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John Burn-Murdoch

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Finally, small multiples for daily cases in 65 countries:
• Early action in Australia & New Zealand means they may have turned the corner early

• Saudi Arabia added
• Japan’s delayed outbreak continues

Live versions of all charts here: http://ft.com/coronavirus-latest

Finally, small multiples for daily cases in 65 countries:• Early action in Australia & New Zealand means they may have turned the corner early • Saudi Arabia added• Japan’s delayed outbreak continues Live versions of all charts here: http://ft.com/coronavirus-latest

Things to note:
• Daily covid data is extremely noisy and implies false precision
• This is why we use a rolling average. Watch for general trends. Focus on slopes, not specific daily numbers
• Read Tuesday’s thread for more on this https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1247666977566490626

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1247666977566490626

Here’s a video where I explain why we’re using log scales, showing absolute numbers instead of per capita, and much more: https://twitter.com/janinegibson/status/1244519429825802240

https://twitter.com/janinegibson/status/1244519429825802240

And a chart showing why we're using absolute numbers rather than population-adjusted rates: https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1244380095164420101

https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1244380095164420101

Please email coronavirus-data@ft.com with feedback, requests & subnational data.

All of these are invaluable, and we incorporated two of your suggestions today.

We’ll keep getting back to as many people as possible.

Have a good night, folks

Oh, and a few questions coming in about our France numbers, as they’re lower than those from other sources.

The reason: 100s of French deaths in nursing homes were published on one day, producing a huge artificial jump, so we’re using hospital deaths only.

My full statement: