COVID -19, Update, Wednesday 3rd June
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Taiwan
Cases, 443
Deaths, 7
Vietnam
Cases, 328
Deaths, no data
Aggressive testing
Mass, centralised quarantine programme
Japan
Cases, 16, 861
Deaths, 903
New Zealand
Cases, 1,504
Deaths, 22
Recorded 12th day with no new cases
All remaining restrictions within the country may be lifted next week
One person is still recovering at home
US
Cases, + 14,790 = 1,831,821
Deaths, + 761 = 106,181
Contact tracing trust
When someone from the government calls
UK
Deaths, 39,452
173,879 people are currently predicted to have symptomatic COVID
11,300 new cases per day
England overall: 7,223 – 9,301
17% down on the week
Cheddar, Somerset
Staff have not left work for 50 days
Sleeping in the stock room
Many more weeks
Disparities in the risk and outcomes of COVID-19 (PHE 2nd June)
France
Cases, 188,450
Deaths, + 107 = 28,943
Highest daily death toll for 13 days
Lockdown easing continues
Germany
Cases, 184,097
Deaths, 8, 587
Berlin, cases + 35 = 217 active cases
R = 1.2 – 1.95
R = 1.2
R number was more likely to fluctuate while the total number of infections was low
Corona traffic lights
R
Number of free intensive care beds
Number of weekly new infections
Berlin, new cases per week = 5.1 per 100,000 people
Covid-19 patients only take up 3.3% of intensive care beds
R = 0.89.
Bangladesh
Cases, 55,140
Deaths, 746
First death of Rohingya refugee, 71-year-old man
Infections rise in camps
29 tested positive
1 million Rohingya
Brazil
Cases, 555,383
Deaths + 1,262 = 31,199
President continues to downplay the pandemic.
Scientists and medical experts believe the situation is dire and likely to get worse
São Paulo and Rio
Iran
Cases, + 3,117 + 3,134 = 160,696
2nd highest daily increase
Deaths, + 70 = 8,012
Critical in hospital = 2,557 critical condition
South Africa
Cases, + 1,455 = 35,812
Easing lockdown restrictions
Alcohol sales allowed again
Rate of new cases is expected to quicken.
China
Air pollution levels return to pre-pandemic levels
