Something unprecedented is happening. No I'm not talking about the coronavirus. I'm talking about the real time global data being shared around the world. A lesson that in these unprecedented times, humanity is finding a way to activate at a level of connection and coordination we may have never seen before.
There is a clear idea forming: That each of us have the power to take action in our own ways.
None of us are victims. We are survivors.
So while we remain apart physically, we may have never been more connected in effort and service towards a united goal.
As the spread of COVID-19 continues exponentially across many areas of the world, a team of unsung heroes is collecting, coordinating, and publishing real time data to help us understand where the virus is spreading, and how we can stop it.
Samuel Scarpino, Assistant Professor of the Network Science Institute at Northeastern University, explains that once they learned there was a cluster of unexplained illness in China, a number of people began entering in individual level data in January.
They didn't know this was about to become a pandemic. But they knew they needed to collect the data.
Data available to us daily, in real time, via sites like https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html where all of us, regardless of rank or position, government worker, pizza delivery guy or not, all have the ability to view the confirmed cases by city, country or region.
"Think of it like Wikipedia, but an open database curated by volunteers that instead tracks and maps the real-time spread of COVID-19 around the world." - VICE News
This indispensable information is teaching us not just about the virus, but the unintentional human behaviour that's spreading it, and the best way to stop it.
What the data shows is social distancing works.
As does travel lock downs. And closing borders.
This may not feel or sound much like a connected world with such measures. But in many ways we've never been more connected by a global cause.
We've never seen so many take action. With everyone doing their part, and for the majority, for the vast millions around the globe, that simply means staying at home.
The USA has surpassed Italy for fasting growing spread of COVID-19.
Restricting regional air travel in the USA and mandating strict stay at home rules will slow the spread of the virus.
Other measures like increased testing and hospital patient bed counts are also key, but for now the limited supply of test kits, and hospitals scrambling to find the most basic supplies for their staff, like masks, remain their priority.
As we wait to see how this all unfolds, we know that part of the solution is in the data, and the unsung heroes working around the globe sending it out each day.
Those linked together in a common purpose.
Finding a way to take action.
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Other Ways We Can Take Action
Looking for more personal direction? Or a way to improve? I truly believe there is a silver lining in all of this if we're willing to dig a bit deeper.
Each of us now have a choice in what we do next.
Each of us has the power to get through this stronger than we've ever been before.
The-Inspired.com's articles and free references are here to help you create new goals, understand your constraints, and move you forward towards action, in whatever mission it is you choose.
See the links below to help you in your journey. And stay tuned for plenty of more articles on these topics and much more.
Until next time, stay safe, stay strong, and thrive.
- Goran Yerkovich
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COVID-19 Articles: My fact-checked articles with plenty of tools, tips and links to get you through the days ahead:
Bill Gates Pandemic Warning We All Missed. 10 Things You Need to Know: COVID-19 https://www.the-inspired.com/post/10-things-you-need-to-know-covid-19https://www.the-inspired.com/post/coronavirus-do-your-part-take-action-now
Coronavirus: Do Your Part, Take Action Now https://www.the-inspired.com/post/coronavirus-do-your-part-take-action-now
10 Tips in Supporting Your Community and Home Life: COVID-19 https://www.the-inspired.com/post/this-game-is-for-real-10-tips-in-supporting-your-community-and-home-life-survival-covid-19
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