Coronavirus COVID-19 Daily Update 24th March 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 24th March 10:00 (GMT)

Source: Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

COVID-19 Cumulative Global Cases

As of 23rd March 10:00 (GMT)

Source: World Health Organisation

COVID-19 Global Active Cases Map

As of 24th March 10:00 GMT

Source: Johns Hopkins University & Medicine

Total UK COVID-19 Cases

As of 24th March 09:00 (GMT)

Source: Public Health England

COVID-19 Cumulative UK Cases

As of 24th March 09:00 (GMT)

Source: Public Health England

COVID-19 Daily UK Cases

As of 24th March 09:00 (GMT)

Source: Public Health England

Latest Developments

Global

Around 20% of global population under coronavirus lockdown

WHO has launched the SOLIDARITY trial, to generate robust, high-quality evidence as fast as possible

Italy

Coronavirus: 63,927 Cases and 6,077 Deaths

Situation update for the EU/EEA and the UK

Italy Ministry of Health Website

China

China's imported COVID-19 cases spike as fears grow of second wave

Back to work in China COVID-19 epicentre as restrictions eased

Chinese Website of the Commission for Health

USA

43% of the US population told to stay at home

The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website

US Coronavirus (COVID-19) website

Official Coronavirus (COVID-19) in California website

COVID-19 Case Comparison by US State

Source: NYT Graphics

Source: NYT Graphics

United Kingdom

UK in Lockdown to control COVID-19

Government not ruling out tighter lockdown

Lockdown measures for the UK: How do they compare with other countries?

UK Government Advice

Global Overview: Which Countries are Flattening the Curve?

Source: The New York Times (more country-curves available)

COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) and surfaces: rapid time-decay of viral load

Source: J P Morgan

Source: J P Morgan

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Daily Update by Samantha Goh, MedShr Open Editorial Team, Medical Education Teaching Fellow