Geographical tracking and mapping of COVID-19 (International Journal of Health Geographics).

In 2019, a new virus causing severe acute respiratory syndrome emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. This paper offers pointers to, and describes, a range of practical online/mobile GIS and mapping dashboards and applications for tracking the coronavirus epidemic and associated events as they unfold around the world.

Citation:

Kamel Boulos, M.N., Geraghty, E.M. Geographical tracking and mapping of coronavirus disease COVID-19/severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) epidemic and associated events around the world: how 21st century GIS technologies are supporting the global fight against outbreaks and epidemics. Int J Health Geogr 19, 8 (2020).

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12942-020-00202-8

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