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Coronavirus in the UK vs Open Disease

If you need a Health API that's easy to integrate, go with Open Disease.

Coronavirus in the UK

UK Government coronavirus data, including deaths and cases by region

Open Disease

API for Current cases and more stuff about COVID-19 and Influenza

Coronavirus in the UK

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported

Open Disease

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported
  • CORS enabled for frontend use
FeatureCoronavirus in the UKOpen Disease
AuthenticationNoneNone
HTTPSYesYes
CORSUnknownYes

When to use which?

Open Disease works directly from the browser with CORS enabled, making it better for frontend-only apps.