Research Guides: Pandemics and COVID-19: Novel coronavirus

The illness caused by the novel coronavirus has been named CoViD-19 by the World Health Organization. The virus has been renamed "SARS-CoV-2" (see www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30419-0/fulltext)

Updates from Health Agencies

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California Dept of Public Health COVID-19 Updates
Stay informed! The California Department of Public Health (the Public Health Department) understands there are concerns about novel coronavirus, and understandably so. The health risk to the general public in California remains low.
Situation Summary - CDC
The 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.
Novel Coronavirus 2019 - World Health Organization
WHO has been working with Chinese authorities and global experts to learn more about the virus, how it affects the people who are sick with it, how they can be treated, and what countries can do to respond. This site provides situational updates, technical information, travel advisories, and information on protecting yourself from the virus.
CDC - Interim Guidance for Healthcare Professionals
Limited information is available to characterize the spectrum of clinical illness associated with 2019-nCoV. No vaccine or specific treatment for 2019-nCoV infection is available; care is supportive.

Resources from Disaster Lit
Disaster Lit is a guide to disaster medicine and public health emergency literature and related information produced by the National Library of Medicine.
National Institutes of Health Coronavirus Update
Updates from the NIH on COVID-19 research
Articles from PubMed
A preformulated search will bring up the latest research from the National Library of Medicine's PubMed Database.
Annotated genome sequence of the 2019 novel coronavirus in GenBank
Novel coronavirus complete genome from the Wuhan outbreak is available in the NCBI database GenBank
New England Journal Of Medicine - 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
A collection of articles and other resources on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus outbreak, including clinical reports, management guidelines, and commentary
Elsevier - Novel Coronavirus Information Center
For the benefit of healthcare professionals, medical researchers and the public, Elsevier has created a Novel Coronavirus Information Center with freely available information in English and Mandarin Chinese on the novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV.
JAMA Coronavirus Resource Center
Diagnosis and treatment information updated as published. CDC and WHO guidance
DynaMed Novel Coronavirus
Summary information, diagnosis, management, patient info. and more.

Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades Recursos para COVID-19 / CDC Resources for COVID-19
Esta guía de recursos está destinada a proporcionar recursos informativos de los CDC relacionados con COVID-19 en español.
This resource guide is intended to provide informational resources from the CDC related to COVID-19 in Spanish.
COVID-19 Resources in Multiple Languages
The California Endowment offers downloadable fact sheet, proper hygiene precautions poster, and a Stop! poster you can post at the entrances of your organizations to alert those not feeling well to reconsider entering your facility. In English, Spanish, Chinese, and Hmong.