As the number of cases of coronavirus spreads, with the first case in the Middle East detected in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, a real-time map is now tracking the spread of the outbreak globally with the full list of confirmed cases and deaths. The map comes from the Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering, which collects data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the World Health Organization, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention and the Chinese website DXY. Infected travelers are the main groups responsible for introductions of the virus outside China. The first case outside China was detected in Thailand, followed by Japan, South Korea, U.S. and 12 other countries. As of now, there is no cure or vaccine, though a number of people have recovered after treatment. The World Health Organization will also meet on Thursday to discuss whether to declare the virus as a global health emergency. However, an international team of experts has already been assembled to China to learn more about how the disease is transmitted. Early…
This Map Lets You Track the Spread of the Coronavirus in Real Time
January 30, 2020
