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Improve Wikipedia articles sharing information about COVID-19

COVID-19 coverage on Wikipedia

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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.

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

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  • 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 Evidence:

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

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How can I help?

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

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  • 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

Translate content to reach more people

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  • 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

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  • Citation Hunt 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:

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(news articles related to Wikipedia's coverage will be posted here)