CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Feel bombarded by COVID-19 coronavirus information? Don’t worry: A Singapore artist is making it all easier to understand -- and protect yourself -- with health advisory infocomics even kids can comprehend.
Weiman Kow created her first 17-panel comic while she was recovering from a respiratory disease. She found informational articles on the coronavirus difficult to digest, so she took facts from reputable health sources and illustrated them. She posted the comic on Jan. 31, when Singapore had its first cases of coronavirus.
Since then, the disease has spread around the world. So has the comic.
“The fact that my simple comic covering the basic aspects of keeping safe from the coronavirus has gone viral has made me realize there is a large gap in risk communication to the public, when an epidemic strikes,” Kow wrote cleveland.com in an email.
Kow has since created other comics to address proper handwashing and who should wear masks. She’s planning another to incorporate the latest recommendations from the World Health Organization. Doctors are vetting her work.
“It is essential that the public is aware of basic facts on COVID-19, and understand their government’s strategy in combating it within their countries," she wrote." I hope the free comics will be able to cut through the misinformation...”
Check out Kow’s original comic below.
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Singapore artist Weiman Kow created several infocomics to share facts about the COVID-19 coronavirus.Weiman Kow, Comics for Good
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