Coronavirus COVID-19 Daily Update 18th 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 18th April 09:00 (GMT)

Source: Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

COVID-19 Cumulative Global Cases

As of 18th April 09:00 (GMT)

Source: World Health Organisation

COVID-19 Global Active Cases Map

As of 18th April 09:00 GMT

Source: Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

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 17th April

Source: Public Health England

COVID-19 Daily UK Cases

As of 17th April

Source: Public Health England

Source: Nature Middle East (last updated 9th April 2020)

COVID-19 Key Data

Countries with higher testing numbers for COVID-19 have the fewest cases per 1,000

Outbreaks begin similarly but diverge based on government measures

Source: McKinsey & Company

Cases are currently concentrated in US and Europe

Source: McKinsey & Company

Source: The Guardian

Latest Developments

Africa

COVID-19 consequences will be 'profound' in Africa: WHO

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

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

COVID-19: Middle East faces health crisis, socio-economic earthquake

Coronavirus in the Middle East: everything you need to know about Covid-19

Europe

Coronavirus: Currently 'no evidence' that COVID-19 survivors have immunity, WHO warns

Coronavirus: Unverified antibody tests risk spread of COVID-19, expert warns

Coronavirus: Why is Belgium a Europe hotspot for COVID-19 deaths?

United Kingdom

NHS staff told 'wear aprons' as protective gowns run out

UK coronavirus prison plan suspended after six mistakenly released

Coronavirus exerts heavy toll on Filipino community in UK

USA

Coronavirus map of the US: latest cases state by state

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website

US Coronavirus (COVID-19) website

Latest COVID-19 Publications

Some key recent publications to be aware of:

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.