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Collected Item: “WHO’s COVID-19 Infection map, 23 Oct 2020”

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WHO’s COVID-19 Infection map, 23 Oct 2020

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Screenshot, Wayback Machines,

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The WHO is an authoritative source for tracking COVID-19 infection rates via various countries Centers of Disease Control. For several months, most countries contained COVID-19 infection rates. As expected, infection rates dramatically increased as governments relaxed restrictions. This represented the forecasted second-wave. Unlike the first wave, mortality rates were much lower. Several possible causes from improved pre-vaccinne treatment plans to poor testing and tacking during first wave biased mortality rates. Lastly, it represented born-digital content regarding COVID-19.

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#who, #worldhealthorganization, #covid19map, #secondwave #borndigital

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https://web.archive.org/web/20201023121746/https://covid19.who.int/

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WHO created content; john lokka screenshot

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2020-10-23
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