COVID-19: Useful resources and reading | MAR.24 UPDATE

NOTE: The information below is a list of selected, crowdsourced resources on COVID-19 from the Sandbox Centre & MaRs ecosystems. 

The information provided is based on crowdsourced resources as of March 26, 2020.

Monitor how COVID-19 is developing around the world:

Case tracking and statistics:

• World Economic Forum COVID Updates
• WHO Daily Situation Reports
• Microsoft Bing COVID-19 Dashboard
• Heat map on cases in Canada

County of Simcoe - specific updates and resources:

• Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
• City of Barrie - Impact to City
• City of Orillia - Impact to City
• Simcoe County - Impacted Services
• Simcoe County - COVID-19 Business Resources
• Town of Innisfil - COVID-19 Business Info & Resources

Ontario - specific updates and resources:

• Ontario Government - Self Assessment
• Ontario Government - Declaration of Emergency
• Public Health Ontario - Current State

Canada - specific updates and resources:

• Government of Canada – updated daily
• Government of Canada - Resources for Canadian Businesses
• CBC News - border closure
• 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)
• 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)
• Answers to your COVID-19 Questions (CFIB)

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)

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)

Managing cash flow:

• 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)

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)

What others are sending startups:

• Startup Guide: COVID-19 (DMZ)
• 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)