During this coronavirus pandemic, fake news and conspiracy theories are also spreading like wildfire alongside the Covid-19 virus.
In an effort to combat fake news, Facebook launched a coronavirus and Covid-19 information hub to provide a central resource for people to get the latest news and information.
Designed to offer reliable official information about the pandemic, the new hub will appear at the top of a user’s News Feed.
Meanwhile, Twitter is removing tweets that are spreading dangerous misinformation about Covid-19. This was after many complained that its policies on misinformation were too lax.
Instead of those unverified news from the social medias and WhatsApp, get yourself educated through proper channels.
If you prefer visual explanation, here are 20 videos you should watch on YouTube about Covid-19:
1.The Lockdown: One Month in Wuhan
At 10am on Jan 23, 2020, Wuhan went into lockdown. This was a crucial step to stop a deadly virus from spreading further across the nation.
This documentary by China Global Television Network (CGTN) focuses on the medical personnel, volunteers, deliverymen and community service workers in Wuhan.
It is inspiring to see the frontliners keep their spirits up while working tirelessly against Covid-19.
Additionally, the documentary also follows lives of those under quarantine. For example, when one of the patients under investigation is a Muslim, how did the Chinese authority take care of his meals?
Instead of focusing on the illness, The Lockdown: One Month in Wuhan showcases the human stories of the Covid-19 pandemic.
2.Coronavirus in China
Here, DW Documentary brings you life during lockdown in the Chinese capital of Beijing.
The video follows journalist Sebastian Le Belzic who works in Beijing who has been living in quarantine at home with his family.
It gives you a glimpse of life in Beijing going to the mall, the supermarket, boarding the subway during lockdown.
Besides this, the documentary also showcases how China’s communist history helped in maintaining order during this period of time.
Just like any other country, the Chinese government continued to spring up new rules almost on a daily basis for the safety and convenience of its people.
For example, every store that sells face masks sells them in daily ration. They are not allowed to sell more than certain amount of face masks in one day.
3.Big Story: Epicenter- 24 hours in Wuhan
This is another documentary brought by CGTN. It is a human interest story of how the frontliners works against Covid-19 pandemic.
They visit the houses of patients infected by the virus and disinfect them. Besides this, they offer to buy groceries for the patients’ families, especially the elderly. They also give out pamphlets about the virus to the families.
While many younger generations are able to rely on technology for information, there are those – especially the elders – who do not have access to internet.
Giving out pamphlets with emergency contacts in a smart and crucial ideas to keep them informed; something that is applicable to other countries as well.
4.Coronavirus: How the deadly epidemic sparked a global emergency
In interviews filmed on smartphones, Chinese activists and Australian trapped in the lockdown explain what they are going through in China.
The documentary charts how the outbreak occurred and investigates whether a cover-up by Chinese authorities allowed the virus to spread.
It also shows how the medical field in China is coping with the virus.
5.Journalist goes undercover at “wet markets”, where the Coronavirus started
60 Minutes Australia in this video interviews Professor Gabriel Leung, who led the fight against the SARS virus.
Prof Leung believes that 60% of the world’s population could become infected with COVID-19.
Moreover, he predicts that up to 45 million people might die from it.
The video also follows Liam Bartlett who travels to Hong Kong and Thailand to find out the likely cause of the disease as well as the latest ongoing efforts to combat it.
6.COVID-19: Tracing the First Month of the Novel Coronavirus
Learn about what happened the first month after the Covid-19 outbreak.
The interviews featured in the documentary including a nurse, a Wuhan native and an infectious diseases specialist.
It also explains how having exotic food could lead to exposure new viruses from the wild.
7.Coronavirus: Inside Italy’s Covid-19 Lockdown
Reporter Emma Alberici taps into her network of family and friends in Italy to tell stories behind the lockdown for this special report.
The video follows how a young family live their lives in lockdown, how those who still work in essential services and how a young girl does school from home.
It also follows the head surgeon at one of the city’s major hospitals has contracted the Coronovirus from one of his patients. In this video, he shows his life under isolation and how he is being treated for the infection.
8.Covid-19/Coronavirus: Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Diagnostics
If you are willing to sit through a science class, watch this video by Ninja Nerd Science.
Learn about the origin and zoonosis of the virus, the routes of transmission, epidemiology, pathophysiology and diagnostic tests used to identify Covid-19.
