Understanding the virus starts with awareness. Monitoring the numbers and data relative to propagation, lethality, recovery and more is paramount to get a sense of where it is headed, and how to act efficiently.
With a considerable increase in total confirmed cases since early 2020, data suggests that both the magnitude and rate of propagation of COVID-19 is alarmingly significant. Due to the possibility of symptomless carriers and a long incubation period, a true case count is challenging to estimate with total certainty, and actual figures might exceed confirmed numbers.
More than 185 countries have counted cases of COVID-19 as the virus has spread to all continents. With no nation immune to the pandemic’s propagation, the entire world is indeed at risk and faces the issue as one.
TRACK DAILYWith various measures adopted across the world on a daily basis, some reinforcing lockdown and others softening confinement orders, determining definite trends and predicting day-ahead statistics as well as future trends is a sizeable challenge.
TRACK BY AGEHuman nature pushes us to compare the unknown to the known. However, equating COVID-19 with the typical flu can be hazardous as the health impacts of the former are considerably greater. In fact, mortality rates suggest that, regardless of age, this coronavirus is at the very least ten times deadlier than influenza.
SILVER LININGDespite a gradual growth in the number of cases, safe and effective vaccines are increasingly accessible. While distribution remains challenging and takes place at various rates around the world, vaccination appears to be the most promising way out of the pandemic.
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With most vaccines requiring more than a single dose to provide sufficient efficacy, the path ahead might prove to be a treacherous one. Nonetheless, through global cooperation, vaccine education and a better understanding of variants, full vaccination can be reached, leading the world to heard immunity.
With such alarming data and statistics, it is critical, more than ever, to play our part in fighting this disease. While involvement can be intimidating, inaccessible, or even unsafe for some, simply trusting authorities, the scientific community and researchers can make a tremendous difference and save lives. While lockdown and confinement can be painful and distressing, Sheltr is committed to try to ease the process by helping everyone remain beaming. Whether it is by contributing to producing equipment, or just enjoying cultural activities and entertainment at home, everybody has a role to play, and we are here to help.