Coronavirus COVID-19 Daily Update 29th 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 29th April 09:00 (GMT)
COVID-19 Cumulative Global Cases
As of 29th April 11:00 (GMT)
Source: World Health Organisation
COVID-19 Global Active Cases Map
As of 29th April 09:00 GMT
Total UK COVID-19 Cases
As of 28th April
Source: Public Health England
COVID-19 Cumulative UK Cases
As of 28th April
Source: Public Health England
COVID-19 Daily UK Cases
As of 28th April
Source: Public Health England
COVID-19 in the African Region
As of 28th April 11:00 (GMT)
Source: World Health Organisation
COVID-19 in the Eastern Mediterranean Region
As of 28th April 11:00 (GMT)
Source: World Health Organisation
COVID-19 Key Data
COVID-19 - service evaluation and audit on the care needs of children admitted to hospital (England):
The latest multi-centre data from paediatric units in England managing COVID-19 positive patients. Collated and published by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH). As of 28th April 2020.
Source: Financial Times
Latest Developments
Africa
COVID-19 Corona Virus: South African Resource Portal
Coronavirus: Africa is poorly prepared to deal with COVID-19 but ingenuity offers hope
Africa's Covid-19 research must be tailored to its realities – by its own scientists
Amref COVID-19 Africa Information Centre
COVID-19 Corona Virus: South African Resource Portal
WHO Africa Dashboard: Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Asia
United Nations working to flatten COVID-19 curve in Southeast Asia
ASEAN Briefing: The Coronavirus in Asia and ASEAN – Live Updates by Country
Channel News Asia: COVID-19 map
Middle East
Refugees and displaced highly vulnerable to COVID-19
Egypt’s COVID-19 crisis worsens
Turkey stands with Britain to beat Covid-19
Europe
Italy's Prime Minister Announces Gradual Easing Of COVID-19 Lockdown
Coronavirus: France mandates masks for schools and transport
Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Human rights must be protected during COVID-19 pandemic
Is comparing Covid-19 death rates across Europe helpful?
United Kingdom
Covid-19: UK’s chief scientific officer defends make up of advisory group
Covid-19: concerns grow over inflammatory syndrome emerging in children
Coronavirus: Millions more to be eligible for testing
Coronavirus: UK holds minute's silence for key workers who died
Coronavirus infection and pregnancy
USA
African Americans bear the brunt of Covid-19's economic impact
U.S. Covid-19 Deaths Top Lives Lost in Vietnam War: Virus Update
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website
US Coronavirus (COVID-19) website
Latest COVID-19 Publications and Guidelines:
First-wave COVID-19 transmissibility and severity in China outside Hubei after control measures, and second-wave scenario planning: a modelling impact assessment
Analysis of lockdown measures in relation to second wave of cases
Source: Lancet
The Promise and Peril of Antibody Testing for COVID-19
Read an analysis from JAMA about antibody tests.
Source: JAMA
Mild or Moderate Covid-19 provides a useful overview of clinical aspects
Source: New England Journal of Medicine
Daily Update by Dr Samantha Goh and Dr Rachel Coles, MedShr Open Editorial Team, Medical Education Teaching Fellows
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