COVID-19: Novel Coronavirus : Overview
This guide contains information from reliable sources about the COVID-19 virus.
GVSU COVID-19 Information
This subject guide is a general resource about COVID-19. For up-to-date information regarding Grand Valley State University's response to COVID-19, please see the GVSU Coronavirus page.
The map below is an up-to-date visualization of reported COVID-19 cases. COVID-19 may also be referred to as: Novel Coronavirus or 2019-nCoV.
Government and Health Agencies
- CDC Situation SummaryThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel (new) coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The site provides situational updates and guidance to state and local health departments and health care providers.
- WHO COVID-19 DashboardOn this website you can find information and guidance from WHO regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
- NIH Coronavirus SummaryThe National Institutes of Health provides largely consumer-level information on COVID-19.
- U.S. Legislative, Presidential, and Regulatory DocumentsThis page from govinfo.gov is updated with legislative, presidential, and regulatory documents concerning COVID-19.
- NCSL State Quarantine and Isolation StatutesSummarizes state law authority for quarantine and isolation within state borders, including authority to initiate quarantine and isolation, limitations on state quarantine powers, and penalties for violations. From the National Council of State Legislatures.
- Michigan.gov Coronavirus PageMichigan.gov updates Michigan-specific information on COVID-19 preparation, testing, and response.
- Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID-19 mortality and healthcare demandA report from Imperial College and WHO describing behavioral (non-pharmaceutical) interventions.
Health Care and Patient Information
- DynaMedDynaMed's coronavirus topic page. DynaMed plus is a clinician-focused tool designed to facilitate efficient and evidence-based patient care. Rigorous and daily review of medical literature ensures that timely and objective analysis, synthesis, and guidance is readily available; GVSU affiliates are able to access this source.
- WHO Advice for the PublicThis evidence-based advice for the public includes myth-busters, prevention behaviors, and more.
- WHO Travel AdviceInformation for travelers and traveler safety during COVID-19 outbreak.
- CDC What to Do if You are Sick with Coronavirus 2019Consumer-level health information from the CDC about what to do if you are sick with COVID-19. Also available in Spanish & Chinese at this link.
- CDC What You Need to Know about Coronavirus 2019The CDC's fact sheet for consumers on COVID-19. Available in Spanish & Chinese at this link.
Understand the medical science
The Erins, Erin Welsh, PhD and Erin Allmann Updyke, PhD are one-two punch of infectious disease knowledge. They are both passionate about science communication and have been producing a great podcast -- "This Podcast Will Kill You" -- since 2018, about all kinds of infectious diseases throughout human history. Here are links to their recent multi-part series on the COVID-19 virus.
- Chapter 1: Virology To discuss the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we are introducing Anatomy of a Pandemic, a series in which each episode tackles a particular aspect of COVID-19, from virus biology to clinical disease, from control efforts to epidemiological patterns, from vaccine development to mental health coping strategies during this uncertain time.
- Chapter 2: Disease In this second chapter, we explore what we currently know about the disease itself, from symptom progression to incubation period and the role that asymptomatic individuals play in the transmission of disease.
- Chapter 3; Control In this chapter, we discuss how epidemic control can be managed from the individual, state, and national levels, as well as the importance of international collaboration to prevent the uncontrolled spread of COVID-19.
- Chapter 4; Epidemiology The fourth installment takes a look at some of the epidemiological characteristics of the COVID-19 pandemic. But first, we hear about the experience of Katie Burson, who was quarantined along with her family on the infamous Diamond Princess cruise ship in February 2020.
- Chapter 5: Vaccines Chapter 5 goes through some of the exciting developments in potential vaccines for this new virus. Starting us off is an anonymous account describing the challenges faced by someone in the US trying to get tested for COVID-19.
- Chapter 7: Spillover Coming at ya with our seventh episode in our Anatomy of a Pandemic series on the ongoing COVID-19 situation. So far in the series, we’ve discussed aspects of the virus’s biology, clinical disease, epidemiology, and control efforts. We’ve briefly touched on aspects of the virus’s ecology, including its origins, but we wanted to take a […]
- Chapter 8: Disparities In the eighth episode in our Anatomy of a Pandemic series focusing on COVID-19, we discuss how this pandemic will likely lead to a disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable populations around the globe. “Wash your hands.” “Stay at home.” “Practice physical distancing.” These are the public health messages for how to slow this pandemic. […]
- Chapter 9: Economics ...Stepping outside our public health sphere to examine COVID-19 from an entirely different perspective, that of an economist. Pandemics don’t happen in a vacuum, and the ripples of their impact extend far beyond those of public health, as nearly every person […]
- Chapter 10: Schools We continue our exploration of the diverse impacts of this pandemic by taking a look at how education and schooling has been affected, with a particular focus on the United States. Massive school closures and transition to distance learning has revealed vast […]
- Chapter 11: Modelling The eleventh episode of our Anatomy of a Pandemic series has arrived, and just in time. Have you found yourself trying to sift through headlines claiming “this model predicts that” and “that model predicts this”, but you’re not sure where the truth really lies? Then this episode is for you.
- Last Updated: Oct 28, 2021 3:46 PM
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