Where's Covid?

A simple website to show you the nearest reported case of COVID-19 using historical data.

View the live website here: https://wherescovid.casjay.coffee

Note: This app uses historical COVID-19 data from Johns Hopkins CSSE (last updated March 2023).

Tech Stack

• Vanilla JavaScript
• Bootstrap 5 (CSS only)
• Parcel 2 bundler
• Express.js (for CORS-enabled server)
• Mobile-responsive design

Requirements

• Node.js 20.x or higher
• npm

Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/now-sh/wherescovid.git
cd wherescovid

# Install dependencies
npm install

Development

# Start development server
npm start

# Build for production
npm run build

# Build for GitHub Pages
npm run github

# Serve with CORS headers enabled
npm run serve

# Build and serve
npm run serve:build

Deployment

The app can be deployed to various platforms:

• Vercel: npm run now
• GitHub Pages: npm run github (builds to docs/ directory)
• Netlify: Automatic deployment with _headers file for CORS
• Custom server: Use npm run serve with the Express server

References

• Rough location provided by: https://ipapi.co and Nominatim
• COVID-19 Data provided by: Johns Hopkins CSSE
• Precise location provided by the browser geolocation API: Geolocation.getCurrentPosition()

Privacy

• No data is stored by this website. All data is retrieved from external sources. See the privacy policies for https://ipapi.co and Johns Hopkins CSSE