Finally, small multiples for daily cases in 65 countries:
• Early action in Australia & New Zealand means they may have turned the corner early https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇦🇺" title="Flag of Australia" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of Australia">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🇳🇿" title="Flag of New Zealand" aria-label="Emoji: Flag of New Zealand">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="📉" title="Chart with downwards trend" aria-label="Emoji: Chart with downwards trend">
• Saudi Arabia added
• Japan’s delayed outbreak continues https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="⚠️" title="Warning sign" aria-label="Emoji: Warning sign">

Live versions of all charts here: http://ft.com/coronavirus-latest">https://ft.com/coronavir...

Things to note:
• Daily covid data is extremely noisy and implies false precision
• This is why we use a rolling average. Watch for general trends. Focus on slopes, not specific daily numbers
• Read Tuesday’s thread for more on this https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1247666977566490626">https://twitter.com/jburnmurd...

Here’s a video where I explain why we’re using log scales, showing absolute numbers instead of per capita, and much more: https://twitter.com/janinegibson/status/1244519429825802240">https://twitter.com/janinegib...

And a chart showing why we& #39;re using absolute numbers rather than population-adjusted rates: https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1244380095164420101">https://twitter.com/jburnmurd...

Please email coronavirus-data@ft.com with feedback, requests & subnational data.

All of these are invaluable, and we incorporated two of your suggestions today.

We’ll keep getting back to as many people as possible.

Have a good night, folks https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👍" title="Thumbs up" aria-label="Emoji: Thumbs up">

Oh, and a few questions coming in about our France numbers, as they’re lower than those from other sources.

The reason: 100s of French deaths in nursing homes were published on one day, producing a huge artificial jump, so we’re using hospital deaths only.

My full statement:

And yes, we did have dinner tonight.

Chinese dumplings again, but this time filled with salmon.

We& #39;re now watching Train to Busan. Enjoy your evenings, everyone