Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/March 1 to 7, 2020

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (March 1 to 7, 2020)
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 * 1
 * 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak
 * style=text-align:right;|3.465.955
 * COVID-19_Outbreak_World_Map.svg
 * The article is now 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, showing how widespread the disease has gotten since it originated in China.
 * 2
 * 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries
 * style=text-align:right;|2.331.572
 * Donkey democratic blue - polygon rough.jpg
 * The Republicans just went for a possible Trump re-election, so the Democrats instead are having a tight race, that after Super Tuesday (#4), has only three candidates left: #5, #7, and #23.
 * 3
 * Coronavirus
 * style=text-align:right;|2.106.989
 * Human coronavirus 229E.png
 * The specific strain of this type of virus currently causing panic worldwide (#1) was known as 2019-nCoV and is now Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
 * 4
 * Super Tuesday
 * style=text-align:right;|1.356.307
 * rowspan=2|Joe Biden (49405279522).jpg
 * rowspan=2|11 states held their primaries (#2) on March 3, most of whom were won by Joe Biden, Barack Obama's vice president who previously served as Senator for Delaware.
 * 5
 * Joe Biden
 * style=text-align:right;|1.086.375
 * 6
 * 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak by country and territory
 * style=text-align:right;|1.071.108
 * NCoV20200223 daily deaths by region.png
 * #1 started in China, and has gone onto over 100 countries (including the Vatican - see #10 as for why). The list also includes a cruise ship, the Diamond Princess, which had 696 cases (7 of them fatal) and is currently quarantined following an evacuation in the coast of Japan.
 * 7
 * Bernie Sanders
 * style=text-align:right;|985.977
 * Bernie Sanders (49554442566).jpg
 * After losing the Democratic presidential spot to Hillary Clinton in 2016, the Vermont Senator is currently trying again against #5.
 * 8
 * The Invisible Man (2020 film)
 * style=text-align:right;|964.377
 * Montreal Comiccon 2016 - The Invisible Man (28181361331).jpg
 * Without the classic look seen to the left (that certainly would help avoid getting infected in times of our #1!) or previously attached star Johnny Depp, The Invisible Man was brought back in a cheaply made and highly effective thriller that got glowing reviews and already made over $100 million worldwide.
 * 9
 * Spanish flu
 * style=text-align:right;|773.875
 * Spanish_flu_death_chart.png
 * rowspan=2|Over a hundred years ago, another virus (the H1N1, which struck again in 2009) wiped out huge portions of the world population, and reportedly started in Europe - though not in Spain, that got the name because unlike other countries they didn't care if reporting on the deaths would be bad for morale. The current pandemic (#1) had its first major outbreak out of Asia in Italy, which is currently only behind disease source China.
 * 10
 * 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Italy
 * style=text-align:right;|754.327
 * COVID-19_Outbreak_Cases_in_Italy_(Density).svg
 * 11
 * Deaths in 2020
 * style=text-align:right;|739.351
 * Philippines; the smoked dead bodies of eight Igorot people Wellcome M0005256.jpg
 * Close the doors, put out the light You know they won't be home tonight...
 * 12
 * Coronavirus disease 2019
 * style=text-align:right;|716.921
 * Symptoms_of_coronavirus_disease_2019_2.0.svg
 * Turning Wikipedia into WebMD, readers also went to see what exactly COVID-19 (#1 et al.) causes - it's a cold that can evolve into pneumonia or worse.
 * 13
 * Michael Bloomberg
 * style=text-align:right;|704.072
 * Michael Bloomberg (49474988353).jpg
 * The billionaire ex-mayor of New York spent a record $500 million to become the presidential candidate (#2), only to withdraw following the Super Tuesday (#4). The only place where he won was American Samoa!
 * 14
 * The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez
 * style=text-align:right;|654.820
 * If diseases and politics aren't horrific enough for you, there's always this Netflix documentary series about an eight year old who was abused and murdered.
 * 15
 * Elizabeth Warren
 * style=text-align:right;|593.590
 * Elizabeth Warren (49404817241).jpg
 * One day after our #13 quit the Democratic race (#2), this senator from Massachusetts also left.
 * 16
 * Katy Perry
 * style=text-align:right;|556.782
 * Katy Perry @B96 Radio Jingle Bash 1996 in Chicago (cropped).jpg
 * rowspan=2|And for happier news, a couple with peaks in different decades (Perry's music in the 2010s, Bloom's movies in the 2000s) confirmed to be expecting a baby together.
 * 17
 * Orlando Bloom
 * style=text-align:right;|512.332
 * Orlando Bloom 2015 (cropped) (cropped).jpg
 * 18
 * 2020 coronavirus outbreak in the United States
 * style=text-align:right;|493.734
 * COVID-19_Outbreak_Cases_in_the_United_States_(Density).svg
 * Over a thousand cases, 41 of them fatal, of #1 have reached the USA. People rush to gather resources in fear of a quarantine, and many events ended up cancelled.
