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Why not get the news right from the primary source? The World Health Organization (part of the United Nations) publishes a daily situation report: https://www.

Why not get the news right from the primary source? The World Health Organization (part of the United Nations) publishes a daily situation report: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2... Their director also has statements published regularly: https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail https://www.who.int/dg/speeches/detail

kohtatsu 7y ago
The numbers from China are not reliable; there are only disincentives to proper reporting. The way the WHO has coddled China is not exactly commendable. Diversity of sources and information is good anyway, barring some caveats. There is more than just raw numbers at play; you need a variety of sources to see impacts on daily life, how people are preparing, etc. I follow CBC (Canada), some fellow humans on twitter, and especially appreciate the stuff this guy puts out; https://twitter.com/balajis https://twitter.com/balajis
- duedl0r 7y ago
  China is not reliable? You follow some random guy on twitter? Here is some tinfoil for you...
  - kohtatsu 7y ago
    I get info from WHO, just making it clear they're not my only source. If I had to choose just one, sure WHO is great. Nobody has the "real" numbers for China so it's moot. He's not a random guy; https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1228752554022068226 https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1228752554022068226 but he's also not my only source. [Edit: I also didn't get my suspicion of China's numbers from him or anyone in particular; I follow China a lot and it's my own conclusion. In January I personally saw packed hospitals and dozens of dead bodies in twitter videos, and it's not exactly easy or safe to get those videos out.] Maybe I've just been following the topic a lot more than other people. I can understand not having time for it. I have a respiratory condition, and live with an elderly person, so I actually worked my last day as a barista today in order to eliminate public contact. Where I am the virus probably won't come for a couple to a dozen weeks, if ever, but it's still a precaution I can afford to take so I did (I can consult from home). Also I love tinfoil hats, thank you <3 (Sorry for the long thread, kinda hoping we get collapsed)
- kohtatsu 7y ago
  Here are a two threads I just read that I think illustrate the breadth of perspective that isn't possible with just centralised reporting; https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1236815743079067649 https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1236815743079067649 https://twitter.com/tony_zy/status/1236139704627728385 https://twitter.com/tony_zy/status/1236139704627728385
TeMPOraL 7y ago
WHO reports have stats lagging 1 to 2 days. They're definitely not the primary source. CSSE seems to be the most up-to-date aggregate source, though their Github repo is lagging half a day behind the map at here: https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.h....

kohtatsu 7y ago

The numbers from China are not reliable; there are only disincentives to proper reporting. The way the WHO has coddled China is not exactly commendable. Diversity of sources and information is good anyway, barring some caveats. There is more than just raw numbers at play; you need a variety of sources to see impacts on daily life, how people are preparing, etc. I follow CBC (Canada), some fellow humans on twitter, and especially appreciate the stuff this guy puts out; https://twitter.com/balajis https://twitter.com/balajis

duedl0r 7y ago
China is not reliable? You follow some random guy on twitter? Here is some tinfoil for you...
- kohtatsu 7y ago
  I get info from WHO, just making it clear they're not my only source. If I had to choose just one, sure WHO is great. Nobody has the "real" numbers for China so it's moot. He's not a random guy; https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1228752554022068226 https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1228752554022068226 but he's also not my only source. [Edit: I also didn't get my suspicion of China's numbers from him or anyone in particular; I follow China a lot and it's my own conclusion. In January I personally saw packed hospitals and dozens of dead bodies in twitter videos, and it's not exactly easy or safe to get those videos out.] Maybe I've just been following the topic a lot more than other people. I can understand not having time for it. I have a respiratory condition, and live with an elderly person, so I actually worked my last day as a barista today in order to eliminate public contact. Where I am the virus probably won't come for a couple to a dozen weeks, if ever, but it's still a precaution I can afford to take so I did (I can consult from home). Also I love tinfoil hats, thank you <3 (Sorry for the long thread, kinda hoping we get collapsed)
kohtatsu 7y ago
Here are a two threads I just read that I think illustrate the breadth of perspective that isn't possible with just centralised reporting; https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1236815743079067649 https://twitter.com/balajis/status/1236815743079067649 https://twitter.com/tony_zy/status/1236139704627728385 https://twitter.com/tony_zy/status/1236139704627728385

TeMPOraL 7y ago

WHO reports have stats lagging 1 to 2 days. They're definitely not the primary source. CSSE seems to be the most up-to-date aggregate source, though their Github repo is lagging half a day behind the map at here: https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6 https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.h....