COVID-19 Digest: April 8

COVID-19 Digest: April 8

April 08, 2020 • Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes

COVID-19 Digest

Wednesday, April 8, 2020Tech:NYC’s COVID-19 resource guide is available here. It’s updated daily with the latest info from across the NYC tech sector. Please share this with your networks and encourage your colleagues to sign up here. If there are other topics or resources that would be helpful in future editions of this digest, please let us know here.

The Latest in New York

The latest: Absentee voting opened to all New Yorkers; flags fly at half-mast for virus victims; personal finance tools and resources; chag Pesach samech! Confirmed Cases: 

  • New York State: 149,316 (+10,453)

  • New York City: 81,803 (+4,927)

  • Statewide Fatalities: 6,268 (+779)

  • Patients Discharged: 16,353 (+1,763)

General Updates:

  • The Pentagon reported that the Javits Center and the USNS Comfort are treating 162 patients in total (Bloomberg), despite the facilities having a combined capacity for nearly 3,000. (POLITICO)

  • The suspension of all Broadway performances has been extended through June 7th. (Playbill)

  • Gov. Cuomo announced that all New Yorkers will have the option to vote by absentee ballot in the June 23rd primaries so that nobody has to choose between their health and their civic duty. (Axios)

  • The governor’s office launched a social media campaign to increase social distancing compliance, tagging NYC natives Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez to start the viral movement. (Twitter)

Survey

Yesterday's results: What is the status of your company’s summer internship plans?

  • 14.3%: Proceeding with no change to the original plan

  • 38.8%: Proceeding with the same amount of interns, but adjusting to virtual internships

  • 16.3%: Actively considering significant changes in size to our program

  • 24.5%: Cancelling this year’s internship program

  • 6.1%: Other

What You Need to Know

WORKPLACE TOOLS:

  • Axios: expanding free access to Axios Plus, a tool for sending internal comms alongside COVID-19 coverage. Request access here.

  • Candor: a crowdsourced database of the hiring statuses of thousands of companies.

  • Shutterstock: free curated pack of virtual backgrounds for your next video conference. 

  • The Creative Independent: a guide for how to make financial decisions and stretch your resources through the pandemic.  

  • Reminder: Tech:NYC’s COVID-19 resource guide is available here.

  • Request: please let us know as your work-from-home policies are extended or what plans your companies have as they are reassessed. Sharing this information is helpful to companies and employees across the NYC ecosystem and can be kept anonymous.

  • Read: The Virus Changed the Way We Internet (New York Times)

POLICY:

  • Following the highest day-over-day increase in fatalities, flags will fly at half-mast across the state in honor of all those who have passed during this pandemic. (The Hill)

EVENTS:

  • April 9: Virtual: Weathering the Storm: 2008 & Now, with MobleIron co-founder Bob Tinker. Hosted by Work-Bench. (Details)

  • April 9: Virtual: Startup Leadership During Uncertain Times, with Wethos and Codestream. Hosted by Stacklist. (Details)

  • April 10: Virtual: Learn from Home Day. Hosted by Codecademy. (Details)

  • April 14: Virtual: NY Tech Meetup, with DaVinci Eye, MeetFox, Salut, and Switch. Hosted by NY Tech Alliance. (Details)

  • April 15: Webinar: How to Run Remote Team Retrospectives. Hosted by Carbon Five. (Details)

  • April 15: Virtual: Why Emotion Belongs in Your Layoffs. Hosted by Bravely. (Details)

Personal finance through the pandemic:

  • Here are some tips if you’re worried about your finances during the pandemic. (PBS NewsHour)

  • Here’s a hub of information on everything you need to know about your stimulus check, student loans, utility bills, and more. (New York Times)

  • Here’s how a risk manager thinks about personal finance through these times. (Bloomberg)

  • The no. 1 personal finance lesson to take away from the coronavirus. (CNBC)

  • The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has a comprehensive list of resources for consumers who need help on managing finances. (CFPB)

When In Doubt

Check these sources for verified information from government agencies and public health authorities: