This repository aims to cover high level view of awareness, various key sources of information that we may follow to stay us updated, some of the wiki definitions, symptoms, prevention points, vaccination information pertaining to COVID19. It also covers some of the research efforts going on in this field to gather insights, forecast predictions, novel and innovative features to understand root causes and patterns in detail. This is ongoing effort across the globe from various authorities, organizations, forums, researchers, scientists, practitioners etc. Following are the Contents of this repository (section and sub-section wise) for quick TOC to travese better.
- We can refer to authorized sources, local and govt authorities for details and latest updates.
- World Health Organisation - COVID updates
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - COVID updates
- Stats from Worldometers
- John Hopkins Univ Dataset - COVID-19 Data Repository by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE)
- Wiki reference for COVID-19 portal
- Mapping COVID cases across the world
- India specific stats on COVID19
- Odisha state specific stats on COVID19
- Current Forecast of cases in India in collaboration with IIT
- Bangalore / India specific sites that may be of help
COVID-19 stands for Corona Virus Disease. It is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in Wuhan, China in 2019.
SARS-CoV-2 Variants: Different variants and classifications around that can be explored in CDC site here. Variants of interest are as follows (please refer to CDC site for latest on this):
- B.1.526 - First detected in US in Nov2020
- B.1.526.1 - US in Oct2020
- B.1.525 - UK/Nigeria in Dec2020
- P.2 - Brazil in Apr2020
- B.1.617 - India in Feb2021
- B.1.617.1 - India in Dec2020
- B.1.617.2 - India in Dec2020
- B.1.617.3 - India in Oct2020
It's symptoms in humans are as follows at a high level:
| Category of Symptoms | Description |
|---|---|
| More Common Symptoms | Fever, Dry Cough, Fatigue / Tiredness, Breathing discomfort |
| Less Common Symptoms | Aches and Pains, Headache, Nasal Congestion, Sore throat, Diarrhoea, Conjuctivitis, Loss of taste or smell, A rash on skin etc. |
| Serious Symptoms | High difficulty of breathing or shortness of breath, Chest pain or pressure, Loss of speech or movement |
On average it takes 5–6 days from when someone is infected with the virus for symptoms to show, however it can take up to 14 days. This may change as we experience very dynamic symptoms across the globe and different waves of infections across the globe are appearing at different geographies.
Protect yourself and others around you by knowing the facts and taking appropriate precautions. Follow advice provided by your local and government health authority. Some steps that can be taken for prevention efforts are as follows:
- Clean your hands often. Use soap and water, or an alcohol-based hand rub.
- Maintain a safe distance (ideally at least 1-meter distance) from anyone who is coughing or sneezing.
- Cover nose and mouth when coughing & sneezing with a tissue or flexed elbow.
- Wear a mask when physical distancing is not possible. Don’t touch your eyes, nose or mouth.
- Stay home if you feel unwell.
- Isolation of persons traveling from affected countries or places for at least 14 days or as directed by local/state/government authorities from time to time.
- Quarantine if advised.
- If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention. Additionally, follow latest symptoms and try to protect yourself from those whenever desired.
- It is important to keep up to date on types of symptoms as it may vary / change from time to time.
- Here is a reference for travellers to follow TSA Guidelines for safety
- CDC Guideline for travelers for reference
- Latest Vaccination Tracker - how much vaccinations administered by country
- Vaccination efforts have been started and in progress with tremendous efforts from scientists, researchers across the globe.
- Please refer Guidance document on Status of Vaccines within WHO EUL/PQ evaluation process for latest details of vaccines available globally. This gets updated on a regular basis. Please refer to WHO website for the latest on this always.
