Coronavirus COVID-19 Daily Update 17th April 2020
Coronavirus COVID-19 Daily Update 17th 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 17th April 09:00 (GMT)
COVID-19 Cumulative Global Cases
As of 17th April 09:00 (GMT)
Source: World Health Organisation
COVID-19 Global Active Cases Map
As of 17th April 09:00 GMT
Total UK COVID-19 Cases
As of 16th 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 16th April
Source: Public Health England
COVID-19 Daily UK Cases
As of 16th April
Source: Public Health England
Covid-19 outbreaks in Arab countries
As of 16th April 2020
Source: Nature Middle East
COVID-19 Key Data
Source: Visual Capitalist
Infographic on steroid use in COVID-19 from the Emory's Visual Medical Education team
Source: Twitter - @HVerkerke
Countries begin with similar trajectories but curves diverge based on demographics and measures taken
As of 13th April 2020
Source: McKinsey & Company
Countries with higher testing numbers for COVID-19 have the fewest cases per 1,000
As of 13th April 2020
Estimates of the number of asymptomatic patients, case fatality ratio, and infection window continue to evolve
As of 13th April 2020
Source: McKinsey & Company
There are over 80 vaccine candidates and 130 therapeutic candidates in development for COVID-19
As of 13th April 2020
Source: McKinsey & Company
Latest Developments
Africa
Africa mobilizing to minimize losses as COVID-19 pandemic continues worldwide advance
COVID-19 Corona Virus: South African Resource Portal
Amref COVID-19 Africa Information Centre
WHO Africa Dashboard: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Asia
China defends coronavirus death toll
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
Women talk under coronavirus lockdown: "I want my life back"
COVID-19: Iran coronavirus deaths rise to 4,869 and infections to 77,995
Coronavirus in the Middle East: everything you need to know about Covid-19
Europe
COVID-19 storm strengthens across Europe, controlling transmission everywhere, essential: Tedros
Coronavirus: Macron questions China's handling of outbreak
United Kingdom
Coronavirus: world's biggest trial of drug to treat Covid-19 begins in UK
NG tube insertion deemed aerosol generating procedure
Hospices launch joint end-of-life care service for COVID-19
Covid-19: Prince William opens Birmingham's Nightingale Hospital
USA
Meet Sophia Upshaw, a volunteer in a coronavirus vaccine trial
Coronavirus: Armed Michigan residents protest against stay-at-home order calling it 'tyranny'
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website
US Coronavirus (COVID-19) website
Latest COVID-19 Publications
Some key recent publications to be aware of:
Could the coronavirus trigger post-viral fatigue syndromes?
Published 15th April 2020
Opinion article from New Scientist on COVID-19 and post-viral fatigue. Conditions like chronic fatigue syndrome have been linked to viral infections, so it’s possible that the covid-19 virus may go on to trigger similar conditions. Further evidence and research needed to correlate this with the current pandemic situation and outcomes.
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.
The Mental Health Consequences of COVID-19 and Physical DistancingThe Need for Prevention and Early Intervention
Published 10th April 2020
Opinion paper on mental health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, it appears likely that there will be substantial increases in anxiety and depression, substance use, loneliness, and domestic violence; and with schools closed, there is a very real possibility of an epidemic of abuse.
Daily Update by Samantha Goh, MedShr Open Editorial Team, Medical Education Teaching Fellow
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