20_coronavirus_pandemic">Wikipedia</a>, and <a target="_blank" href="https://voice.baidu.com/act/newpneumonia/newpneumonia">Baidu</a>.'
            );
        }
      }

      //this funciton take a place name and check the status of that place, then fill the background based on its status
      //grey slash for non-case country, zero aggregate confirmed case
      //green slash for country that had cases before but now has zero active confirmed case
      //other countries remain blank background
      fun