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The Italian patchwork
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The Italian patchwork

02/10/202004/10/2020

After the dreadful toll the pandemic took this spring, Italy has gradually managed to limit the spread of the virus. Recently, the country received wide acclaim for its approach. But the peninsula is not off the hook. Large regional differences exist. Seroprevalence data have been misinterpreted by the media. Herd immunity might have been acquired in an area of 42,000 people, 0.07% of Italy’s population.

We need more Burionis now
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We need more Burionis now

04/09/202004/09/2020
What do Luxembourg, UAE and Bahrain have in common?
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What do Luxembourg, UAE and Bahrain have in common?

17/08/202021/08/2020
A lower mortality rate: fact or artifact?
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A lower mortality rate: fact or artifact?

15/08/202016/10/2020
Brazil’s indigenous population and COVID-19
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Brazil’s indigenous population and COVID-19

18/12/202018/12/2020

So far, the pandemic has claimed nearly 185,000 lives in Brazil. In particular the indigenous minority in the Amazon region has been left very vulnerable. A precarious public health support has aggravated this situation. The troubling story of a population facing multiple threats at the same time.

The perils of predicting death. Reflecting on 1,000,000 and 2,000,000
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The perils of predicting death. Reflecting on 1,000,000 and 2,000,000

15/10/202022/11/2020
Dutch COVID-19 data: worrying, and still too positive?
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Dutch COVID-19 data: worrying, and still too positive?

07/10/202016/10/2020
A numbers man’s nightmare
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A numbers man’s nightmare

06/10/202016/10/2020

News

Corona virus
News 

12/11/202012/11/2020

Selecting from different disciplines those articles considered relevant to public debate and government policies.

News 

The relation between COVID-19 and mental health

11/11/202012/11/2020
News 

Excess mortality and the COVID-19 pandemic

20/10/202021/10/2020
News 

Protective immunity against seasonal coronaviruses is short-lasting

20/09/202020/09/2020
News 

Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in Iceland: new insights

05/09/202006/09/2020
News 

Younger than 5, and the highest viral loads of all age groups

05/08/202007/08/2020
News 

Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in Spain

06/07/202007/07/2020
News 

A new look at toilet hygiene

18/06/202019/06/2020
News 

Biovacc-19: a controversial candidate vaccine

17/06/202018/06/2020
News 

The effect of climate

03/06/202006/06/2020
News 

Response to COVID-19 in South Korea

30/05/202031/05/2020
News 

The effectiveness of interventions in Germany

17/05/202024/05/2020
News 

Sustained suppression

15/05/202024/05/2020
News 

Taiwan’s approach

18/03/202028/05/2020

Numbers

Numbers 

21/11/202022/11/2020

Analyzing data, crunching numbers, showing trends and graphs of at times surprising parameters

A closer look at the numbers (07/11/20)
Numbers 

A closer look at the numbers (07/11/20)

20/11/202025/11/2020
A closer look at the numbers (07/10/20)
Numbers 

A closer look at the numbers (07/10/20)

19/10/202022/11/2020
The perils of predicting death. Reflecting on 1,000,000 and 2,000,000
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The perils of predicting death. Reflecting on 1,000,000 and 2,000,000

15/10/202022/11/2020
The Italian patchwork
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The Italian patchwork

02/10/202004/10/2020
Resistance against a COVID-19 vaccine
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Resistance against a COVID-19 vaccine

17/09/202018/09/2020
A closer look at the numbers (07/09/20)
Numbers 

A closer look at the numbers (07/09/20)

10/09/202024/10/2020
What do Luxembourg, UAE and Bahrain have in common?
Featured 1 Numbers 

What do Luxembourg, UAE and Bahrain have in common?

17/08/202021/08/2020
A lower mortality rate: fact or artifact?
Featured 1 Numbers 

A lower mortality rate: fact or artifact?

15/08/202016/10/2020
A closer look at the numbers (07/08/20)
Numbers 

A closer look at the numbers (07/08/20)

07/08/202012/09/2020
Odd ratios. Why Europe stands out, and why this is not good news
Numbers 

Odd ratios. Why Europe stands out, and why this is not good news

21/07/202005/08/2020
Science has an amazing output. But is it doing the right things?
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Science has an amazing output. But is it doing the right things?

17/07/202003/08/2020
Reflecting on 500,000 and 10,000,000
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Reflecting on 500,000 and 10,000,000

29/06/202005/08/2020
Africa: update 20/06/20
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Africa: update 20/06/20

22/06/202014/07/2020
Waste in Italy: a burning issue
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Waste in Italy: a burning issue

13/06/202005/08/2020
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Fine differences

31/05/202005/08/2020
Numbers 

Causes of death

30/05/202001/06/2020
Numbers 

Total and daily COVID-19 tests by country

24/05/202028/05/2020
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Africa: data 07/05/20

08/05/202025/05/2020

Notes

Notes 

18/12/202018/12/2020

Highlighting topics, reporting on different countries, raising questions

Brazil’s indigenous population and COVID-19
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Brazil’s indigenous population and COVID-19

18/12/202018/12/2020
Vaccination efficacy: same numbers, different view
Notes 

Vaccination efficacy: same numbers, different view

19/11/202021/11/2020
Dutch COVID-19 data: worrying, and still too positive?
Featured 2 Notes 

Dutch COVID-19 data: worrying, and still too positive?

07/10/202016/10/2020
A numbers man’s nightmare
Featured 2 Notes 

A numbers man’s nightmare

06/10/202016/10/2020
The N.B.A. bubble: taking temperature
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The N.B.A. bubble: taking temperature

19/09/202019/09/2020
Pandemic-driven podcasts
Notes 

Pandemic-driven podcasts

18/09/202018/09/2020
How artificial intelligence helps to fight the pandemic, and why it is not the solution
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How artificial intelligence helps to fight the pandemic, and why it is not the solution

08/09/202012/09/2020
We need more Burionis now
Featured 1 Notes 

We need more Burionis now

04/09/202004/09/2020
Across the border
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Across the border

29/08/202022/11/2020
Testing in the Hexagon
Notes 

Testing in the Hexagon

23/08/202027/08/2020
COVID-19 measures in Switzerland
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COVID-19 measures in Switzerland

03/08/202003/10/2020
Victoria and Antwerp – two worlds apart
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Victoria and Antwerp – two worlds apart

30/07/202003/08/2020
A laggard in the pandemic?
Notes 

A laggard in the pandemic?

08/07/202013/08/2020
Notes 

The vital importance of data (I)

27/06/202028/06/2020
Notes 

The vital importance of data (II)

27/06/202027/06/2020
Notes 

Fining the man at the top

24/06/202024/06/2020
Notes 

An unlikely example for testing and tracing

21/06/202022/06/2020
Notes 

Practicing what you preach

09/06/202010/06/2020
Notes 

Undesired side effects: deforestation accelerates

06/06/202008/06/2020
Notes 

Back to school: Germany

02/06/202007/06/2020
Notes 

Germans: more natural resistance than Brits?

01/06/202007/06/2020
Notes 

School and social distancing in Belgium

22/05/202023/05/2020
Notes 

The virus visualized

14/05/202004/06/2020
Notes 

COVID-19 in Africa: a grim perspective

08/05/202028/05/2020

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