sonia | Links: COVID-19, not comforting

How New Jersey’s First [known] Coronavirus Patient Survived by Susan Dominus. "James Cai’s case was completely new to his doctors. When he grew severely ill, he tapped a network of Chinese and Chinese-American medical colleagues who helped save his life."

Why some people of color say they won’t wear homemade face masks by Fernando Alfonso III.

“We have a lot of examples of the presumed criminality of black men in general,” Logan, who is black, told CNN. “And then we have the advice to go out in public in something that … can certainly be read as being criminal or nefarious, particularly when applied to black men.”

No Body Is Disposable. Fight Discrimination in COVID-19 Triage. Also, the original google doc which is easier for me to read, but has fewer great photos.

Cats can catch coronavirus, study finds, prompting WHO investigation by Saumya Joseph.

British Veterinary Association statement on cats and Covid-19.

“We are not advising that all cats are kept indoors. Only cats from infected households or where their owners are self-isolating, and only if the cat is happy to be kept indoors. Some cats cannot stay indoors due to stress-related medical reasons.

I am keeping my cat indoors because it is not feasible to wash my hands (clothes, face) every time I come in contact with him. He cries to go out, though...

And Didn’t I Write This Story Already? When Your Fictional Pandemic Becomes Reality, Naomi Kritzer's present-time followup to her pandemic story "So Much Cooking."

Even in a crisis where we’re being ordered to keep our distance from one another, we’re nonetheless finding ways to support the people around us. Of all the things my story got more or less right, that’s the one that I’m happiest about.