If you are not a scientist this doesn't mean you can't help fighting this particular or any other infectious and non-infectious disease. It is easy - just help to improve the tools that scientists and laboratories use. For example, something like BioJulia[1][2] and BioPython[3][4] - both have some issues[5][6] that need help with or accepting donations[7]. Or R packages, like survival[8]. There are many other tools that are used, feel free to list them in the comments.
[1] https://biojulia.net/
[2] https://github.com/BioJulia
[3] https://biopython.org/
[4] https://github.com/biopython/
[5] https://github.com/BioJulia/BioSequences.jl/issues
[6] https://github.com/biopython/biopython/issues?q=label%3A%22h...
[7] https://opencollective.com/biojulia#backer
[8] https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/survival/index.html