diff --git a/.prettierrc.json b/.prettierrc.json
index 4f5b681..415d294 100644
--- a/.prettierrc.json
+++ b/.prettierrc.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{ "bracketSameLine": true, "htmlWhitespaceSensitivity": "ignore"  }
+{ "bracketSameLine": true, "htmlWhitespaceSensitivity": "ignore" }
diff --git a/groups/minimum-viable/index1.html b/groups/minimum-viable/index1.html
index 0cb6358..913e254 100644
--- a/groups/minimum-viable/index1.html
+++ b/groups/minimum-viable/index1.html
@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@
             class="image-fail"
             alt="Kibbee Library logo"
             src="https://libapps.s3.amazonaws.com/accounts/16298/images/xsmall-2.jpg" />
-          <div id="corona-alert">
-            <span id="corona-alert-text">
-              No fines on KBCC books checked out before the pandemic! Just
-              return them to any CUNY Library.
-            </span>
-          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
       <div class="row" id="hamburger-alternative">
diff --git a/groups/minimum-viable/js-css1.html b/groups/minimum-viable/js-css1.html
index d215733..dd2e727 100644
--- a/groups/minimum-viable/js-css1.html
+++ b/groups/minimum-viable/js-css1.html
@@ -50,18 +50,6 @@ body {
 }
 #login-icon { display: inline-block; }
 
-/* style alert */
-#corona-alert {
-        text-align: center;
-        background-color: #faf870;
-        padding: 5px 50px;
-        cursor: pointer;
-}
-#corona-alert-text {
-        color: var(--text);
-        font-size: 1.5em;
-}
-
 /* style navbar */
 nav.navbar-default.main-nav-container {
         background-color: white;