The MongoDB Atlas team has made available a copy of the Johns Hopkins COVID-19 data set, which is updated daily by the organization. The data can be queried using MQL or SQL without any additional formatting or downloads, and users can connect to it using the MongoDB shell or the built-in BI Connector with TCP/IP protocol over SSL. The connection details are publicly available on developer.mongodb.com, allowing developers to quickly access and analyze the data for COVID-19 research and other purposes.