker who contracted coronavirus while working on the front line of the health system get preferential treatment if care is being rationed?
How your behavior can help control the spread of COVID-19
If a large proportion of a population adopt behaviors that reduce transmissibility, epidemics can be prevented or at least greatly limited.
Public health officials comment on Bothell High School closure
Though this closure is not necessary from a public health point of view, public health recognizes schools act out of extra special caution to protect children.
Coronavirus headlines
Pandemic a question of ‘when’ not ‘if’. New data from China buttress fears about high coronavirus fatality rate. Shortages, confusion complicate preparations
NIH starts trial of COVID-19 treatment
The trial will test the safety and efficacy of the antiviral drug remdesivir in patients hospitalized at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
Coronavirus headlines
Virus has infected over 79,000 people globally. Rapid spread raises fears of global pandemic. US readies for COVID-2019 pandemic, school and business closures.
What scientists are doing to develop a vaccine for the new coronavirus
Vaccine design looks simple on paper, but making it work all the way to human use is a whole other story.
Will travel insurance pay if you cancel a trip because of a health epidemic?
The short answer: Probably not.
School districts grapple with quarantines, face masks and fear
School districts across the U.S., particularly those with large Asian American populations, have scrambled to respond to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus
Coronavirus: how media coverage of epidemics often stokes fear and panic
Fear has played a particularly vital role in coverage of the coronavirus outbreak.
5 things to help weigh your coronavirus risk
By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News The news about the novel coronavirus in China grows more urgent daily. The number of related deaths is now greater than 1,300, while tens of thousands of people have been infected — most of…
How to prepare for the Coronavirus
There is growing concern that novel coronavirus might be the next pandemic virus, spreading around the world and possibly reaching the U.S. in weeks to months.
Coronavirus headlines
The UW MetaCenter for Pandemic Disease Preparedness and Global Health Security will hold a forum next Wednesday on Coronavirus. It’s open to the public but seating is limited
Online mapping tool provides timeline of the Coronavirus outbreak
A new mapping tool that lets you scroll through timeline