My Virtual Reading Room

Coronavirus: How can I help?, from BBC (some good advice)

COVID-19 patient writes inspiring messages on glass to caregivers, from The Cleveland Clinic (an interesting story about an early case in a rural area, with a happy ending)

COVID-19 Data Point to Two Possible Realities -- Which Is It?, by F. Perry Wilson, from Medscape

(The data we have available are consistent with two different potential realities. Sometimes it feels like there are two coronaviruses out there (metaphorically; I'm not talking about genetic strains or anything): One is a virus with a disturbingly high death rate, on the order of 1%-3%, slowly marching its way through the population — a steamroller. The other is a virus with incredibly rapid community spread but with minimal impact on most people, save the unlucky few who have particularly bad outcomes — a windstorm.)

Two Rare Neurologic Conditions Linked to COVID-19, from Medscape
(two rare variants of Guillian-Barre syndrome: Miller Fisher syndrome and polyneuritis cranialis)

When to Restore Medical Services While We Still Fight COVID-19, by Art Caplan, from Medscape

(Hi. I'm Art Caplan, normally at NYU's Division of Medical Ethics in New York City. Today I'm talking to you in social isolation from my home in Ridgefield, Connecticut. But plague or no plague, opinionating goes on. I want to talk to you today about something that keeps coming up.)

Antibody tests support what’s been obvious: Covid-19 is much more lethal than the flu, from The Washington Post

(and a good explanation of infection fatality rates vs. case fatality rates; less than 1% and 7-8%, respectively)