1918 influenza (note some of these site require a subscription, short term they may be free)
In 1918, There Was An Anti-mask League In San Francisco
A Labrador Inuit village and the Spanish Flu – All things Arctic blog
How cities flattened the curve with 1918 influenza
Cholera in Canada
https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/cholera
COVID-19 transmission articles
Inactivation of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 by WHO-Recommended Hand Rub Formulations and Alcohols
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/7/20-0915_article
Persistence of coronaviruses on inanimate surfaces and their inactivation with biocidal agents
https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(20)30046-3/fulltext
Aerosol and Surface Stability of SARS-CoV-2 as Compared with SARS-CoV-1
https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMc2004973
Evidence shows COVID-19 is almost exclusively spread by droplets
Experiment shows human speech generates droplets that linger in the air for more than 8 minutes
Coronavirus Infections: Talking Can Generate Droplets That Linger Up to 14 Minutes
What We Know About Your Chances of Catching the Virus Outdoors
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/15/us/coronavirus-what-to-do-outside.html
Indoor transmission of SARS-CoV-2 | medRxiv
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.04.20053058v1
It’s Not Whether You Were Exposed to the Coronavirus. It’s How Much.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/29/health/coronavirus-transmission-dose.html
Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Domestic Cats
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2013400?source=nejmtwitter&medium=organic-social
Origins of Coronavirus
Epidemiology of Covid-19 (natural reservoir)
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2005157?query=RP
The origin of COVID-19: WHO weighs new mission to China to pinpoint the source
Murky mystery of COVID-19’s origins takes back seat in Canada to easing crisis
COVID-19 coronavirus epidemic has a natural origin
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/03/200317175442.htm
We don’t yet know the origin story for SARS-CoV-2 – Virology Down Under
https://virologydownunder.com/we-dont-yet-know-the-origin-story-for-sars-cov-2/
What We Know So Far About SARS-CoV-2 – The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/03/biography-new-coronavirus/608338/
Testing, Immunity, and vaccines
1 in 5 New Yorkers May Have Had Covid-19, Antibody Tests Suggest https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/nyregion/coronavirus-antibodies-test-ny.html
Government considering ‘health certificates’ if proof of immunity established by new antibody test
Coronavirus in Wuhan: Inside China’s Plan to Test 11 Million People
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/14/world/asia/coronavirus-testing-china-wuhan.html
Coronavirus may ‘burn out naturally’ before any vaccine is developed, former WHO chief claims
How Does Antibody Testing Work? We Went Behind the Scenes to Find Out
https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000007102893/coronavirus-antibody-testing-process.html
Developing a National Strategy for Serology (Antibody Testing) in the United States
The race for coronavirus vaccines: a graphical guide
Government considering ‘health certificates’ if proof of immunity established by new antibody test
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2020/05/14/government-considering-health-certificates-proof-immunity-established/
WHO says ‘no evidence’ that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be re-infected
https://globalnews.ca/news/6867902/coronavirus-who-patients-reinfected/
New data suggest people aren’t getting reinfected with the coronavirus
Mitigation strategies (note see assignment 4 for provincial/territory migitation strategies)
Implementation of Mitigation Strategies for Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/community-mitigation.html
Distancing and masks cut COVID-19 risk, says largest review of evidence | Article [AMP] | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-protection-idUSKBN2383T6
Physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection to prevent person-to-person transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis
https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(20)31142-9.pdf
How South Korea Is Beating Coronavirus Without a Lockdown
https://time.com/5830594/south-korea-covid19-coronavirus/
Seattle’s Leaders Let Scientists Take the Lead. New York’s Did Not | The New Yorker
Taiwan’s COVID-19 Response
https://www.outbreakobservatory.org/outbreakthursday-1/4/30/2020/taiwans-covid-19-response
North China city of Harbin puts four districts on lockdown in bid to contain coronavirus | South China Morning Post
Estimating the burden of SARS-CoV-2 in France | Science
https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/05/12/science.abc3517.full
Coronavirus: How ‘overreaction’ made Vietnam a virus success
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52628283
Is Sweden’s approach to covid-19 wise or reckless?
How New Zealand ‘eliminated’ COVID-19 after weeks of lockdown
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/how-new-zealand-eliminated-covid-19-after-weeks-of-lockdown-1.4914963
Social distancing vs. social bubbles, plus 4 charts that sum up COVID-19 in Ontario right now | The Star
Focus on washing hands, not washing groceries – Healthing.ca
Masks
History of masks-The Masked Man
Mixed messages on masks from leaders during pandemic has caused confusion for many
https://abcnews.go.com/US/mixed-messages-masks-critical-tool-slow-pandemic-slowed/story?id=70526293
Do face masks really reduce coronavirus spread? Experts have mixed answers.
https://www.livescience.com/are-face-masks-effective-reducing-coronavirus-spread.html
Respiratory virus shedding in exhaled breath and efficacy of face masks
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-020-0843-2
Coronavirus Has People Asking: Are Masks or Respirators Really Effective, or Necessary?
