worried about coronavirus (covid19) part 16

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WHO media speech for world plan of action

updated data on this page every day at 2pm until further notice.
www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-information-for-the-public#number-of-cases

WHO advice for the public
www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/advice-for-public

Its not just like flu www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/01/yes-it-is-worse-than-the-flu-busting-the-coronavirus-myths

Why WHO not declaring a pandemic www.newscientist.com/article/2235342-covid-19-why-wont-the-who-officially-declare-a-coronavirus-pandemic/

Worldometer www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

BNO News bnonews.com/index.php/2020/02/the-latest-coronavirus-cases/

Link to WHO report www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019

The Lancet coronavirus hub - latest research and comment www.thelancet.com/coronavirus

JAMA coronavirus research centre jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/pages/coronavirus-alert

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The uk is definitely not testing the same way as other countries.

testing will only pick up as well the mild/moderate cases - those with severe symptoms are likely to be tested when they reach hospital

I think there is a realisation that widespread testing is not going to stop anything

That said though the low numbers can have the opposite effect - Italys numbers of people in hospital and severe look horrific because of undertesting so actually I think that fuels more panic

From Worldometer:

2 new cases in Indonesia: a 55-years-old man and a 36-years-old man who is thought to have contracted the virus while working as a crew for the Diamond Princess* cruise ship in Japan

That's a pretty long incubation period there. What is it, 3-4 weeks since everyone left?

@Donenow1 I don't blame you! Is your husband on the same page?
It's far too big of a risk in my opinion.

But it’s important the low numbers are not used to fuel an “everything’s ok here” mantra, because the longer you leave this to spread without measures the worse the outbreak will be.

This is exactly what I think is happening!

Could it be that it's presenting in a very mild way to most Brits so they don't feel ill enough to go to the GP?

Testing isn't going to stop anything but undertesting will lead to the wrong measures being taken at the wrong time, and will lead to a false sense of security for those disinclined to follow advice.

Plus honestly data are really important if we want to look at predictors of outcomes and discover once and for all if there is this iceberg of undiagnosed cases that it has been assumed exist (but Chinese serology studies suggest may not exist).

Just been reading that people are fleeing northern Italy in their hundreds., possibly thousands. Lockdown announced but no road blocks, trains still running, planes still flying. So everyone is escaping while they can. Guess that’s the rest of Italy fucked.

the problem is with being unconcerned about from those with underlying conditions is its hard to reach a certain age without them. My 67 year old parents are fit for their age and look younger but one has high blood pressure the other a very slow growing cancer. My FIL has diabetes.

www.statnews.com/2020/03/03/who-is-getting-sick-and-how-sick-a-breakdown-of-coronavirus-risk-by-demographic-factors/

States that 60% of US adults have an underlying condition (which sounds high)

2 news deaths & 77 new cases. 3 deaths & 265 cases of coronavirus in total for the Netherlands

@justchecking1 I wouldn’t be surprised if they actually got it in Indonesia. There have been people found positive in the Netherlands whose travel history was Indonesia and the Dutch government have sent advisors to help the Indonesians with the virus. Which would be a weird thing to do if cases were genuinely as low there as claimed.

@Quartz2208. I'm not young, neither is my DH. He has health issues. I don't have any that I'm aware of but who knows. I didn't mean it to sound as if anyone doesn't matter. Everyone, no matter what age, matters.

Who are the first numbers for ofwarren?

Oh sorry - all for Netherlands.

Thought this cover of The New Yorker was pretty accurate! Sadly.

UPDATE on coronavirus (#COVID19) testing in the UK:

As of 9am 8 March 2020, a total of 23,513 people have been tested:

23,240 negative.
273 positive.

2 patients who tested positive for coronavirus has sadly died.

For latest information:

t.co/e1hwL62CDI t.co/YCE94Cw5SR

Here in Devon we have the largest number of cases outside of London! Churston Ferrers (where 2 cases have been confirmed) is the sleepiest little village you could ever come across!!
Just found this on local news - which suggest that community transmission is unfortunately very easy. One worker at a GP practice in Torquay seems to have infected 2 other workers who have also been confirmed.
I'm concerned about the incubation period. Churston Ferrers school has been closed for deep cleaning since a case was found positive on Monday or Tuesday this last week - but it re-opens tomorrow. Do you think others could still be infected but not yet showing symptoms? And then they will go back into the petri-dish of a school environment!
www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/three-health-service-workers-test-3927415

Thanks @ofwarren

16 cases of coronavirus in Slovenia (total)

Sweden — coronavirus cases have surpassed 200, currently at 203. 115 of those are concentrated in Stockholm.

273, that's quite a jump.

So an increase of 64. What was the increase yesterday?

Doesn't seem too bad

An additional 67 cases if my maths are correct!

64 doesn’t seem like a lot but add in all the community spread and I expect it’s 10 times higher.

Yeah it's 67 I think.
What's the highest jump we have had?