Here we provide several external links with reliable data that monitor the COVID-19 pandemic
Sciensano is a public institution charged with performing public and animal health assignments in Belgium at all national and international policy levels. The institute combines a multidisciplinary view on health with substantial scientific expertise to answer policy and research questions.
In view of covid-19, Sciensano provides weekly reports of the epidemiological situation, as well as detailed information for health professionals (e.g. case definitions and testing, procedures, and communication materials).
The Belgian Statistical Bureau collects, produces, and disseminates reliable and important numbers pertaining to the Belgian economy, society, and territory. StatBel’s dedicated covid-19-data-page collects results on various statistics that are related to the spread of covid-19 in Belgium. Current death rates and comparisons with previous years take up the lion’s share of the visuals provided, but numbers and links on other themes (i.e. households, employment, care providers) can also be found.
Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) developed and hosts an interactive web-based dashboard with real-time tracking of the covid-19 spread (numbers of cases, deaths, and recoveries for all affected countries). The data was first publicly visualized and shared on January 22nd, and can be downloaded. A more elaborate exploration of the website brings visitors to a blog with discussions of preliminary results, and the JHU coronavirus resource center.
The WHO covid-19 dashboard is also an interactive dashboard with information on cases, deaths, and changes over time. A data explorer allows visitors to graph out two covid-19 indicators and visualize how they evolved over time. Putting covid-19 in a larger context of public health events and emergencies is possible on the WHO Health Emergency Dashboard.
