During this time of crisis my employer has suggested keeping an eye on the World Health Organization website. I’ve been doing that with a nearly religious fervor. I’ve been looking over the daily situation reports. These not only contain advice not poisoned by government agendas, but also list the new outbreaks and provide pages of statistics. The numbers differ from many news sources, but WHO tracks new cases, the number of deaths, and the vectors of transmission. I’m trying to make a learning exercise out of this, instead of just further cause for panic. More secretive world states, WHO warns, are preventing containment by under-reporting. You’d think that in a time of global crisis that even autocracies would want to cooperate. You’d think wrong.
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