Mask and social distancing requirements
The EVMS Library follows all EVMS protocols regarding masking and social distancing requirements.
Additional information
Housekeeping teams are cleaning and disinfecting Library spaces daily and nightly; with special attention to high touch areas such as tables, carrels, light switches and doorknobs throughout the day. Find more information on the library's FAQ in the navigation above and on the visitors information page.
Available from the Virginia Department of Health (VDH), COVIDWISE is the first app in the US to use the Exposure Notification System from Apple and Google to help stop the spread of the virus. Your privacy is protected by using Bluetooth Low Energy technology instead of personal data or location tracking to notify you if you’ve recently spent time near another app user who has tested positive for COVID-19. .
Find out more about COVIDWISE or download it for free from the Google Play Store or the iPhone App Store.
This guide provides information on the outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), formerly referred to as 2019 novel coronavirus and 2019-nCoV, which causes respiratory illness in people and can spread from person-to-person. It is one of the rare coronaviruses that originated in an animal, infected one or more person(s), and then spread between people. It was first identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.
For information on assessing whether you need medical care or a test, finding a testing location, or ordering an at-home test, see the Assessment & Testing section below.
XBB.1.5:
Source: NIH News in Health, January 2022 (Includes a more detailed chart)
For more information, see Virus Differences in the Hot Topics below.
According to the CDC, infected people have had a wide range of symptoms--from mild to severe--including cough, shortness of breath, fever, and other symptoms.
LATEST TEST RECALLFor a complete list of recalls, see 2023 Medical Device Recalls and search for COVID-19 or SARS-CoV2. |
If you suspect that you may have COVID-19, use one of the links below to do a self assessment to help you determine your next steps regarding medical care or to find a testing location:
The following resources contain compilations of coverage of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak.
Unsure about information you've read or heard? The following resources can help you determine the truth about COVID-19.
This guide was developed as part of the EVMS Library's commitment to addressing our community’s most pressing health needs through outreach. Our goal is to improve the health information seeking process and understanding of patients, family members, students, and other members of our Hampton Roads community through increased awareness and use of reliable, freely available, authoritative health information.
We also aim to support the information needs of local public library staff and health professionals who also serve our community. Library staff and health professionals, we'd like to hear from you! Please let us know how you are using our guide at researchlibrarians@evms.edu.
Developed resources reported in this subject guide are supported by the National Library of Medicine (NLM), National Institutes of Health (NIH) under cooperative agreement number UG4LM012340 with the University of Maryland, Health Sciences and Human Services Library. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
