Abstract:
All countries have been challenged by the novel coronavirus, but they have not all fared the same. Here, distinctive patterns are illustrated using daily counts of new confirmed cases as reported to the World Health Organization. Early scenarios of the COVID-19 pandemic often depicted waves, including a possible second wave in late 2020. On the ocean, waves follow troughs with a predictable rhythm. For pandemic influenza, a summer trough has often been followed by a fall or winter wave. Yet daily case counts of COVID-19 have followed various patterns, without a consistent summer trough or a predictable second wave.
Description:
The CCSA is comprised of international and supranational organizations whose mandates include the provision of international official statistics guided by the Principles Governing International Statistical Activities (https://unstats.un.org/unsd/ccsa/principles_stat_activities/) and which have a permanent embedded statistical service that maintains regular contact with countries. The mandate of the CCSA is to ensure the efficient functioning of the international statistical system, to assist Governments in the development of common statistical standards, platforms and methodologies, and to provide inter-institutional support, outreach and advocacy for high-quality official statistics
