Anyone seeking information on the coronavirus can find guidance from the CDC, WHO and other authorities widely available.

The Douglas County Health Department has a hotline at 402-444-3400 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. The United Way’s 2-1-1 service will take calls when the health department office is closed.

The Lincoln-Lancaster Health Department has a hotline for self-reporting at 402-441-3400.

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services is staffing a hotline for general questions and resources at 402-552-6645 every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Omaha’s health care systems also have set up hotlines:

• CHI Health: 1-844-355-2273

• Nebraska Medicine/UNMC: 1-800-922-0000

• Methodist: 402-815-7425

• OrthoNebraska: 402-609-2600

– Scott Stewart