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   mikiem2
   Moderator

   windowscentral[.]com/covid-19-tracker

   gisanddata.maps.arcgis[.]com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

   The folks at Johns Hopkins created an interactive web-based dashboard that collects data from WHO, CDC, and China CDC to "visualize and track the reported cases on a daily timescale." The team at Johns Hopkins state that the purpose of the tracker is "… to provide the public with an understanding of the outbreak situation as it unfolds, with transparent data sources."

   You can also install the tracker as an app using the new Edge browser.

   Navigate to gisanddata.maps.arcgis[.]com/apps/opsdashboard in the new Edge browser.

   Select the browser menu '…' in the upper right corner in Edge.

   Navigate to Apps, and select Install this site as an app.

   While no doubt useful, please bear in mind that the tracker only reports publicly published data on the numbers of people confirmed by testing to be infected with COVID-19. Experts have said that they believe some countries are under reporting confirmed cases, sometimes by a large amount. Many who are infected show no or minor symptoms, so are not tested. Access to testing is limited in many countries, e.g. in the US. The virus was circulating undetected in Washington state for several weeks before the 1st case was reported for example.

   Be aware that [sadly] there's Lots of misinformation, and some out right lies being promoted online, but there is good info available from reputable sources.

   msn[.]com/en-us/health/coronavirus?ocid=msedgdhp

   Posted 4 years ago #
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   Terri218
   Member

   Personally I think obsessing about it is the worst thing you can do.

   Posted 4 years ago #
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   ChrisS
   Administrator

   I agree that you shouldn't obsess over it.

   I look at it as a typical media hoped for Category 5 hurricane that's spinning off the coast and due to make landfall at some predicted time in some predicted place, both of which are always wrong. Ultimately, the virus, like a hurricane, will be really bad for a very small number of people, bad for a larger number, and a non-event for the vast majority. All you can really do to prepare for "Hurricane Corona" is gather your normal storm supplies and do the stuff you should already be doing during cold and flu season (wash your hands regularly, don't touch your face, and stay away from obviously sick people as best you can).

   The problem with the above is that people are pessimistic by nature and it's pretty easy to convince 70% of the people that they're the "very small number of people" for whom things will go very badly. And the media does love to scare people.

   Posted 4 years ago #
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   Terri218
   Member

   ChrisS I agree and it's also an election year and people need to be distracted.

   Posted 4 years ago #
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   Rabbo
   Spammer

   I try not to panic to be honest. In compare to the number of people in the world total numbers of infected people is really small. But on the other hand our family has a property in Italy and we are not sure that we will be able to go there this year at all.

   Posted 4 years ago #

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