FENStatS COVID-19 Working Group: Goals, Initiatives and Perspectives

The FENStatS Covid19 WR is a free spontaneous association of statistical experts from 14 European countries, united by concerns related to the current pan-infodemic and statistical challenges revealed by the Covid-19 havoc. The present short paper tracks when, how and why the WG has formed, illustrates our mission, aims and scope, describes the steps taken so far and outlines perspectives for future work.