Research Guides: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): Home

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This guide includes information resources about Coronavirus Disease 2019, which is also referred to as COVID-19. Ask a librarian if you need help finding more information. If you have suggestions or comments about what information needs to be included on this guide, please let us know.

Learn about COVID-19

COVID-19 [CDC]
How it spreads, prevention, symptoms, etc.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) - [NIH]
Research and information from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) [Our World in Data]
Collection of existing research and data.
Coronavirus Resource Center [Harvard Health]
Information about social distancing, symptoms, treatments, and other information.

Testing

Find COVID-19 Tests [NCDHHS]

Vaccines

Local Resources

Pitt County

North Carolina

Track Cases

All Cases (Johns Hopkins)
Tracks all confirmed cases, deaths, and recoveries.
Global COVID-19 (CDC)
Includes a map and list of confirmed cases worldwide.

Online Resources

Preventing Getting Sick (CDC)
Covers quarantine, vaccines, and more.
If You Are Sick (CDC)
Steps to care for yourself and help protect others in your home and community.
Advice for the Public (WHO)
This page from the World Health Organization (WHO) contains basic protective measures for the public against the new coronavirus.
EPA: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Includes information on disinfectants.
COVID-19 Travel Health Notices (CDC)
Information about travel to international destinations.
Patient Education: Coronavirus (UpToDate)
Offers patients a short, easy-to-read, general overview of the 2019 novel coronavirus, including answers to questions that patients may have about the condition.

Coronavirus (COVID-19) - Cochrane Resources and News
Cochrane provides high-quality synthesized research evidence to inform health decisions. This page highlights content relating to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and the various related activities that Cochrane is undertaking in response.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Evidence Collection [Evidence Aid]
Creates summaries of relevant research.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (JAMA Network)
The JAMA Network Coronavirus Resource Center offers the latest information on coronavirus diagnosis and treatment.
Novel Coronavirus Information Center (Elsevier)
Elsevier’s free health and medical research on novel coronavirus (COVID-19), including continually updated resources from their content and experts.
Overview of Coronaviruses (BMJ Best Practice)
This overview provides a summary including the newest information, epidemiology, etiology, diagnosis, management, prevention, and prognosis.
Coronavirus Disease (FDA)
Information on the FDA's role and response to the 2019 novel coronavirus.
Coronavirus News from NEJM
The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) collection of articles on the Coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus Outbreak (WHO)
Information from the World Health Organization.
COVID-19 Resource Center for Physicians
Information from the American Medical Association.
UpToDate: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Discusses coronaviruses, including epidemiology; virology; clinical features; clinical suspicion, evaluation, and diagnosis; management; and global public health measures of the 2019 novel coronavirus.

COVID-19 [OSHA}
Includes links to interim guidance and other resources for preventing exposures to, and infection with, the novel coronavirus.
Coronavirus Resources: Workplace Safety [U.S. Dept. of Labor]
Resources to help employers and workers prepare for and respond to coronavirus in the workplace.

COVID-19 Resource Center (Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, Univ of MN)
New York Times: The Coronavirus Outbreak
ScienceNews: 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
STAT: Coronavirus
Coronavirus: The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC)
Paywall lifted for coronavirus news and updates.
WNCT-TV Eyewitness News 9
Covers the Greenville, Jacksonville, New Bern, and Washington viewing areas.
WITN-TV
Washington, Greenville, New Bern News Channel.
WRAL-TV
Raleigh, Durham, Fayetteville News Channel.
WBTV - Channel 3 News
Charlotte area news.

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