Basically, the Ninja Nerd Science compiles the most up to date and recent data on the virus (as of Mar 15, 2020) and present them in this video.
As new information and research is published, the channel continues to provide the latest updates and all the recent data about the new coronavirus.
9.Covid-19: Your questions about coronavirus, answered
If you have questions about Covid-19 especially on how it will affect the economy, this is the video for you.
Some of the questions are will Covid-19 trigger a financial crisis or is that an overreaction, which industries will be affected the most, how will low-income countries be affected.
The panelists in the video also discuss will some leaders try to use the pandemic to cement their grip on power and why do mortality rates differ from country to country.
Of course, some of you might want to know when will the crisis reach its peak and how long will we need to wait for the vaccine.
10.How wildlife trade is linked to coronavirus
This video not only explains how the new coronavirus is linked to wildlife trade but also why the disease first appeared in China.
One of the experts in the video stated, “The majority of the people in China do not eat wildlife animals. Those who consume these wildlife animals are the rich and the powerful – a small minority.”
Hence, the video explains how the people of China are themselves victims of the conditions that led to coronavirus.
11.Why fighting the coronavirus depends on you
In this video, Vox explains how we could slow the virus down from spreading entirely.
It must be done so that severe cases get spread out over a longer period of time and hospitals are less likely to be overwhelmed.
Vox also explains how social distancing is the best way to slow down the spread for everyone.
12.The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do
For those who love animation, then watch this video by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell.
The team behind this video aims to make science look beautiful and the way they explain things is “with optimistic nihilism”.
This animation explains what actually happens when it infects a human and what should we all do in fighting Covid-19.
13.The Science Behind the Coronavirus, the complete series
“Thank you Dr. Soon. You explained it in a way that I understood everything. This was very informative”; “The doctor has given a very enlightening and simplified explanation on this virus”; “I loved how he broke this down so it could be easily understood”; these are some of the comments left on this video.
Here, the executive chairman of the Los Angeles Times, Dr Patrick Soon-Shiong offers and overview of the coronavirus.
He proposes that understanding how the virus infects our bodies and strategies toward treatment can help as allay our anxiety about it.
14.What this chart actually means for Covid-19
You have heard the phrase and seen the hashtags, “Flatten the Curve” but what does it mean?
It’s Okay To Be Smart explains through animation why flattening the curve is important and what we can do on our parts.
One of the comments on this video said that we need to “share this video with all the selfish people refusing to quarantine themselves.” And we couldn’t agree more.
15.What Coronavirus symptoms look like, day by day
After being exposed to the Covid-19 virus, it can take from two to 14 days for symptoms to develop.
Every case range from mild to critical. While the average timeline from the first symptom to recovery is about 17 days, some cases are fatal.
Here is a video showcasing what it looks like to develop Covid-19, day by day.
16.Why Pandemics like Covid-19 keep happening
From the black death to the coronavirus, why pandemics keep happening to the world?
Apparently, there are plenty of factors attributing to a pandemic. If you dissect the problem closely, then it involves sort of social, cultural, political issues and many more.
Here, the Bloomberg explains what we need to think about in order to tackle pandemics.
17.How soap kills the coronavirus
People have been stocking up on hand sanitizers. The idea behind any alcohol-based hand rub like hand sanitizers is to use them when no soap and water is available.
So when you are at home; with soap and water readily available, there is no use for hand sanitizers.
Here Vox explains how plain old soap and water absolutely annihilates coronavirus.
18.The new coronavirus: How Should the World Respond?
As the new coronavirus is shutting down the Earth, what should we do? Here the Economist takes on what lessons can the rest of the world learn from China, Singapore and South Korea.
19.The Race to Develop A Coronavirus Vaccine
Even when scientists are racing against time to discover the vaccine for Covid-19, it might take at least one year or one year and half before the race is over.
CNBC explores what is at stake and when the world can expect a coronavirus vaccine.
20.Dr Martin Blaser Answers Coronavirus Questions from Twitter
When should we expect to see mutations? Does Covid-19 have a lifespan? Is coronavirus the 0.01% that soaps and sanitizers can’t kill?
Dr Martin Blaser, the professor of medicine and infectious diseases at Rutgers University takes on questions from Twitter.
What makes this video interesting is that they cover all kinds of questions, even questions that might not sound so serious. For example, should we limit how many times we use sanitizer in a day.
As there is so much new information and research found on daily basis, it is important to keep yourself updated with new knowledge every day.