- Vaccine Information from Bloomberg
- Further Vaccine details list from RAPS.org
- Known Active Vaccines List: (Please check WHO for updated list) - Below representation is based on list from WHO guidance here
| Name of Vaccine | Description, Platform | Manufacturer / WHO EUL Holder |
|---|---|---|
| BNT162b2/COMIRNATY Tozinameran (INN) | mRNA based vaccine, Nucleoside modified mNRA | Pfizer BIONTech |
| Moderna (mRNA-1273) | mRNA based vaccine, mRNA-1273 encapsulated in lipid nanoparticle (LNP) | Moderna BioTech |
| AstraZeneca (AZD1222) | Adenovirus, Recombinant ChAdOx1 adenoviral vector encoding the Spike protein antigen of the SARS-CoV-2 | AstraZeneca Oxford |
| Covishield (ChAdOx1_nCOV-19) | Adenovirus, Recombinant ChAdOx1 adenoviral vector encoding the Spike protein antigen of the SARS-CoV-2 | Serum Institute of India Pvt Ltd |
Others:
- Sputnik V - Recombinant Adenovirus vaccine (rAd26 and rAd5)
- Janssen (JNJ-78436735; Ad26.COV2.S) - Non-replicating viral vector
- CoronaVac - Inactivated vaccine (formalin with alum adjuvant)
- BBIBP-CorV - Inactivated vaccine
- EpiVacCorona - Peptide vaccine
- Convidicea (Ad5-nCoV) - Recombinant vaccine (adenovirus type 5 vector)
- Covaxin - Inactivated vaccine
- Destress yourself with a 20-20-20 rule: Spending endless hours in front of your laptop can strain your eyes. For every 20 minutes you spend looking at your screen of laptop/computer, look at something 20 feet away, for 20 seconds.
- Office stretches - It can be tempting to stay at your desk, but periodic, micro-breaks for movement throughout the day can help you stay energized and reduce tension.
- Emotional Well-being during COVID-19 pandemic
- Talking to your child about COVID-19
- Get the best of stress
- Guide to Restoring Movement
- Age-structured impact of social distancing on the COVID-19 epidemic in India
- COVID-Net: A tailored deep CNN design for prevention of COVID from chest radiography images
- Data repository by John Hopkins University
- Get the best of stress
- Predicting SARS CoV-2 Disease Progression based on UV index and seasonality of Human CoV
- WHO definition of UV Index
- Effect of radiation on the infectivity of SARS CoV
- Hypertension
- Diabetes
- Respiratory diseases including COPD and chronic bronchitis
- Heart disease
- Cerebral infarction
- Obesity
- Pregnancy (evidence unclear)
- Smoking (evidence unclear)
- COVID-19 Data Repository by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University
- Our World Datasets on COVID19 Vaccinations
- COVID19 Open Research Dataset from Semantic Scholar
- Daily Granular Level COVID19 Dataset
- Genome Sequence Dataset from Kaggle
- Testings across the globe for COVID19
- Kaggle reference datasets
- Dataset of Epidemiological Case Reports for COVID-19
Input data sources:
- Thermal imaging cameras
- CCTV camera images (both images + video clippings)
- Thermal temperature monitoring devices and logs of those based on human wise monitoring
- Bluetooth beacons
- Smartphone devices with GPS enabled
Based on above data, following insights at workplace can be looked at. It can work as a Predictive Solution to alert the firm or authority.
| Solution Area | Capability Description | Type of Input Data |
| Face Mask Detection | Ability to indicate whether an individual is wearing face mask or not; based on video, image data analysis and share insights | Image file, Video file, Text file |
| Occupancy Monitoring | Ability to determine occupancy levels in a defined space or zone based on threshold defined by authorities. Alert authorities if it reaches threshold or goes beyond the threshold | CCTV file data in Image, Video formats |
| No-Go Zone Monitoring and Alerting | Ability to define and set certain areas as no-go zones and alert authorities when individuals are detected. Detection of humans based on near real time feed from input data sources | Image file, Text file |
| Health Condition Monitoring | Ability to monitor health data of indivuals on a periodic interval basis and provide alerts based on rules/thresholds set (biometrics and other demographics data can be taken as input based on Govt authority guidelines and to identify body vitals, stress parameters, energy level indicators for the analysis and anomaly detection) | Text file |
| Elevated Body temperature monitoring | Ability to identify elevated body temperature beyond a certain threshold set by authorities and alert accordingly | Image file, Text log formats |
| Social Distance Measurement Monitoring and Alerting beyond defined threshold | Ability to monitor distance between two co-workers in a zone to reflect zonal characterisation based on data from Smart phone devices and Bluetooth signals | Text file, sensor logs |
Disclaimer: The information here are for information purposes or awareness purposes. Please go to respective sites for any authenticity. These are purely my attempt for learning objectives and no way relate to any firm's opinion or any institute's opinion. Thank you and appreciate your time in visiting the repository.