So the COVID 19 situation has escalated rapidly, with confirmed cases in almost every province and everything basically shutting down. We currently have 2 threads in the "International Politics" section describing this. I feel this is an urgent matter requiring immediate attention that should not be treated at the level of just another discussion. Can we find a way to change the forums, the front page, or everything else, to provide rapid, reputablie information and separate that from everything else that is happening?
Can we change our COVID information
Mon, 2020-03-16 14:19
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Can we change our COVID information
Total confirmed deaths due to COVID-19 (ourworldindata.org)
50-75% of COVID-19 cases are completely asymptomatic but contagious (a whole city got tested in Italy, ~3k population)
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Coronavirus: "Il 50-75% dei casi a Vo' sono asintomatici. Una formidabile fonte di contagio" (repubblica.it)
Coronavirus: Italian village reports no new infections for days after blanket testing (independent.co.uk)
I can go through the various COVID-19 specific threads (a lot of discussions in threads not specifically related are happening through the filter of the pandemic), pick the ones with the most reliable and up to date information and tag them to the health issue page. That's the closest thing we're going to get to a one stop shop I think.
ps. Thank you. I'll see if I can figure tags out, but how do I tag? Where is the health issue page? I find direct links helpful.
I'm not sure what you see when you create a thread, whether you can tag an issue page or not. After the fact I can edit a thread to tag it to the food and health issue page, so if you identify a thread that you feel is particularly useful, drop me a line and I'll review and tag it. Also, we've created a section for all our articles on COVID-19 - it's on the navigation bar at the top of your screen. Hope this helps.
Here is what I found (or didn't find):
Tag! You're it! Or, how to use the internet (2011)
The food and health issue page, is in a drop down under ISSUES > Food & Health:
The section for all our articles on COVID-19 - it's on the navigation bar at the top of your screen. Again, this is also in a drop down menu under RABBLE > COVID-19:
If I Create Event, there is a text box for entering tags.
Not sure this is the correct topic for this but I wanted to express my appreciation to NDPP and NorthReport for curating and sharing COVID-19 information from so many different angles. Thank you!
Glad you found them of interest ll.