Most countries around the world are still battling to contain the spread of Coronavirus while counties that thought they had it under control such as China and South Korea might be seeing a second wave. In light of this, it is crucial to stay up-to-date with news on the virus as the world continues to nosedive into uncertain times. Here are a few reliable sources of information you can trust for updates on the pandemic.
Nation Prime
This is a free subscription service run by Nation Media Group that sends out daily newsletters about corona virus developments in Kenya, East Africa and the rest of the world. The newsletter is packed with a multitude of resources ranging from the daily number of people tested, arising cases within Kenya to developments within the East African community. Additionally, the newsletter reports on social-economic factors that are a result of the pandemic. To subscribe to the newsletter visit https://www.nation.co.ke/newsletters. Nation also has a dashboard you can check anytime: https://www.nation.co.ke/newsplex/2718262-5496412-11gimflz/index.html
Standard Digital
This is also a subscription service but provided by Standard Group. Newsletters sent daily contain news on coronavirus around the world among other important issues such as the social economic effects of the virus in Kenya and how Kenyans around the country are coping up with the present conditions arising from the pandemic. To subscribe to the newsletter visit https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/
World Health Organization 
The World Health Organization (WHO) website is among the most trusted resources for news and information on Coronavirus across the world. The site contains daily media briefings from the WHO director, a ton of resources on the virus such as travel advice, situation reports, media resources, research and development and general information useful to the public. To access the information visit https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
New York Times
The New York Times website has an entire section dedicated to Coronavirus where they are sharing information, available for free, on the virus, its spread around the US and the world, and its social-economic, financial and political impact. To access the free materials, all you need to do is create a free account on https://www.nytimes.com/
Worldometers
This site is run by international developers, researchers and volunteers with the aim of making information available to everyone around the world. The website keeps track of various statistics in the world from world population, food and energy consumption to information on Coronavirus cases per country across the world by acquiring information from official government entities and also some unofficial sources. The site is filled with tables and graphs which are very easy to decipher. To access the site go to https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Ncov2019
This is a website is run by a high school student based in Washington in the USA. He claims to get information about the virus from local government websites and health departments around the world. The site contains information categorized by continent clearly outlining the number of cases, deaths and recoveries in the countries. You could sign up for his newsletters to get daily updates on coronavirus. To access the site visit: https://ncov2019.live/data

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