COVID-19 Resources: What is COVID-19?

NOTES:

This is a purely informational site. Confirm information on this guide with your health care provider or your local or state health department. Should you have questions about the novel coronavirus or the disease (COVID-19) it causes please contact a health care provider, your local or state health department, or within New York City call 311 or the New York State Novel Coronavirus Hotline: 1-888-364-3065.

To receive text updates from NYC Notify text: COVID to 692692.

The information provided here comes from the sites outlined in the "How can I stay informed?" section below.

This is a quickly evolving situation. Check the "Last Updated" date and time stamp at the bottom of this page to assess the currency of the information here.

• COVID-19: What are we talking about?

• COVID-19: Prevention and Groups at Higher Risk

• High Risk Groups: People with Certain Medical Conditions

• Where did COVID-19 come from?

• Symptoms of COVID-19

• Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children or MIS-C

• How does COVID-19 disease affect people?

• How can I protect myself and others?

• COVID-19: When You Are Sick

• How can I stay informed?

  • Here is a list of Web sites you can look at to get authoritative information and news:

    • Subscribe to CUNY Alert if you have not already done so.

    • Text COVID to 692692 to receive coronavirus update texts from NYC Notify.

    • LaGuardia Community College's Emergengcy Information page.

    • LaGuardia Community College's Coronavirus Information page.

    • CUNY's Coronavirus information page.

    • New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Coronavirus site.

    • New York State's Department of Health Information on Coronavirus site.

    • United Nation's World Health Organization (WHO) Corona virus Disease Outbreak site.

    • WHO's Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Mythbusters.

    • Google's COVID-19 Information and Resources page.

    • John Hopkins University's Coronavirus Resource Center.

    • Elsevier's free Novel Coronavirus Information Center.

    • Journal of the American Medical Association Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) site.

    • Channel Thirteen (PBS) - Coronavirus Experts and Reporting.

    • The New York Times free coronavirus coverage.

  • Specifically for LaGuardia Community College Students, Staff, and Faculty

    • Use your free New York Times digital subscription from the Library to keep up with the news from the New York Times.

    • Use your free Wall Street Journal digital subscription from the Library to follow the Wall Street Journal's coverage.