COVID – 19, Wednesday 13th May
China
Wuhan 35 days with no community transmission
Wuhan new cluster, 6 cases
Testing 1m people per day in Wuhan
Testing all 11 m people
14 new cases in NW China
UK
Cases, 227,741
Deaths, 32,769
England trickling back to work
Social distancing
Spend time outside
Meet one other person
Walk, cycle to work
Face masks encouraged
Scotland
Population, 5, 440, 000
Cases, 13,921
Deaths, 3,213 up to May 10th
43% of COVID deaths in care homes
Scotland week 19, (4th to 10th May)
91% of COVID deaths in April had at least one pre-existing condition
Dementia, 31%
Ischaemic heart disease, 13%
Total deaths in week 19 = 1,434
400 more than the average for the week
96 % of these 400 deaths were COVID related
245 less excess deaths than week 18
Week 19, 57% of COVID deaths occurred in care homes
76% of total COVID deaths were in the over 75s
South America
More cases of dengue fever
Chile
Cases, 31,721
Deaths, 335
Santiago, health system may collapse
Weeks away from the peak
US
Cases, 1,370,016
Deaths, 82,389
Dr. Fauci;
Death toll actually higher
People died at home
Reopening could cause a spike in cases
Might trigger an outbreak that could not be controlled
Leading to more suffering and death
May set the economy back
A bridge too far to expect vaccines or therapeutics in time for fall semester
NBC, 72% surge in COVID cases in some areas, Central City Kentucky, Nashville Tennessee, Des Moines Iowa
CDC has not yet released detailed guidance on reopening
Dr Redfield from CDC releasing guidance soon
Paediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome
CDC preparing a release on COVID in children
Fever
Rash
Abdominal pain
Organ involvement, heart, kidneys
Cases suspected in 14 states
100 cases in NY
0 – 1 5
1 – 4 18
5 – 9 29
10-14 28
15-19 16
20 – 21 4
3 deaths
