Sources of Reliable Information about the Novel Coronavirus

– GLOSSARIES –

Very good basic guides

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/18/us/coronavirus-terms-glossary.html

More complete guides

https://www.dictionary.com/e/coronavirus-words/

https://www.kff.org/glossary/covid-19-outbreak-glossary/

https://time.com/5798684/coronavirus-glossary-definitions/

– INFORMATION –

Conemaugh Nason

Go to

http://www.conemaugh.org and click on the “Coronavirus (COVID19) Preparedness Information” banner at the very top of the website.

UPMC Altoona

Go to http://www.upmc.com and click on the “COVID-19 Update” banner.

Commonwealth of Pa.

Go to http://www.health.pa.gov and click on the blue bar labeled “Coronavirus Information” under the main photo.

This site has excellent information about the presence of the virus in Pennsylvania, including a county-by-county count of confirmed cases.

Consumer Reports

Go to

http://www.consumerreports.org A panel with multiple articles takes up most of the landing page.

World Health Organization (WHO)

Go to http://www.who.int

Click on the red box at the upper left of the landing page, labeled “Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak”

– NEWS SOURCES –

The Washington Post

Go to

http://www.washingtonpost.com

Search for “coronavirus” in the search box at the very upper left of the page.

The New York Times

Go to http://www.nytimes.com

Search for “coronavirus” using the search box at the very top left of the page.

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Thank you. We’ll get through this together.