COVID-19 Info

I have been reading a lot on COVID-19, since I live in a hot zone in America and I personally know people that are at risk to it. I thought it would be best to share information with you all, since the world is rapidly becoming a hot zone of COVID-19. I don't really have a big platform, but I think it's important no matter big/small platform that we share info. (sorry most of the info will be USA based). 

Also I understand that you have constantly been bombarded by the news about COVID-19, the last thing you would want is for your escape to also be about COVID-19. I'm really sorry about that. I'm posting this so that you can bypass the news that have a spin to it, to give you guys the sources so that you don't need to watch the news to be informed. If this isn't your first time hearing about it, go to the [info] section to skip my ramblings).

As we have\are witnessing the death trails that COVID-19 is causing in Italy, China, Spain, France, and USA, it's time for us to do what we can. First thing that we need to do is get informed, and Second thing is put that information to use.  

The most important thing right now we can do is:

• Social Distancing, avoiding public spaces. Even if you're not currently in a hotspot. Viruses can't spread without Humans (vector).  It may not kill as many young people as it kills older people, but it is the young people that spread the virus. It is still harmful to young people so don't take it lightly.  
• Wash hands by soap (20 seconds) or use hand sanitizer (let it dry on skin, it takes longer to kill viruses).   
• Avoid touching your face.
• Cover coughs\sneezes either by elbow, tissue or into inside of shirt. Don't forget to wash hands after and throw away any tissue or napkin that you've used. 
• Clean commonly touched surfaces before use. 

I know it might be fun to go out drink and party but we owe it to our loved ones and for the brave men and women that put their health on the line for us. If you see someone not following the guidelines educate them. 

Some might say "it's not that bad", correction "It's not that bad  yet." The virus is around two weeks ahead of us. What we are observing now is what happened approx. two weeks ago. This my friends is due to a lag in symptoms and exponential  growth. Which is why we must do as much as we can to slow it down. 

[Info]: (To stay up to date)

• CDC:  https://www.coronavirus.gov/ 
• WHO:  https://www.who.int/ 
• World Data: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ 
• World Data analysis: https://nucleuswealth.com/coronavirus-covid19-dashboard-charts-and-data-every-country 
• World Map: https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
• USA \ World data:  https://topic.newsbreak.com/covid-19.html?s=web 
• USA Map:  https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/1558344/embed 
• USA Testing data: https://covidtracking.com/data/ 
• new projections by state:  https://covid19.healthdata.org/projections 
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• [Hardest hit states]
• New York data:  https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/county-county-breakdown-positive-cases 
• New York map:  https://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/2020/03/21/coronavirus-new-york-map-cases-by-county/2891036001/ 
• Washington data: https://www.doh.wa.gov/emergencies/coronavirus 
• Washington Map:  https://www.king5.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/tracking-coronavirus-outbreak-in-washington-state/281-087d2383-e25b-4c09-afdf-df526506cee9 (sorry, couldn't find a better source).
• California data:  https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Immunization/ncov2019.aspx 
• California map: https://projects.sfchronicle.com/2020/coronavirus-map/  
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• To get information on your county search on google "[your county name] health department". There should be a COVID-19 information on the front page of their website. Same thing for the states "[state name] health department". 
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• [Hardest hit in the World]
• Italy data\map:  http://opendatadpc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/dae18c330e8e4093bb090ab0aa2b4892 
• Spain data\map: https://covid19.isciii.es/ 
• France map:  https://www.thelocal.fr/20200303/map-which-regions-in-france-are-most-affected-by-coronavirus 
• Iran [I couldn't find much info. on Iran]

[Opinions] (People I watch about COVID-19)

• MedCram: https://www.youtube.com/user/MEDCRAMvideos
• Dr. John Campbell: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF9IOB2TExg3QIBupFtBDxg

[Genetics] (Tracks the mutations in the SAR-COV-2 (the virus), if you want to know that stuff). 

• Mutation data: https://www.gisaid.org/epiflu-applications/next-hcov-19-app/