Johns Hopkins University's Covid-19 epidemiological map - one of the first online Covid-19 maps in the world.

In January 2020, after the first Covid-19 case appeared in Washington state (USA), Ensheng Dong, a PhD student in the civil construction and systems engineering program at Johns Hopkins University, created the “Covid-19 Dashboard”. This is an online dashboard that visually depicts on a map the extent and rate of spread of the coronavirus around the world.

In Vietnam, such Covid-19 maps have also been made to provide people with an official, centralized and intuitive information based on digital maps.

Since mid-2021, many provinces have deployed epidemiological information mapping systems to provide information to people and serve epidemic prevention and control. Among them are Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Bac Giang, Vinh Phuc, Lang Son, Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Hau Giang, Tien Giang, Binh Phuoc, Long An, and Ben Tre.

Recently, eKMap - a digital map service provider - has developed a Covid-19 map system and provided it to many provinces and cities across the country.

The information system for Covid-19 prevention and control of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province.

eKMap's Covid-19 map is a two-dimensional map which can help authorities update and manage all data on the Covid-19 epidemic on a digital map platform.

This Covid-19 map system will provide information on disease management, vaccination management, testing management, and medical equipment and medical human resource management. People can monitor the progress of the epidemic visually and uniformly on an official website. This solves the problem of receiving fragmented information on many different sources and fake news.

This system can help simplify data entry work of medical staff, reducing pressure on the health sector and related agencies. The system data source is updated from the daily reports of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Department of Health.

eKMap’s Covid-19 map has been used in the provinces of Quang Nam, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, and Quang Binh and will be expanded to other provinces.

Compared to other Covid-19 maps, this system is highly appreciated for the effectiveness of information related to infected cases, including the location and date of infection. The analysis of infection risk by commune scale on this map is also practical and relatively suitable to the needs of management agencies.

Trong Dat

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