"Mapping coronavirus, responsibly"

I just happened onto this very current article about mapping the spread of the coronavirus 19 and Mapping coronavirus, responsibly.

This article is talking about some of the kinds of distortions that mapping software can produce because we are mapping the nearly spherical earth onto a flat page.  In particular, it's talking about how one's intuitions are getting influenced by these and other changes.  Below is a wild example.  What would you make out of a "chart" like this?  How would this influence your intuitions your thinking about the risk of catching the virus?  Would something like this have an impact on policy?

Have a read of the article to get a better understanding of using map charts responsibly.  

Below is an example of an irresponsible map.