On this website you can find information and guidance from WHO regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that was first reported from Wuhan, China, on 31 December 2019. Please visit this page for daily updates.
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A downloadable guide from the CDC.
CDC’s “All of Community” approach is focused to slowing the transmission of COVID-19 and reducing illness and death, while minimizing social and economic impacts.
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This is an upgraded dashboard reporting on the latest results from Americans for the Arts' ongoing survey to capture coronavirus-related economic impact reports from artists, arts organizations, and arts agencies of all types, genres, sizes, and tax statuses.
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15-Minute Survey: This survey is designed to collect information about the financial and human impacts that the coronavirus has had on artists and creative workers.
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The California Arts Council is surveying the arts field at-large to gather data on the potential financial impacts of this public health emergency. If you are an organization or individual in the arts field, please consider filling out this brief survey.
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Artifacts from Facilitators for Covid Response Zoom Gatherings, Useful Online Meeting/Working Practices, Tool Resources/Technology Stewardship, Getting Going with online education, Using Liberating Structures Online Resources, General Credible Data Sources, Suggestions 8 Individual Company Responses and more...
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“The President took bold, decisive action to make our 30 million small businesses more resilient to Coronavirus-related economic disruptions. Small businesses are vital economic engines in every community and state, and they have helped make our economy the strongest in the world…”
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Using this tool, you can view national aggregated data or can filter the information by either ZIP Code or State to see localized impacts.
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Museums, theaters and concert halls in the United States are steeling themselves for fearful patrons, lighter crowds and possible government shutdowns.
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5-Minute Survey: This survey is designed to collect information about the financial and human impacts that the spread of the coronavirus has had on arts and cultural organizations.
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These closures are necessary to keep the public safe, but it doesn’t make them any easier on musicians, performing artists and other creative professionals whose livelihoods depend on concerts, shows and parties. The music industry in particular is poorly equipped to handle the pandemic. Over the years, its profit model has shifted from selling records to touring.
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In a vivid example of the ad hoc and highly inconsistent way arts organizations are dealing with the spread of the potentially deadly coronavirus, the Seattle Symphony is operating as usual and played to large audiences over the weekend. Meanwhile, the San Francisco Symphony canceled all performances this week and next.
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While we continue to work to contain infections and prevent panic, there are many things we also need to think about. The virus reveals several of the weaknesses of our sector and our society, shedding light on things we need to get a better grasp on. Let us use this opportunity to learn and strengthen our work. Thank you to various colleagues for bringing up these critical points for nonprofits and foundations to consider…
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Unlike much of what we’re seeing in the media and public discussion, the virtual gathering -- organized in a week’s time -- centered the wisdom and life experiences of people who live with chronic illnesses and disability. A podcast by Irresistible (fka Healing Justice)
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The Coronavirus Preparedness Webinar provided a holistic take on preparedness for theatres, including: a deeper understanding of the virus from an epidemiologist's perspective; general preparedness strategies; how to forecast budget shifts should productions be canceled; how to navigate insurance; and how the theatre field might take collective action to weather this potential crisis.
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The World Health Organization released an interim guidance document on mass gatherings that includes setting up communications with local health officials and a risk assessment that would be helpful in the coming weeks.
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This webinar looks at this public health crisis from two distinct perspectives: Infectious Disease Business Continuity Planning and Crisis Management. Does your organization have the right plans in place to continue operations during an infectious disease outbreak? Is there a process in place to gather and analyze current information and make informed decisions? Is there a crisis management process and team in place? When do you activate them?
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A guide by South Arts for arts organizations on how to prepare your facility, supporting your staff and volunteers, communicating with audiences and stakeholders and more.
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Social stigma in the context of health is the negative association between a person or group of people who share certain characteristics and a specific disease. In an outbreak, this may mean people are labelled, stereotyped, discriminated against, treated separately, and/or experience loss of status because of a perceived link with a disease. Such treatment can negatively affect those with the disease, as well as their caregivers, family, friends and communities. People who don’t have the disease but share other characteristics with this group may also suffer from stigma. The current COVID-19 outbreak has provoked social stigma and discriminatory behaviours against people of certain ethnic backgrounds as well as anyone perceived to have been in contact with the virus.
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