To mask or not to mask: Modeling the potential for face mask use by the general public to curtail the COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468042720300117
Experts say cloth masks need to be sanitized after each use
Don’t Wear a Mask for Yourself – The Atlantic
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/dont-wear-mask-yourself/610336/
If Your Mask Has A Valve, It’s Half Useless | Lifehacker Australia
https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2020/05/if-your-mask-has-a-valve-its-half-useless/
Cloth Face Masks Could Get A Boost From A Nylon Stocking Layer, Study Finds : Goats and Soda : NPR
Coronavirus: Which Mask Should You Wear? – The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/health/coronavirus-best-face-masks.html
10/3 podcast: How masks will change how we see ourselves and others – National Post
Student creates transparent masks for the deaf and hard of hearing community
Coronavirus Mask – Why Face Masks Are Going Viral – SAPIENS
Moving Personal Protective Equipment Into the Community: Face Shields and Containment of COVID-19 | Infectious Diseases | JAMA | JAMA Network
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2765525
Response to Greenhalgh et al.: Face masks, the precautionary principle, and evidence-informed policy | The BMJ
https://www.bmj.com/content/369/bmj.m1435/rr-43
Disposable N95 Masks Can Be Decontaminated, Researchers Confirm https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/health/n95-masks-decontaminated-coronavirus.html
The Ethics of Mask-Wearing During the Coronavirus Pandemic | Time
https://time.com/5815299/coronavirus-face-mask-ethics/
Disease transmission – Should the public wear masks to slow the spread of SARS-CoV-2? | Science & technology | The Economist
Jonathan Kay: The case for wearing face masks during COVID-19 was obvious a month ago – National Post
A history of pandemic masks: why doctors wore beaks during the plague
It’s now recommended that Canadians wear face masks
https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/it-s-now-recommended-that-canadians-wear-face-masks-1.4946752
Masks: Everything you need to know but might be too afraid to ask
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/masks-covid-questions-answered-1.5580645
You’re Getting Used to Masks. Will You Wear a Face Shield? – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/24/health/coronavirus-face-shields.html
Evidence shows cloth masks may help against COVID-19 – Brighter World
https://brighterworld.mcmaster.ca/articles/evidence-shows-cloth-masks-may-help-against-covid-19/
Notice of Retraction: Effectiveness of Surgical and Cotton Masks in Blocking SARS-CoV-2 | Annals of Internal Medicine
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/L20-0745
Drive-thru restaurants in Alberta will soon be asking ‘Would you like masks with that?’ – National Post
Can a store make me wear a mask to shop? Your COVID-19 questions answered
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.5590534
Vulnerable populations
Invisible deaths: from nursing homes to prisons, the coronavirus toll is out of sight – and out of mind? |
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/16/coronavirus-pandemic-deaths-grieving-invisible
Why is coronavirus taking such a deadly toll on black Americans?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/25/coronavirus-racial-disparities-african-americans
Virus heads upriver in Brazil Amazon, sickens native people
Packed With Migrant Workers, Dormitories Fuel Coronavirus in Singapore
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/28/world/asia/coronavirus-singapore-migrants.html
Coronavirus Finds Fuel in a World of Migrants https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/10/world/asia/coronavirus-migrants.html
Are some ethnic groups more vulnerable to COVID-19 than others?
Contacting tracing and other technologies
As the Nation Begins Virus Tracing, It Could Learn From This N.J. City – The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/21/nyregion/contact-tracing-paterson-nj.html
Helmet to check temp in Rome’s airport
Is It Safe to Come Out of Lockdown? Check the Sewer – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/01/science/coronavirus-sewage-monitoring-lockdown.html
This U of T scientist says he’s invented a ‘cure’ for COVID-19. Will patients ever see it? | The Star
Outbreak Science: Using artificial intelligence to track the coronavirus pandemic – 60 Minutes – CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-outbreak-computer-algorithm-artificial-intelligence/
Vivek Goel’s COVID-19 podcast (Ep. 8): Contact Tracing
https://www.utoronto.ca/news/vivek-goel-s-covid-19-podcast-ep-8-contact-tracing
BlueDot used artificial intelligence to predict coronavirus spread
How Germany’s coronavirus contact tracers helped to ease its lockdown
Treatment
‘How Can I Be Sick?’ Woman Who Took Hydroxychloroquine For 19 Years To Treat Lupus Still Got COVID-19 – CBS Detroit
Treatment with antiviral speeds recovery of COVID-19 patients, exploratory study finds
NIH clinical trial testing antiviral remdesivir plus anti-inflammatory drug baricitinib for COVID-19 begins
Canada shouldn’t rush to approve promising new COVID-19 drug Remdesivir: experts