COVID – 19, Monday 18th May
Singapore
Cases, 28,343
Deaths, 22 (0.07%)
Using non-mandatory contact tracing app
US
Cases, 1,486,742
Deaths, 89,564 (6%)
Warmer weather
Limited mask wearing
Ohio, packed bars over the weekend
Chicago, some churches opened
North California, person tested positive after church with 200 people
Memorial Day next weekend
Operation warp speed, vaccine by January 2021
Boston
Cases, 11,395
Deaths, 551
Mayor Marty Walsh
750 people tested
Sampled asymptomatic residents in four neighbourhoods, 9.9% tested positive
I in 40 could still be antigen positive
10 % of people with antibodies
Population of Boston = 780,000
Total infected = 78, 000
Maintaining lockdown
LA
Homeless people at risk
Monoclonal antibodies
San Diego-based Sorrento Therapeutics
anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody, STI-1499, “completely neutralized” on vitro
Sorrento said it plans to request ‘priority evaluation and accelerated review’
‘Our STI-1499 antibody shows exceptional therapeutic potential and could potentially save lives following receipt of necessary regulatory approvals’
Israel’s Biological Research Institute
MAB that destroys the antibody
Specific to SARS-CoV-2
Monoclonal, so reduced side effects from reduced cross reactivity
UK
244, 995
Deaths, 34,716
Schools opening next month
Loss of smell or taste added to fever and a new continuous cough
WHO, Schools not a major form of transmission
Dr Soumya Swaminathan
there have not been big outbreaks in schools and the early results of studies are very reassuring
the risks to children are extremely low with this infection, and there have not been many cases described of children transmitting it to others, particularly within school settings
it appears that children are less capable of spreading it, even if they get the infection and certainly are at very low risk of getting ill from the disease
Vaccine
30 m doses by September from Oxford
Astra Zeneca, 30 m doses for UK, then 100 m doses by September
Low cost for developing countries
Contacting tracing, test, trace, isolate, vaccinate
Italy
Cases, 225,435
Deaths, 31,908
Reopening
Thailand
Cases, 3031
Deaths, 56
External flights cancelled until end of June
Shorter curfew, starts at 11pm
Malls reopening
All wear masks
Social distancing
Brazil
Cases, 241,080
16,122
Rio hospitals at capacity
Sao Paolo hospitals near collapse
2nd health minister quits
Russia
Cases 290,678
2,722
Chile
43,781
450
Santiago closed down
Police permit needed to go outside
Violators heavily fined
ITU full in Santiago
China
Testing all 11 million people
North East, 144 cases in Jilin
Jiling city shut down
Clusters of more than 20 cases
500 medical staff sent to Jiling
Domestic flights back to 60%
Not yet allowing access to WHO
Qatar
Mandatory face covering
Egypt
Strict curfew for Eid
India
Cases, 96,169
Deaths,3029
45 million migrant workers
Lockdown extended to end of the month
Green, orange and red zones
State by state approach
No international flights
Australia
NSW
Churches opened for 10 people
Many choosing to continue live streaming
10 people allowed in coffee shop
