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COVID-19 Information & Resources

Last updated 18 March 2020

To find resources for your area, see COVID-19 Resources By Area.

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a coronavirus.

As of 11 March 2020 it is an ongoing pandemic[1], and is considered a Public Health Emergency of International Concern[2] by the World Health Organization (WHO).

Common symptoms of COVID-19 include fever, tiredness, and dry cough, with some people having difficulty breathing[3]. If you develop these symptoms, the WHO says you should try to seek medical care early to reduce the risk of a severe infection[3].

The WHO Situation Reports are daily reports providing the latest information and WHO recommendations.

The John Hopkins COVID-19 Situation Reports are also very useful, and you can sign up to receive them via e-mail.

Other Resource Collections

Various health organizations have made their own collections of information about COVID-19:

Interactive Dashboards

A few interactive dashboards are available:

John Hopkins University has a detailed write-up of the background of COVID-19, and released the data for their dashboard on GitHub.


Sources:

  1. https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1237777021742338049 (archive)
  2. https://twitter.com/WHO/status/1231110802846908416 (archive)
  3. https://www.who.int/news-room/q-a-detail/q-a-coronaviruses (archive)