 * 19
 * 2020 United States presidential election
 * style=text-align:right;|483,947
 * Hillary Clinton in February 2019.png
 * #2 is to choose whoever in November will follow Hillary Clinton in going up against #21.
 * 20
 * Zhong Nanshan
 * style=text-align:right;|435.195
 * Zhong Nanshan (cropped).jpg
 * If the virus responsible for #1 is officially SARS 2, who better to become the leading advisor in managing the crisis than the Chinese epidemiologist and pulmonologist who dealt with the first SARS back in 2002-04?
 * 21
 * Donald Trump
 * style=text-align:right;|432.341
 * President Trump at the Latino Coalition Legislative Summit (49619303312).jpg
 * Already guaranteed to run for re-election in November, the Tweeter-In-Chief probably owes his views to how he's handling #18, with demeaning and neglectful quotes all around.
 * 22
 * Parasite (2019 film)
 * style=text-align:right;|431.405
 * Parasite2019 (cropped).jpg
 * Before South Korea became the fourth most affected country in our #1, they had a moment of happiness and pride with this movie becoming the first production not in English to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
 * 23
 * Tulsi Gabbard
 * style=text-align:right;|431,057
 * Tulsi (13) (49568698958).jpg
 * The Hawaiian representative has no chance on the race at #2, but she says she will remain for "an opportunity to speak to Americans every single day about the sea change we need in our foreign policy."
 * 24
 * 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Germany
 * style=text-align:right;|415,163
 * Angela-merkel-ebw-01.jpg
 * Germany so far has weathered this virus like a champ, with just 52 deaths out of 18,000 cases. But, given Germany's linchpin position in the global economy, all anyone seems to want to talk about are the financial implications.
 * 25
 * David Byrne
 * style=text-align:right;|414.427
 * David Byrne Coachella18W1-221 (42057771841) (cropped).jpg
 * "Psycho Killer", Qu'est-ce que c'est ?... The former leader of Talking Heads appeared as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, accompanied by the Broadway cast of his musical American Utopia.
 * }
 * Over a thousand cases, 41 of them fatal, of #1 have reached the USA. People rush to gather resources in fear of a quarantine, and many events ended up cancelled.
 * 19
 * 2020 United States presidential election
 * style=text-align:right;|483,947
 * Hillary Clinton in February 2019.png
 * #2 is to choose whoever in November will follow Hillary Clinton in going up against #21.
 * 20
 * Zhong Nanshan
 * style=text-align:right;|435.195
 * Zhong Nanshan (cropped).jpg
 * If the virus responsible for #1 is officially SARS 2, who better to become the leading advisor in managing the crisis than the Chinese epidemiologist and pulmonologist who dealt with the first SARS back in 2002-04?
 * 21
 * Donald Trump
 * style=text-align:right;|432.341
 * President Trump at the Latino Coalition Legislative Summit (49619303312).jpg
 * Already guaranteed to run for re-election in November, the Tweeter-In-Chief probably owes his views to how he's handling #18, with demeaning and neglectful quotes all around.
 * 22
 * Parasite (2019 film)
 * style=text-align:right;|431.405
 * Parasite2019 (cropped).jpg
 * Before South Korea became the fourth most affected country in our #1, they had a moment of happiness and pride with this movie becoming the first production not in English to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
 * 23
 * Tulsi Gabbard
 * style=text-align:right;|431,057
 * Tulsi (13) (49568698958).jpg
 * The Hawaiian representative has no chance on the race at #2, but she says she will remain for "an opportunity to speak to Americans every single day about the sea change we need in our foreign policy."
 * 24
 * 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Germany
 * style=text-align:right;|415,163
 * Angela-merkel-ebw-01.jpg
 * Germany so far has weathered this virus like a champ, with just 52 deaths out of 18,000 cases. But, given Germany's linchpin position in the global economy, all anyone seems to want to talk about are the financial implications.
 * 25
 * David Byrne
 * style=text-align:right;|414.427
 * David Byrne Coachella18W1-221 (42057771841) (cropped).jpg
 * "Psycho Killer", Qu'est-ce que c'est ?... The former leader of Talking Heads appeared as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, accompanied by the Broadway cast of his musical American Utopia.
 * }
 * 24
 * 2020 coronavirus outbreak in Germany
 * style=text-align:right;|415,163
 * Angela-merkel-ebw-01.jpg
 * Germany so far has weathered this virus like a champ, with just 52 deaths out of 18,000 cases. But, given Germany's linchpin position in the global economy, all anyone seems to want to talk about are the financial implications.
 * 25
 * David Byrne
 * style=text-align:right;|414.427
 * David Byrne Coachella18W1-221 (42057771841) (cropped).jpg
 * "Psycho Killer", Qu'est-ce que c'est ?... The former leader of Talking Heads appeared as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, accompanied by the Broadway cast of his musical American Utopia.
 * }
 * David Byrne Coachella18W1-221 (42057771841) (cropped).jpg
 * "Psycho Killer", Qu'est-ce que c'est ?... The former leader of Talking Heads appeared as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live, accompanied by the Broadway cast of his musical American Utopia.
 * }