Wikipedia:WikiProject Medicine/Cochrane/COVID19

  Improve Wikipedia articles sharing information about COVID-19

COVID-19 coverage on Wikipedia
Cochrane-Wikipedia volunteers are encouraged to use their Wikipedia editing skills and ability to interpret the medical literature to improve content shared on Wikipedia related to the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic.
 *  List of Wikipedia articles: 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. 
 *  WikiProject COVID-19  participate in content discussions, and find articles that need updating

What evidence is "ready" to be considered on Wikipedia?

 * All evidence related to human health shared on Wikipedia, including new evidence related to COVID19, needs to include a citation that follows Wikipedia's guideline for reliable sources in medicine (WP:MEDRS).


 * Cochrane: List of resources and news related to COVID-19 This list includes Cochrane rapid reviews and collections, and evidence shared by the World Health Organization.
 * WikiProjet COVID-19: Includes a list of Sources to consider to for COVID-19 related article improvement

Cochrane Evidence:

 * April 28, 2020: Hand cleaning with ash for reducing the spread of viral and bacterial infections: a rapid review
 * April 14 2020: Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff
 * April 8, 2020:  Quarantine alone or in combination with other public health measures to control COVID‐19: a rapid review
 * Updated April 14, 2020: Cochrane Special Collection- Coronavirus (COVID-19): evidence relevant to critical care
 * April 22, 2020: Cochrane Special Collections - Coronavirus (COVID-19): infection control and prevention measures
 * April 14, 2020: Cochrane Special Collections - Coronavirus (COVID-19): effective options for quitting smoking during the pandemic
 * April 24, 2020: Cochrane Special Collections - Coronavirus (COVID-19): regional anaesthesia to reduce drug use in anaesthesia and avoid aerosol generation
 * April 21, 2020: Barriers and facilitators to healthcare workers’ adherence with infection prevention and control (IPC) guidelines for respiratory infectious diseases: a rapid qualitative evidence synthesis
 * Cochrane Clinical Answers related to COVID-19

How many people are accessing Wikipedia's 2019-20 Coronavirus articles?

 * Over 94 million people accessed Wikipedia's 4 main articles on the 2018-20 Coronavirus (in english) between Jan 2020-July 2 2020. |Coronavirus_disease_2019|Coronavirus|Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_coronavirus_2 Link to data.
 * 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic Wikipedia article: Internet traffic by language (January 2020 - Present)

Improve the content that is presently shared on Wikipedia and keep it up to date

 * Learn how to edit Wikipedia: [[File:Demonstration_of_where_to_find_the_talk_page_using_the_2019-20_coronavirus_Wikipedia_article.jpg|right|thumb|Demonstration of where to find the talk page using the 2019-20 coronavirus Wikipedia article]]
 * List of Wikipedia articles: WikiProject COVID-19 and 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic list of Wikipedia articles.


 * It is suggested that you review the article talk pages first for recent discussions, before contributing. Talk pages are found in the tab beside the main article. E.g.; Link to the 2019-20 Coronovirus pandemic talk page.
 * If you are new to Wikipedia editing, please review WP:MEDRS and WP:MEDMOS for Wikipedia's Guideline for reliable sources in medicine and Wikipedia's manual of style for medical articles
 * Medical editing cheatsheet: 

Translate content to reach more people

 * Wikipedia's medical content is presently available in over 286 languages. Help translate the COVID19 information and keep it up to date on Wikipedia.
 * COVID-19 Wikipedia Translation Task Force is urgently looking for volunteers.

Other

 * Click here to use a tool that identifies sentences that need citations in the current COVID-19 related articles (in english).

Press articles about Wikipedia and COVID-19:
(news articles related to Wikipedia's coverage will be posted here)
 * 2020-02-09: On Wikipedia, a fight is raging over coronavirus disinformation by Wired (User:Doc James involved)
 * 2020-02-11: Coronavirus Has a Name: The Deadly Disease Is Covid-19 by Wired
 * 2020-03-15: People First: Wikimedia’s Response to COVID-19 by Wikimedia
 * 2020-03-19: The Coronavirus Is Stress-Testing Wikipedia’s Policies by Slate
 * 2020-03-24: Meet the Wikipedia editors fighting to keep coronavirus pages accurate - by The Daily Dot
 * 2020-03-24: Weddings for Wikipedia: Permanent corona virus updates by Heise Online (in German)
 * 2020-04-03: Why Wikipedia is winning against the coronavirus 'infodemic' by The Telegraph
 * 2020-04-04: Meet some of the women sharing reliable COVID-19 information with the world on Wikipedia by Wikimedia
 * 2020-04-08: Why Wikipedia Is Immune to Coronavirus by Haaretz
 * 2020-04-15: El coronavirus pone a prueba Wikipedia by Hoy (in Spanish)
 * 2020-04-22: On Wikipedia, Quora & Twitter, battle rages against communalisation of Covid-19, Jamaat event by The Times of India