The coronavirus pandemic is changing our lives in numerous ways every day. Trying to stay on top of breaking news and ever-changing government guidelines while sorting good information out from bad is both taxing and tiring.

Here are some resources to help you find and assess relevant, reputable and up-to-date information:

Spotlight

• Spot Fake News: Sifting Through the Pandemic, a guide to the skills that will make a dramatic difference in your ability to sort fact from fiction on the web, from Washington State University.
• Understand the Deeper Impacts: Tackling the Coronavirus -
  Contributing to a Global Effort, information on key impacts, policy responses, data sets, country profiles, and more from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
• Get the Bigger Picture: Coronavirus News Monitor, which tracks the latest information on the pandemic, along with current levels of panic, misinformation, and other topics conveyed in the media.

News Feeds

Up-to-date news feeds that cover the changing reality of the pandemic on a local, national and international level.

• CNN: Coronavirus Live Updates
• Monterey County Weekly: Monterey County in the Time of Coronavirus
• New York Times: The Coronavirus Outbreak

Health Information & Government Guidelines

Information on shelter-in-place orders, health recommendations and government guidelines.

• Carmel: Local Updates
• Local: Monterey County Health Department
• State: Coronavirus in California
• National: Center for Disease Control
• International: World Health Organization