Track and plan for COVID-19: Useful resources and readings

Disclaimer: The information below is a list of selected, crowdsourced resources on COVID-19 from the MaRS community. The list includes official sources, data trackers, background readings and useful guides. 

The information provided is based on crowdsourced resources as of March 13, 2020.

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

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

Business implications of COVID-19: 

• COVID-19: Implications for business (McKinsey)
• Coronavirus: The Black Swan of 2020 (Sequoia Capital)
• Making Sense of the Economic Impact of the Coronavirus (Harvard Business Review)
• Proactive Steps for Employers to Take in Light of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak (Cooley)
• Interim Guidance for Businesses and Employers (CDC)
• Enterprise Start ups: How to Weather the Storm (Medium) 
• Blog: COVID-19 Updates for Startups (Elad Gil) 
• What Canadian exporters need to know about coronavirus (EDC)

Planning for working remotely

• GitLab’s Guide to All-Remote Working (GitLab)
• What’s Your Company’s Emergency Remote-Work Plan? (Harvard Business Review)
• How to Set Up Your Startup for Remote Work (Betakit)
• The ultimate guide for remote work by Zapier team (Zapier)
• How to work from home if you’ve never done it before (New York Times) 
• 8 strategies to set up remote work during the coronavirus outbreak (Fast Company)
• Prepare your team to work from home (LinkedIn)

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)

Managing cash flow:

• Raising capital virtually (Twitter – shared by Maren Bannon, Founder and VC)  
• Canadian Government ensuring economic resilience (Government of Canada)
• Funding in the Time of Coronavirus (Medium) 
• What Could the Venture Market Look Like in the Coronavirus Era (Tomasz Tunguz)
• COVID-19 – Managing cash flow during a period of crisis (Deloitte) 

Global supply chains: 

• COVID-19: Managing the impact of global supply chains (EDC)
• COVID-19: Managing supply chain risk and disruption (Deloitte)
• COVID-19 Impact on Supply Chain Logistics: Assessment and Recommendations (TheGlobalFund – specifically for health product supply chains)

What others are sending startups:

• Startup Guide: COVID-19 (DMZ)
• C19 Startup Survival Podcast (Hosted by Peter Harrington, London School of Economics)
• Novel Coronavirus/COVID-19 Disease Resources & Readings (Andressen Horowitz)
• The motherload of all crowdsourced items on COVID-19 (Crowdsourced)
• What I Expect in the Next Few Months in Startupland (Tomasz Tunguz)