Hamster Bada COVID-19 Fighting Journal

Last updated July 13, 2020

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Hong Kong - Interactive Infographic Page provides visualization of data regarding COVID-19 in Hong Kong and worldwide. This subpage, Hamster Bada COVID-19 Fighting Journal , is a series of related fun comics. It is hosted by Hamster Bada and friends, drawn by a maths student in HKBU.

　 　 　 　

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• All graphs inside the comics are taken from Interactive Infographic Page .
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Episode 1: Common Graph Reading Mistake - from Professor Turtle (May 6, 2020)

Professor Turtle:
Many people wrongly use the number graph, Graph 1, to compare the prevalence of the disease by age group.
Instead, the percentage graph, Graph 2, should be used for such purpose.



Episode 2: The search for a safe hospital - from Meowlian (May 13, 2020)

Meowlian:
If you are scared of COVID-19, it's smart to choose a lower-risk hospital if necessary, let's check out the hospital that took the least number of infected patients with Graph 1.



Episode 3: The search for a safe rural area in HK- from N.T. Cow (May 29, 2020)

N.T. Cow:
It's time to get out and soak in some sun. How to we know which district is safe? How to avoid infected buildings? Check this out by Graph 5 and the Buildings Map.

Episode 4: The search for a safe country to travel- from CHing the Goose and Hamster Bada (Jun 23, 2020)

CHing the Goose:
I WANT TO TRAVEL! I WANT TO TRAVEL! I WANT TO TRAVEL! Where on earth has no virus? Check out Global View Numbers, Global View Percentage, and the Flight Linkage Graph.





Episode 5: What to do when you suspect you have coronavirus... (July 13, 2020)

Hamster Bada:
I'm not feeling well now...Will I be alright?Graph 3: Import VS Local, Testing Centre Map, and Graph 6: the Cumulative Graph.



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Silian Wong, Programme Administrator Centre For Innovative Service-Learning (CISL)                                           
Samuel Lo, Alumnus Hong Kong Baptist University Library                                            
Myrtle Ma, Course Assistant Office of Information Technology (ITO)                                           
Sophia Leung, Yr-4 Student Department of Computer Science                                           
Patrick Chiu, Yr-3 Student                                            
Raymond Wong, Yr-4 Student                                            

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