Universal mask use could save nearly 250,000 lives globally. View reported mask use by WHO region, including countries with the highest and lowest reported rates.
Infographics
June 18, 2020
Wear a mask whenever you are in public to help curb the spread of COVID-19, and encourage others to do the same. Widespread mask use may temper or even help prevent a second wave of the pandemic.
Blog
August 18, 2020
The rate of COVID-19 transmission could be significantly decreased by maintaining social distancing and 95% mask use. Explore a simulation that demonstrates several different scenarios.
August 14, 2020
Maps of mask usage globally, and specifically in the United States, since April 20, 2020
May 22, 2020
Here we summarize two new views that are available for each chart. For a more detailed walk-through, check out this video tutorial.
Videos
October 8, 2020
El director de IHME y principal modelador de COVID-19, el Dr. Christopher J.L. Murray, explica qué es la inmunidad colectiva y por qué es poco probable que las comunidades hayan alcanzado la inmunidad colectiva, y ciertamente no se ha alcanzado en los Estados Unidos ni en Europa.
October 2, 2020
Disha Patel, IHME Software Development Manager, explains how to use our COVID-19 model's "scenarios" feature, which helps policymakers understand how different policy decisions could affect the course of the pandemic.
October 1, 2020
Herd immunity is not an effective strategy for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. IHME Director and lead COVID-19 modeler Dr. Christopher Murray busts myths about the strategy and provides insights on more effective solutions to the global crisis.