UK
Cases, 283,097
8,000 – 9,400 new UK cases per day
75% not tested or isolated
Deaths, + 176 = 39,987
MPs in voting queues
MP working while obviously symptomatic
Alok Sharma then self-isolated, but later tested negative
Barry Gardiner MP
Been social distancing since March. Today I broke it to join the #BlackLivesMattter demo outside Parliament and take a knee with thousands of brave young people calling for Justice.
Face coverings, compulsory on public transport in England from 15 June
Advice now
Coverings must be worn on buses, trams, trains, coaches, aircraft and ferries.
Very young children, disabled people and those with breathing difficulties exempt
Linda Bourouiba JAMA, 26th March
Turbulent Gas Clouds and Respiratory Pathogen Emissions: Potential Implications for Reducing Transmission of COVID-19
Sneeze (10-30 m/s), 7 – 8 m or 23-26 feet
Cough 5 – 6 metres or 19 feet,
Breath 2 metres or 7 feet
US
Cases, 1,872,660
Deaths, 108,211
George Floyd tested positive
Fentanyl, methamphetamine, THC
Cases should increase over the next weeks
Deaths will increase in the weeks after
Proportionally more African Americans will die
CDC, Wear Cloth Face Coverings
Wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain
Cloth face coverings may slow the spread of the virus
Help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others.
Cloth face coverings can be made from household items.
Nicaragua
Cases, 1,118
Deaths, 46
Daniel Ortega, encouraged to carry on as normal
Virus only effects the rich
Deaths, 1,000
Water supply problems
Brazil: More than 500,000 coronavirus cases confirmed
Cases, 614,941
Deaths, + 1,349 = 34,021
Record number of daily deaths
Virus spreading in more rural Amazon areas
Large number of deaths
No testing
COVID cemeteries, multiple graves
Not yet at peak
Lockdown continues to be lifted
Egypt
Cases, 29,767
Deaths, 1,126
Egyptian Health Ministry distributing a million drug doses of Vitamin D to quarantine hospitals
An important element to support the immune cells of the doctors treating coronavirus (COVID-19) patients.
They stay for long time inside hospitals without being subjected to sunlight
Senegal
Cases, 4,021
Deaths, 45
State of emergency until end of June
Dakar, riots protesting at lock downs
Dry season, cattle dying of thirst
South Korea
Great contact tracing
Track and trace
Down to one hour
Messages sent out as emergencies to phones
Quarantine app monitored for 14 days for arrivals
China
Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang province
North-east Chinese city near Russia border
Testing 2.8 million residents after 15 asymptomatic coronavirus patients found last week.
Everyone over the age of 6 by Saturday
1,196 medical personnel dispatched
Germany
German Centre for Addiction Issues, three million Germans between the ages of 18 and 64 had an alcohol problem in 2018
Alcohol sales up during lockdown
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