As the coronavirus—the infection that causes the illness COVID-19—has quickly spread across the world, global industries have struggled to adjust as businesses shut down and international travel slows to a trickle. Airlines are in free fall, cruise lines have suspended operation and retailers are closing stores, while ad agencies are now working remotely. Since China […]

For many retailers around the world, the COVID-19 outbreak is now a reality rather than a looming threat. Having watched Chinese retailers striving to meet the needs of both their workers and their customers in the early stages of what has become a pandemic, executives in a host of countries find themselves stepping up to […]

A 360° Virtual Reality fly-through showing the extent of damage to the lungs (yellow) from COVID-19 for a patient seen by Dr. Keith Mortman at George Washington University Hospital. Made with Surgical Theater technology. https://www.surgicaltheater.net/ (video v5) Link to an interview of Dr. Mortman talking about this case and the technology: https://www.gwhospital.com/resources/podcasts/covid19-vr-technology For media related […]

I am sitting here in our apartment in Florence, Tuscany feeling both scared and defiant. The normally bustling street is quiet. After an extraordinary few weeks which has profoundly shocked Italy, the world is catching up. The news everywhere is dominated by the potential impact of Coronavirus. Over the past four weeks, the mood has […]

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At the Human Capital Center, we will continue to provide you with insights to help you plan for what’s ahead. We have curated the relevant work we’ve done and have scheduled, as well as a provided a guide to the trusted, third-party sources that we hope you will find valuable and insightful. We will regularly […]

The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a disease can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults, children, and youth. The Child & Youth Mental Health & Substance Use (CYMHSU) Community of Practice has created the following document to provide information and advice on managing […]

A small French Trial showed exciting results in a treatment for COVID-19. [UPDATED 25 March 2020 to include more details about the trial and its limitations] A vaccine is not going to be available for many months, long after many people have died in the absence of treatment or suppression of the spread of the […]

Our focus is to organize a large group of volunteers of varying skills, availability and commitment into a group that is highly effective at ideating, coordinating and accomplishing tasks that aid the medical community’s ability to answer key questions related to COVID-19 WHY We are all in this together and for the sake of our […]

A roundup of Fenwick & West legal, regulatory and commercial insights that can help you understand and navigate the coronavirus pandemic and its repercussions on the economy and business.

FROM GETTING QUICK RESOURCE TIPS TO HELPING KIDS LEARN AT HOME, WE'VE GOT A WEBINAR FOR THAT! Like you, Gale is closely monitoring the global spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and its impact on libraries and learning. We understand how hard you and your colleagues are working to respond to rapidly changing conditions, […]

We’re in uncharted territory with the Covid-19 pandemic. Companies that outlast this crisis will have CEOs who can rapidly assess these new circumstances, recognize new patterns and opportunities, and act with urgency to take immediate action to pivot and restructure their companies. Those that don’t may not survive. So here’s a five-day playbook to help CEOs of […]

In China, a clothing factory normally humming with people and machinery is silent and empty. In Italy, a shoe store has seen its sales dry up because many of its customers aren’t visiting the country. A US automotive firm has refitted an assembly line to make surgical masks. And a French salesperson for a cosmetics firm […]

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease are so commonplace that everyone reading these words likely knows somebody with at least one of these maladies. They are also the “underlying conditions” most associated with severe cases of COVID-19, based on early clinical profiles on the disease. Even though 80 percent of COVID-19 cases are mild, these […]

S&P Global Ratings continues to assess the economic and credit effects of the coronavirus pandemic around the world. Click below for our research and insights across regions and industries. Coronavirus Impact - Key Takeaways From Our Articles S&P Global Ratings is launching a series of weekly webcasts. Every Friday, we will provide the market with […]

Starting today, we are asking our 1,500 signatories to stand together and make a significant financial commitment to support COVID-19 support and recovery. We’ll be focused primarily on funding national healthcare needs — tied to ventilators, respirators and supplies for our hospitals around the US. We’re now asking our grassroots group of 1,500 CEOs and companies to […]

There are always parties who profit in times of crisis, and so it goes with our ever-accelerating global pandemic. For toilet paper manufacturers and supermarket chains and, say, a pair of grifter brothers hawking Purell at an obscene markup, the coronavirus has been good for business. But the biggest beneficiaries in the long term may be […]

COVID-19 is a rapidly spreading disease, caused by a coronavirus that jumped from animals to humans in late 2019. Here are the most pressing and recent questions related to the fast-moving pandemic. When will the coronavirus pandemic end? There’s some speculation that the spread of the coronavirus will subside with summer’s warmer weather, as happens with […]

The COVID Tracking Project collects information from 50 US states, the District of Columbia, and 5 other US territories to provide the most comprehensive testing data we can collect for the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. We attempt to include positive and negative results, pending tests, and total people tested for each state or district currently reporting that data. Show me […]

With in-person classes canceled, we’re about to start our online versions of Hacking for Defense and Hacking for Oceans (and here). The classes are built on the Lean Startup methodology: customer discovery, agile engineering and the business/mission model canvas. So how do our students get out of the building to do customer discovery when they […]