Coronavirus COVID-19 Daily Update 20th April 2020
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Coronavirus COVID-19 Daily Update 20th 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 20th April 09:00 (GMT)
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COVID-19 Cumulative Global Cases
As of 20th April 09:00 (GMT)
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Source: World Health Organisation
COVID-19 Global Active Cases Map
As of 20th April 09:00 GMT
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Total UK COVID-19 Cases
As of 19th 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.
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Source: Public Health England
COVID-19 Cumulative UK Cases
As of 19th April
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Source: Public Health England
COVID-19 Daily UK Cases
As of 19th April
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Source: Public Health England
Covid-19 outbreaks in Arab countries
Last update 16th April 2020
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Source: Nature Middle East
COVID-19 Key Data
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Source: Financial Times
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Source: Financial Times
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Latest Developments
Africa
Coronavirus in South Africa: The lull before the surge?
Coronavirus: Why lockdowns may not be the answer in Africa
COVID-19: Rwanda, DR Congo make mask wearing mandatory
WHO to Africa: COVID-19 containment is possible, ‘Don’t lose hope’
COVID-19 Corona Virus: South African Resource Portal
Amref COVID-19 Africa Information Centre
WHO Africa Dashboard: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Asia
COVID-19 in Asia: A Country-By-Country Guide
Indonesia Now Has The Most Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Southeast 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
Turkey's Covid-19 cases overtake Iran to become highest in Middle East
COVID-19: Saudi Arabia reports 1,088 new cases, 5 deaths
Migrant workers bear brunt of coronavirus pandemic in Gulf
COVID-19 is exacerbating neo-colonialism, including in Egypt-
Europe
Armenia receives EU-supported personal protective equipment to fight COVID-19
How are Europe's front pages covering the COVID-19 pandemic?
United Kingdom
Coronavirus: Plasma treatment to be trialled
A report has been published by the Sunday Times into the initial UK government failings to deal with COVID-19 (subscription required)
Medical staff face weeks without protective gowns
NHS Supply Chain: Latest Updates on COVID-19 and Managing Demand for Products
USA
Death penalty states urged to release stockpiled drugs for Covid-19 patients
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website
US Coronavirus (COVID-19) website
Latest COVID-19 Publications
Some key recent publications to be aware of:
Sarah Gilbert: carving a path towards a COVID-19 vaccine
Published 18 April 2020
Perspective from Prof. Sarah Gilbret, Professor of Vaccinology at the University of Oxford in the UK. About how close we are to a vaccine to control the pandemic.
Protecting workers aged 60–69 years from COVID-19
Published 16th April 2020
Mortality data from the COVID-19 pandemic shows that nearly two thirds (64%) of the remaining deaths occur in the 60–69 years age group. This age group is particularly at risk if they work in health-care, for example frontline health-care workers and those who have been encouraged to come out of retirement to assist.
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 Distancing: The 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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