Thu. 03/19 - See How Much Capacity Your Local Community Has For Covid-19 Patients; How To Preserve Your Mental Health

Global cases pass 200,000. Italy has the deadliest day in any one country since the crisis began. Conflicting studies on possible treatments. How to look up how much capacity your local health system has for Covid patients. More details on how the disease affects children. And advice on how to preserve your mental health, not just your physical health.

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Country trajectory chart (John Burn-Murdoch on Twitter) China: Avigan effective in tackling coronavirus (NHK) Japanese flu drug 'clearly effective' in treating coronavirus, says China (The Guardian) A Promising Treatment for Coronavirus Fails (New York Times) ProPublica tool - how much capacity do your local hospitals have? (ProPublica) These Places Could Run Out of Hospital Beds as Coronavirus Spreads (New York Times) Kristen Fisher (Twitter) What coronavirus looks like in kids (Washington Post) Children and Coronavirus: Research Finds Some Become Seriously Ill (New York Times) Epidemiological Characteristics of 2143 Pediatric Patients With 2019 Coronavirus Disease in China (Pediatrics) COVID-19 in Children: Initial Characterization of the Pediatric Disease (Pediatrics) Mental health experts offer counsel on staying calm during coronavirus pandemic (Washington Post)