Epidemiologists launch a sweeping Covid-19 data platform

Published on March 4, 2021

 Global.health, enables open access to more than 5 million anonymized Covid-19 records from 160 countries. Each record can contain dozens of data points about the case, including demographics, travel history, testing dates, and outcomes.STAT

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