# Wikipedia coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic

> coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wikimedia projects

**Wikidata**: [Q91493633](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q91493633)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_and_the_COVID-19_pandemic)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/wikipedia-coverage-of-the-covid-19-pandemic

## Summary
Wikipedia coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic is the collection of COVID-19–related content across Wikimedia projects, classified as health information on Wikipedia. It is a facet of both the COVID-19 pandemic topic and the wider Wikimedia movement and has a dedicated focus through WikiProject COVID-19.

## Key Facts
- Instance: Classified as "health information on Wikipedia" and a subclass of "Wikipedia content."
- Wikidata description: "coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wikimedia projects."
- Wikipedia article title: "Wikipedia and the COVID-19 pandemic."
- Location: Content and coordination take place on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects.
- WikiProject: Listed on the focus list of WikiProject COVID-19.
- Commons category: "COVID-19 pandemic in Wikimedia projects."
- Sitelinks: Appears across Wikimedia with a sitelink_count of 12.
- Languages: Explicit Wikimedia language coverage entries include ar, commons, en, es, id, ja, ko, ms, tl, uk.
- Logos and images: Logo at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WikiProject_COVID-19_Urdu_Logo.svg; images include https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WMF_coronavirus_pandemic_message_2.png (with qualifier: message to English Wikipedia readers by Katherine Maher, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, and a Chinese translation of that qualifier) and https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SARS-CoV-2_(Wikimedia_colors).svg.
- Aliases: Known as "Wikipedia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic," "Wikipedia and COVID," and "COVID-19に伴うウィキメディアの対応."

## FAQs
### Q: What is Wikipedia coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic?
A: It is the body of COVID-19–related content hosted on Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, categorized as health information on Wikipedia and documented under the Wikipedia article "Wikipedia and the COVID-19 pandemic."

### Q: Which Wikimedia projects or groups focus on this coverage?
A: The topic is represented across Wikimedia projects (including Wikimedia Commons) and is on the focus list of WikiProject COVID-19. There is also a dedicated Commons category: "COVID-19 pandemic in Wikimedia projects."

### Q: In which languages does this coverage appear?
A: Coverage has dedicated Wikimedia-language entries including Arabic (ar), Commons, English (en), Spanish (es), Indonesian (id), Japanese (ja), Korean (ko), Malay (ms), Tagalog (tl), and Ukrainian (uk).

### Q: Are there official images or logos associated with this coverage?
A: Yes. A project logo is available (WikiProject_COVID-19_Urdu_Logo.svg) and images such as a Wikimedia Foundation message image (WMF_coronavirus_pandemic_message_2.png) and a SARS‑CoV‑2 Wikimedia colors illustration are associated with the coverage.

## Why It Matters
Wikipedia coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic centrally organizes and classifies pandemic-related information within the Wikimedia ecosystem. As an instance of health information on Wikipedia and a facet of the broader COVID-19 and Wikimedia movements, it serves as the Wikimedia-side aggregation point for articles, media, and coordination efforts related to the pandemic. The presence of a dedicated WikiProject focus list entry and a Commons category enables volunteers and readers to find, improve, and reuse pandemic-related content across multiple languages and projects. This structure supports cross-project visibility and resource organization within Wikimedia, helping contributors coordinate coverage and readers locate relevant articles, images, and project resources about COVID-19 within the Wikimedia environments.

## Notable For
- Being explicitly classified as "health information on Wikipedia" and as a subclass of Wikipedia content.
- Having a dedicated focus through WikiProject COVID-19 and a Commons category for pandemic-related contributions.
- Multilingual presence across at least ten Wikimedia language and project entries (for example: en, es, ja, ko).
- Associated official visuals and messages, including a Wikimedia Foundation message image and a project logo.

## Body
### Scope and classification
- The entity documents Wikimedia coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- It is described on Wikidata as "coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wikimedia projects."
- It is an instance of the class "health information on Wikipedia" and a subclass of "Wikipedia content."
- It is framed as a facet of both the COVID-19 pandemic topic and the Wikimedia movement.

### Titles, aliases, and identifiers
- Primary Wikipedia article title: "Wikipedia and the COVID-19 pandemic."
- Known aliases: "Wikipedia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic," "Wikipedia and COVID," and "COVID-19に伴うウィキメディアの対応."
- Commons category label: "COVID-19 pandemic in Wikimedia projects."

### Language and sitelink coverage
- Explicitly listed Wikimedia language/project entries: ar, commons, en, es, id, ja, ko, ms, tl, uk.
- Sitelink count reported as 12 across Wikimedia.

### Projects and coordination
- The topic appears on the focus list of WikiProject COVID-19, indicating organized attention within Wikipedia's project structure.
- Content and media related to the topic are stored and categorized on Wikimedia Commons under the specified Commons category.

### Media and visual assets
- Logo URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WikiProject_COVID-19_Urdu_Logo.svg.
- Notable images:
  - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/WMF_coronavirus_pandemic_message_2.png — qualifier indicates this is a message to English Wikipedia readers by Katherine Maher, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation (also recorded with a Chinese translation of that qualifier).
  - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SARS-CoV-2_(Wikimedia_colors).svg — a SARS‑CoV‑2 illustration in Wikimedia colors.

### Relationship to broader Wikimedia work
- The coverage is part of the Wikimedia movement's corpus of pandemic-related material.
- It intersects with Wikimedia Commons for media and with multiple language Wikipedias for textual coverage.

### Metadata and cataloging
- Wikidata description and property labels identify the entity as Wikimedia coverage of the pandemic and link it to the WikiProject focus and Commons category.
- The entity is cataloged under the broader class of health information on Wikipedia, which itself has associated sitelinks and taxonomic structure.