People practices and operations during COVID-19: Useful resources list

Disclaimer: The information below is a list of selected, crowdsourced resources on COVID-19 from the MaRS community.

The information provided is based on crowdsourced resources as of March 17, 2020.

Taking care of your employees should be your number one priority as a business leader during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are curated resources you can use to track and manage the coronavirus as an employer: 

Monitor how COVID-19 is developing around the world

Case tracking and statistics:

• WHO Daily Situation Reports
• Datawrapper Coronavirus Dashboard
• Heat map on cases in Canada
• Worldometer
• Curated Digital COVID-19 Resources (Esri Canada)

Canada-specific updates and resources: 

• Government of Canada – updated daily
• Travel Advice – Public Health Agency of Canada 
• Public Health Agency of Canada – Risk-informed decision-making for Mass Gatherings during COVID-19
• Province of Ontario, COVID-19 self-assessment (Province of Ontario)

Emergency preparedness: Employer resources 

• Managing the coronavirus (COVID-19) for employers (Osler)
• COVID-19: An employer’s guide: Ten Considerations to Support your Workforce (Mercer)
• Creating a Business Continuity Plan (BDC)
• Create a Crisis Communication Plan (DHS)
• Travel Advisories (Government of Canada)
• Coronavirus: Why You Must Act Now (Tomas Pueyo)