Coronavirus COVID-19 Daily Update 14th April 2020
Coronavirus COVID-19 Daily Update 14th April 2020
This update will be published daily at 12pm GMT and aims to provide clinicians and the public with an overview of the latest data, guidelines, key publications and policy around COVID-19, with links to essential resources and information.
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Global Impact of COVID-19 to Date
As of 14th April 09:00 (GMT)
COVID-19 Cumulative Global Cases
As of 14th April 09:00 (GMT)
Source: World Health Organisation
COVID-19 Global Active Cases Map
As of 14th April 09:00 GMT
Total UK COVID-19 Cases
As of 13th April
NB: Public Health England has now moved to a different reporting time for UK COVID-19 fatalities, as family consent is now needed to release mortality statistics. Hence the reported figures may not actually be the deaths that have taken place over the past 24 hours, meaning caution needs to be exercised when comparing figures from one day to the next.
Source: Public Health England
COVID-19 Cumulative UK Cases
As of 13th April
Source: Public Health England
COVID-19 Daily UK Cases
As of 13th April
Source: Public Health England
Source: Nature Middle East (last updated 9th April 2020)
COVID-19 Key Data
Source: informationisbeautiful
Source: informationisbeautiful
Countries with higher testing numbers for COVID-19 have the fewest cases per 1,000
Source: McKinsey & Company
Readiness to Restart Economy
Source: McKinsey & Company
Latest Developments
Africa
Ethiopia coronavirus: Cases reach 74; ventilator, regional testing gets boost
A battle plan for ensuring global food supplies during the COVID-19 crisis
COVID-19 Corona Virus: South African Resource Portal
Amref COVID-19 Africa Information Centre
WHO Africa Dashboard: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Asia
‘Suppress and lift’: Hong Kong and Singapore say they have a coronavirus strategy that works
Philippines ramps up coronavirus testing to find thousands of unknown infections
ASEAN leaders meet online to tackle COVID-19
ASEAN Briefing: The Coronavirus in Asia and ASEAN – Live Updates by Country
Channel News Asia: COVID-19 map
Middle East
Sudanese government imposed curfew in Khartoum province for three weeks starting on Saturday
Despite school closures, children in Syria find ways to continue learning
COVID-19 'disaster in the making' in war-torn Syria
A silver lining for research at a time of pandemic
Coronavirus in the Middle East: everything you need to know about Covid-19
Europe
Coronavirus: Spain loosens COVID-19 lockdown as number of cases keeps falling
Italian death toll passes 20,000; more than 1.87m Covid-19 cases reported worldwide – as it happened
Poorer Nations in Europe’s East Could Teach the West a Lesson on Coronavirus
United Kingdom
Coronavirus: Gown supply 'critically low' in some hospitals
UK coronavirus peak at least two weeks away, chief scientist says
Coronavirus UK live: Lockdown measures 'to be reviewed this week' as row over PPE continues
Coronavirus: Six ways the lockdown has changed the UK
USA
How can we save black and brown lives during a pandemic? Data from past studies can point the way
On the coronavirus front line: The life of a New York City doctor
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website
US Coronavirus (COVID-19) website
Latest COVID-19 Publications
Some key recent publications to be aware of:
Seasonal Influenza Activity During the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak in Japan
Published 10th April 2020
Results on estimated change in influenza activity after the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak using a “difference-in-difference” regression model, using a variable each week representing the average difference in influenza activity per week for the 2019/2020 season vs the 2014 to 2019 seasons before the outbreak (week 1-11), and interaction variables for each week after the outbreak and the 2019/2020 season. Seasonal influenza activity was lower in 2020 than in previous years in Japan. Influenza activity may have been affected by temperature or virulence. However, the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak may have changed detection of influenza through changes in symptomatic individuals seeking medical attention.
Association of Public Health Interventions With the Epidemiology of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Wuhan, China
Published 10th April 2020
Study correlating rates of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 infections with public health interventions in Wuhan, China, From 8th December 2019 to 8th March 2020. A series of multifaceted public health interventions was temporally associated with improved control of the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan, China. These findings may inform public health policy in other countries and regions.
Prediction models for diagnosis and prognosis of covid-19 infection: systematic review and critical appraisal
Published: 7th April 2020
This review indicates that proposed models are poorly reported, at high risk of bias, and their reported performance is probably optimistic. Immediate sharing of well documented individual participant data from covid-19 studies is needed for collaborative efforts to develop more rigorous prediction models and validate existing ones.
Daily Update by Samantha Goh, MedShr Open Editorial Team, Medical Education Teaching Fellow
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