{"id":4474,"date":"2020-03-20T02:31:45","date_gmt":"2020-03-20T02:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/?p=4474"},"modified":"2025-08-18T21:02:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T21:02:36","slug":"reliable-covid-19-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/2020\/03\/20\/reliable-covid-19-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Reliable COVID-19 information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The World Health Organization is arguably one of the planet&#8217;s foremost sources of accurate medical information. I have admired WHO for many years and its site is always worth a visit, even when there isn&#8217;t a global public health crisis. But its Daily Situation Reports are superb. Lots of information presented in a clear and easily understood manner&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/situation-reports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/situation-reports<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>You might also find its main COVID-19 page helpful. I certainly do&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.who.int\/emergencies\/diseases\/novel-coronavirus-2019\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>WHO Health Emergency Dashboard&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/publicemergency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/extranet.who.int\/publicemergency<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"flex-fix flex-align-center allow-shrink margin-left-1 flex-horizontal flex-align-items-baseline\">\n<div class=\"title no-pointer-events text-ellipsis margin-right-half\"><strong>Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation&#8230;<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/experience.arcgis.com\/experience\/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Meantime the following simulation helps one to understand better how a disease such as COVID-19 can spread&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/meltingasphalt.com\/interactive\/outbreak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/meltingasphalt.com\/interactive\/outbreak\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>And some links to official UK-based sources&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/covid-19-track-coronavirus-cases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/covid-19-track-coronavirus-cases<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/topical-events\/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/topical-events\/coronavirus-covid-19-uk-government-response<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/111.nhs.uk\/covid-19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/111.nhs.uk\/covid-19<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organization is arguably one of the planet&#8217;s foremost sources of accurate medical information. I have admired WHO for many years and its site is always worth a visit, even when there isn&#8217;t a global public health crisis. But its Daily Situation Reports are superb. 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