Track the Coronavirus Outbreak Using This Website
The spread of the Wuhan coronavirus (also known as 2019-nCoV) across mainland China and other parts of the world is alarming, but it can be difficult to understand the current scale of the outbreak without hard numbers. For those interested (or concerned), the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University has created an online dashboard that tracks the current status of the coronavirus outbreak .
The site has several graphs and numbers, such as the number of confirmed cases, their location, and the number of recoveries and deaths, which are updated in real time. You can click on different fields and pictures to expand the view and get more detailed information about some of the data.
The dashboard is useful because it provides information so that you can see the full picture of the virus outbreak clearly and without comment ; even if it is daunting, there is a certain safety involved in seeing what the reality of the outbreak is at the present time versus the various hot guesses and guesses about the virus that you might see on the internet. However, I would advise not to leave it open in a browser tab and check it constantly. Knowledge and preparedness is important, but – unless you live in an area with reported cases or need access to data for professional reasons – constantly checking to see how many new cases have been confirmed can be overzealous, not to mention to harm your health. poor mental state.
Check out the CSSE tool if you need to clarify for yourself or others what the severity of the coronavirus outbreak is, but don’t get hung up. And get the flu shot.