The Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) has set up a Covid-19 news feed (cnrs.fr/fr/cnrsinfo/coronavirus-sur-le-front-scientifique). It features links to articles from the popular science magazine CNRS Le Journal, interviews, press releases on the latest advances, researchers' podcasts in the series "Covid-19: Science Speaks," and short explanatory videos on the "Diffusons la science" YouTube channel (**diffusonslascience.fr**).
The "Florilège de la popularisation des mathématiques" website (**florilege-maths.fr**) lists resources on the mathematical aspects of the issue, including online talks by mathematicians and specialists in medical statistics.
The many accounts of mathematical models of the epidemic should be considered alongside mathematician David Madore's warnings, which he explains in detail on his blog (**madore.org/~david/weblog/*) "why using models to simulate epidemics does not work when it comes to predicting the future (and why that does not mean these models are useless)."*
Also worth mentioning is the "Risque Alpha" YouTube channel, run by a doctor with a passion for statistics.
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AFIS takes stock of what science knows
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The Association française pour l'information scientifique (AFIS, pseudo-sciences.org) has created a page on its website entitled "Coronavirus—How can we stay informed?" It lists scientific sources from research institutes, learned societies, the Académie de médecine, the World Health Organization and other organizations that readers can consult to form their own view of the crisis. For anyone wishing to explore the websites of these various bodies directly, all the links are grouped into five categories: "Global situation," "French government and health agencies," "Learned societies and institutions," "Treatment evaluation protocols," and "Countering unfounded rumors and misinformation."
Lastly, AFIS provides free access to specialist articles reviewing what is known about the pandemic.
