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| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
deaths |
Cumulative number of deaths. |
confirmed |
Cumulative number of confirmed cases. |
tests |
Cumulative number of tests. |
recovered |
Cumulative number of patients released from hospitals or reported recovered. |
hosp |
Number of hospitalized patients on date. |
icu |
Number of hospitalized patients in ICUs on date. |
vent |
Number of patients requiring invasive ventilation on date. |
severe |
Number of severe cases on date. Sum of icu and vent. |
population |
Total population. |
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
school_closing |
0: No measures - 1: Recommend closing - 2: Require closing (only some levels or categories, eg just high school, or just public schools - 3: Require closing all levels. More details |
workplace_closing |
0: No measures - 1: Recommend closing (or work from home) - 2: require closing for some sectors or categories of workers - 3: require closing (or work from home) all-but-essential workplaces (eg grocery stores, doctors). More details |
cancel_events |
0: No measures - 1: Recommend cancelling - 2: Require cancelling. More details |
gatherings_restrictions |
0: No restrictions - 1: Restrictions on very large gatherings (the limit is above 1000 people) - 2: Restrictions on gatherings between 100-1000 people - 3: Restrictions on gatherings between 10-100 people - 4: Restrictions on gatherings of less than 10 people. More details |
transport_closing |
0: No measures - 1: Recommend closing (or significantly reduce volume/route/means of transport available) - 2: Require closing (or prohibit most citizens from using it). More details |
stay_home_restrictions |
0: No measures - 1: recommend not leaving house - 2: require not leaving house with exceptions for daily exercise, grocery shopping, and “essential” trips - 3: Require not leaving house with minimal exceptions (e.g. allowed to leave only once every few days, or only one person can leave at a time, etc.). More details |
internal_movement_restrictions |
0: No measures - 1: Recommend closing (or significantly reduce volume/route/means of transport) - 2: Require closing (or prohibit most people from using it). More details |
international_movement_restrictions |
0: No measures - 1: Screening - 2: Quarantine arrivals from high-risk regions - 3: Ban on high-risk regions - 4: Total border closure. More details |
information_campaigns |
0: No COVID-19 public information campaign - 1: public officials urging caution about COVID-19 - 2: coordinated public information campaign (e.g. across traditional and social media). More details |
testing_policy |
0: No testing policy - 1: Only those who both (a) have symptoms AND (b) meet specific criteria (eg key workers, admitted to hospital, came into contact with a known case, returned from overseas) - 2: testing of anyone showing COVID-19 symptoms - 3: open public testing (eg “drive through” testing available to asymptomatic people). More details |
contact_tracing |
0: No contact tracing - 1: Limited contact tracing, not done for all cases - 2: Comprehensive contact tracing, done for all cases. More details |
stringency_index |
Stringency of governmental responses. More details |
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
latitude |
Latitude. |
longitude |
Longitude. |
administrative_area_level |
Administrative area level. |
administrative_area_level_1 |
Administrative area of top level. |
administrative_area_level_2 |
Administrative area of a lower level, usually states, regions or cantons. |
administrative_area_level_3 |
Administrative are of a lower level, usually cities or municipalities. |
The following keys allow to extend the dataset with external data.
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
key |
Identifier used in governmental data. |
key_alpha_2 |
Two-letter code used in governmental data. |
key_numeric |
Numeric code used in governmental data. |
key_google_mobility |
Identifier used in Google Mobility Reports. |
key_apple_mobility |
Identifier used in Apple Mobility Reports. |
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