Essential to understanding timeline of US government response to Covid-19 pandemic.

Hospitals and healthcare providers are increasingly offering online doctor visits or "e-visits" to screen for Covid-19, in order to avoid overwhelming the healthcare system.

Meme describing sleep schedules for those struggling with ADHD and depression during quarantine.

Sign at the local CVS, pre-local panic, showing limits on sales of safety items

Hand sanitizer given out for an emergency board meeting of our local community action agency

Image shows company response to raising awareness and support for communities impacted by the virus. *downloaded e-mail

The last item on a work agenda - "What happens with bodies if people pass at home?..."

Usually packed coffee shop completely empty, take in the days before the MA Executive Order banning in-house food service went into effect.

The Pie Bar in my town created a system to keep selling food with zero customer contact. Sign in the window instructs people to call. (for pre-orders, you wave through the window to indicate you are there). They package order inside, then place on the care outside of the door. The person can only approach when the staff person is back in inside.

Earlier this week In Massachusetts bars and restaurants were shut down to help prevent the spread of the virus. McCarthy's Pub, normally bustling on a Friday night, now stands empty, without a single car in the lot.

I had to take a picture of dropping my son off at his ASU campus because it was strangely empty, and quiet. I almost wanted to walk him to his group meeting but didn't. He had this.

I went to the grocery store for the first time in a week and when I returned to my car I noticed someone had discarded a pair of gloves on the ground in the parking lot. Some people have taken to wearing surgical masks and latex style gloves anytime they are out in public.

As Arizona cases begin to rise, Arizona State University makes plans to open testing to on-campus students. The University is recruiting staff and graduate students to complete training and help collect samples from patients.

Email sent the University of Massachusetts Boston community announcing the first confirmed case of coronavirus in Massachusetts was in a UMass Boston student. The student had been in Wuhan, China and felt ill upon his return. The day after this return, he was tested and quarantined. The email includes information regarding coronavirus and steps students, faculty, and staff can take to help limit the spread of the virus in the coming months.

Email from the five chancellors and the president of the University of Massachusetts system and UMass Boston Interim Chancellor Katherine S. Newman announcing the decision to shift to a remote-learning plan in an effort to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus. The email also lays out specific expectations for faculty, staff, and students to prepare for the shift to remote learning and limit the activities of the UMass Boston community.

The image displays texts from the City of Boston's daily text service updating the public on developments related to the coronavirus. Messages provide updates on how many people are infected, remind residents to take necessary precautions, and alert residents to relevant closings and where to find more detailed information.

Global Level 4 Health Advisory from the U.S. Dept of State: "The Department of State advises U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. In countries where commercial departure options remain available, U.S. citizens who live in the United States should arrange for immediate return to the United States, unless they are prepared to remain abroad for an indefinite period."

An unexpected upside of the coronavirus - dolphins and swans appearing in the canals of Venice one week after the city's shutdown.

This shows texts between me and my mom about shopping for dog food. It shows the partially empty shelves in our local grocery store, Giant. It also captures technology at this time; my dad, unusually, does not have a smart-phone so I (20-year-old) have to translate for him.

This is one of many collective, creative responses to the Covid-19 coronavirus. The "About" description says, "Take the gifts of every hour: join in a daily art challenge, see others' projects, send ideas, and build a big, collaborative project with us." https://www.facebook.com/groups/artthevirus/about/

A joke on how ap exams will be in the future . Analyzing memes

A joke on how ap exams will be in the future . Analyzing memes

Screenshot from early in the hour and a half long performance given by the Indigo Girls on Facebook Live and Instagram Live. The singer-songwriter dup played from a house in Atlanta, with tiles or carpeting laid on the floor for sound. Despite inital issues with streaming, they carried on. By 7pm eastern there were over 50,000 people listening from around the world. They closed with "Closer to Fine" and "Galileo," encouraging fans to sing along.

The Ness of Brodgar dig season has been canceled in Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Text of the announcement as follows: Ness 2020 excavation cancelled 20TH MARCH 2020, 11:57 AM We are very sorry to announce that due to the present COVID-19 situation and uncertainties surrounding this, all excavation and fieldwork at the Ness of Brodgar this summer is being cancelled and the site will be shut. We intend however to keep busy by a very active online presence with special features and updates on what we’re doing etc – watch this space also for news of exciting new ways of supporting the Ness. We are also busy bringing together a major interim report on the Ness which will be published in the near future, and working on the material excavated in previous years. We are planning for 2021 and hope to see you then.

