Data Tools & Articles to keep watch on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Situation

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Information Sources

Data about the spread of the Coronavirus, from reputable sources

Global
By the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)
UNWTO also calls upon the sector and travelers to address this challenge with sound judgment and proportionate measures.
Follow the latest news about coronavirus and its impact on hotels, airlines, cruise lines, tourism destinations, and other sectors of the travel industry.

Maldives
COVID-19 Local Updates - Ministry of Health - Maldives
Analytics, Information and safety
Avas.mv - Maldives news leader

Singapore
A collection of useful data visualisation regarding the COVID-19 virus outbreak in Singapore.
An interactive timeline chart for Singapore COVID-19 Cases

Articles

From various online magazines especially about the hospitality industry about the impact of the Coronavirus
A state of public health emergency in Maldives has been extended, allowing health authorities to continue the restrictive measures in place to contain a potential widespread outbreak of the coronavirus. Health minister Abdulla Ameen said on Friday that the 30-day health emergency, declared on Mar
Health Protection Agency (HPA) has amended the policy on entry and exit from resorts and safaris, lifting the requirement to seek an exit application from all individual staff before allowing them to exit the resort or safari. The employees can now leave the tourist establishment as resorts and...
A private grouping of Hong Kong's luxury hotel companies, formed late-2019 to combat business challenges presented by the destination's prolonged social unrest, is realising a greater purpose now, as the tourism industry continues to be battered now by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Tourism Malaysia plans to restart international promotion efforts from this September, and in the interim, focus will be on domestic recovery, and drumming up publicity around the country's efforts to combat Covid-19.
The economic recovery from coronavirus continues to be a guessing game, but one leading travel voice expects business travel to bounce back first.
As guest concerns over cleanliness in vacation rentals mount, industry players are taking stock of how they keep properties safe.
Will travelers think and behave the same post-Covid-19 as before? Some degree of change is likely, certainly in the short term and likely for some time to
Never before have we seen such a sense of community across the globe. This real sense of coming together and selflessness has been overwhelming. Mainly because, for the first time in living memory, we are all in the same situation.
Sustainability as a concept has been in a turmoil over the last 35 years. Since the World Commission on Environment and Development Report, commonly known as Brundland Report in 1987, sustainability has been advancing as a concept of developmental strategies in a number of destinations and...
Coronavirus, now globally carrying the status of a pandemic, has led to a worldwide crisis with its effects on the hospitality industry potentially heavier than those of 9/11, SARS, and the financial crisis in 2008.

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