![]() But I’ve only been doing web development for a couple months. So I decided it would be kind of cool to create a website and just kind of make it like a central hub of information.ĪMY GOODMAN: And how did you do it? How did you code this? How do you know how to do this?ĪVI SCHIFFMANN: Yeah, I mean, I’ve been programming for about a decade now. And there was a lot of just misinformation spreading. So, I saw this on the news kind of a long time ago, and I noticed that it was really hard just to find the information. What first sparked your interest to do this?ĪVI SCHIFFMANN: Yeah, so, I mean, when I started this website, there was less than like a thousand total cases, and they were all just in like the Wuhan area of China. Yes, this was a terrible crisis in China. I mean, no one was talking about this -ĪMY GOODMAN: - in the United States. So, that was the main reason why I wanted to make this website.ĪMY GOODMAN: But how did you know - how did you know what the Trump administration didn’t know? We’re talking about last December. ![]() You know, you shouldn’t have to go through government websites and download like a daily PDF that’s probably out of date by the time you read it, and, you know, have to go through all kinds of complicated things, just to see, you know, the straight facts. And you can get that for individual countries, and now U.S. You can see the total amount of cases, the total deaths and, you know, all that kind of information. So, I mean, you can, like, go on a phone and just instantly see like the quick facts. And I mean, the main goal of it was to provide just an easy way to see the straight facts and the data, you know, without having to make a website that was biased or, you know, full of ads or anything like that. And what? You started it in December?ĪVI SCHIFFMANN: Yeah, I started this website around Christmas of last year. It’s kind of crazy.ĪMY GOODMAN: Well, it only leaves you more time, I guess, to continue this unbelievable global resource.ĪMY GOODMAN: Tell us about your website. Welcome to Democracy Now! First off, Avi, is your school still in session?ĪVI SCHIFFMANN: No, my school closed today for about a month and a half or two. Well, 17-year-old Avi Schiffmann joins us now from Seattle, Washington. ![]() The resource, which updates every minute or so, pulls information from the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control and elsewhere. It also provides an interactive map, information on the disease, and a Twitter feed. The site tracks deaths, numbers of cases locally and globally, and it talks about the number of people who have recovered. Now the site’s been visited by tens of millions of people from all over the planet. Seventeen-year-old Avi Schiffmann started the site in late December when the coronavirus had not yet been detected outside China. I’m Amy Goodman, as we go now to Seattle, Washington, where one teenager’s website tracking the coronavirus has become one of the most vital resources for people seeking accurate and updated numbers on the pandemic. AMY GOODMAN: This is Democracy Now!,, The War and Peace Report. ![]()
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