Today's articles on the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) inform us that 5 US governors have declared states of emergency, the Gates Foundation is working to bring home coronavirus test kits to people in Washington state, and universities in the US are cancelling college classes. Additionally, there are a number of articles about business topics including focus on telecommuting, advertising, travel, and autonomous driving.
Of local (to me) interest, the number of reported cases in Pennsylvania has increased to 5 after the state began testing last week. As the testing capability increases, I'm expecting to see that number grow at a pretty good clip.
In no particular order, here are today's links from my RSS feed. Please consider clicking through to upvote any Steem post(s) on the list.
- Steem @: Coronavirus patient transported in bio-containment unit
- Steem @rt-international: What's coronavirus & who faces the greatest risk?
- Hedge-fund manager who called the coronavirus market meltdown says selloff is overdone, covers shorts
- Gates Foundation is funding at-home coronavirus test kits in Washington state
- A fake claim that cocaine cures the coronavirus is spreading online and the French government has been forced to warn people that it won't
- A Chinese firm that makes driverless delivery vans is thriving amid the coronavirus outbreak
- Amazon won't penalise warehouse workers for taking unpaid time off amid the coronavirus outbreak
- Managing telecommuters due to novel coronavirus? Here are 8 management tips
- Coronavirus/COVID-19: Changes I've made to my home office to make it cleaner, healthier and safer
- How you can use your computer to help fight coronavirus/COVID-19 - TL;DR: Folding@Home, and if I'm not mistaken, you can also receive gridcoin in exchange for your computer's contributions.
- Bitcoin Drop Due to 13K BTC PlusToken Scam, Not Coronavirus — Analysts
- Facebook suspends face mask ads to stop traders exploiting coronavirus fears
- What happens when coronavirus travel bans hit the US?
- Why oil just topped the coronavirus as the stock market’s biggest problem
- Should I cancel my flight? Will recirculated air on a plane spread coronavirus? Here’s what you need to know before traveling
- Here’s the EPA’s list of over 300 coronavirus-fighting cleaning products
- What is a state of emergency and why are governors declaring them as the coronavirus spreads?
- Coronavirus threat cancels classes at two major U.S. universities, with more expected to follow
- Don’t Panic: The comprehensive Ars Technica guide to the coronavirus
- How coronavirus is upending corporate America
- 'There's a fear of the unknown': Local manufacturers brace for disruptions as coronavirus spreads
As mentioned in previous posts, here is a visualization tool for mapping the cases of COVID-19 occurrences. According to the site, this morning's worldwide number of reported cases was 111,354 with 62,373 recoveries, 3,892 fatalities, and 566 cases in the US. My home state of Pennsylvania is up to 5 reported cases, with three of those in the Philadelphia suburbs.
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