Colleague learns of a shipment of household supplies to the nearest CVS, returns triumphant. But not hoarding, he'd like to point out.

Local pharmacy without masks or alcohol gel during first week of quarentine

My father, a medical doctor, using a mask during self-quarentine. He has been coughing and sneezing for two days now, but no tests are available yet.

A letter from Mickey Mouse / Disney to kids as to why it has had to shut down Disney World/ Disney Land

Dear First Parish Family, I saw this story yesterday and I was touched by the thoughtful and creative idea. Father Guiseppe Corbari pastors a church in Italy, and rather than live-stream in an empty sanctuary, he asked the church family to send in photographs of themselves. He printed them off and put them in the pews. I love the idea of having you in the sanctuary with me as we observe the physical distancing recommendations. Please send your photos to me (scott.cousineau@firstparishsaco.org). I would love to see your faces looking back at me on Sunday morning! Grace and Peace to you, Scott

Bailey Twing does her first-grade school work from home with her Grandma.

The empty shelves at Target where toilet paper usually is... and a lone can of wayward soup.

Thailand has seen a recent spike in coronavirus infections. Unlike other countries, regular citizens taking this threat very seriously- a single infection from Coronavirus kicked off a complete near-failure of the tourism economy. In a place like Chiang Mai where the livelihood of nearly a million people hangs in the balance, no one wants to own the shop where Covid-19 spread.

Notes from a Pandemic - Coronavirus in New York City. A first person narration video from March 2020 New York City.

The first official announcement from Bowling Green State University president Rodney K. Rogers concerning COVID-19. It was sent to all students, faculty, and staff.

2009 Encyclopedia of Melbourne commentary on the Swine Flu, reflecting on the 1919 Spanish Flu epidemic and noting historical continuities and memory making.

This was shared on our Slack channel at work and it made me laugh. We are a team of Librarians supporting teaching staff who are madly scrabbling to get content all online while classes are paused for a week. This resonates with everyone involved in this process. *March 16, 2020 uploaded to YouTube

We all had to adjust quickly to living and working in parallel. It was actually fun, and we enjoyed the time together. But it did make it harder for Dave to get any work done. The coworkers on the video conference were understanding and even waved at Lydia and talked to her.

We can wipe our trollies, but no toilet paper.

The Australian Government has recommended social distancing of at least 1.5 metres. This pharmacist has taped a line on the ground in front of their counters — it makes trying to reach forward to pay for goods a bit like a fairground game of "tap the card reader with your bankcard".

Email from Move Ya Brass, a New Orleans non-profit offering guided community workouts, canceling future community dance classes and offering virtual dance classes via Instagram to encourage social distancing in light of the Covid19 pandemic.

The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra (NOJO) email announcing all NOJO concerts, jam sessions, and educational programs are postponed through April 2020.

This source examines the connection between wealth and access in COVID-19 infected United States of America. Particularly the connection between NBA players and getting tested.

This reveals the inequalities in American society that persist and are further exposed by a pandemic such as COVID-19

It is an article copied in a word doc, including the Internet Link

This document details the types of businesses and industries permitted to stay open in Pennsylvania as of 3/19/2020, after the governor shut down all non "life-sustaining" businesses.

Sent me by a friend in Italy . . . it widely circulates there as a testimony of the resistance and resilience of the Italian people against this calamity. Most cities are in lock down

Officials at Coastal Carolina University announced campus would close, Wednesday March 18 at noon to nonessential personnel. Faculty were encouraged to get any last minute materials from offices so buildings could be sanitized then locked down for the foreseeable future. I went in to get papers, files, and books. This shelf is comprised of my books on disease, death, dying, and human remains; main areas of my research. I packed a few books to bring home, but I havent brought myself to unpack or read any of them yet. My current research is on death and human remains in museums.

This image can give future historians an idea about how graduation ceremonies within the United States might be held online, or in the case of this image in virtual reality.

Walking through the produce area of the grocery store, seeing no fresh fruit or vegetables

"The weeks and months ahead will be challenging, but that doesn’t mean they have to be miserable. Knowing what social distancing and (voluntary) self-quarantine may entail is a great first step to being prepared and setting yourself up for a (possibly even) personally rewarding response to these trying times." The following piece of media describes various strategies to employ during the pandemic, ensuring that your mental, physical, and emotional needs and stresses are managed and tended to. [This was added by the curator.]