Covid-19 Resources
A collection of sites and on-line resources we find useful to make sense, monitor and act on the Covid-19 pandemic.
Lack of information and coherence of our individual actions prolongs the pandemic.
Spreading information and not the virus can save lives. Sometimes, the best actions are non-actions.
Monitoring
Dashboards, representations to orient ourselves and follow the situation in different parts of the world
Action
What can we do, from self-reporting to maker's projects
FAQ's
Collected FAQ from external sources, and experts in our network
Context / Understand
A video illustration of exponential processes and contagion.
The Johns Hopkins site about the international situation and responses to COVID-19.
A set of lectures, including public health and economic policies and recommendations on the Covid-19 pandemic
Frequently asked questions about SwissCovid App for Contact Tracing, put together with an alliance of civic organisations and beta testers.
An influential paper about the impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to reduce COVID19 mortality and healthcare demand
A presentation from South Korea: public health responses.
A link to a Washington Post with animation how to “flatten the curve”.
A critical view on the "Impact of non-pharmaceutical interventions...", and its shortcomings
A short course from the London Business School: from pandemic to global economic impact, slide deck.
A video explanation indicating the effects of hygiene and "distancing" measures using simple simulations models of epidemics.
Monitoring
A site that tracks the Covid-19 epidemic for all affected countries.
A site that tracks the Covid-19 epidemic in Spain.
A video explanation of a better way to graph the evolution of COVID-19 coronavirus cases evolution to see if epidemics start slowing down
A Site that track the Covid-19 epidemic in Switzerland
The Johns Hopkins site about the international situation and responses to COVID-19.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) tests performed in Europe by Country.
A site that tracks the Covid-19 epidemic in Italy
How are we doing? A graphical representation of how the epidemic is evolving in different countries (new cases Vs cases, log-log)
List with opensource Swiss datasets relating to COVID-19
Action
Site in Switzerland for self-reporting.
Request for help by Basel-Land Hospital for specialist staff
The Johns Hopkins site about the international situation and responses to COVID-19.
Free Printable Posters and Signs for COVID-19 for Small Businesses & Organizations
A link to Medtronic open-sourced ventilator design.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions from various sources, including our expert network.
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(with special thanks to Andrea Bernasconi for donating his time)
