Thought they won't be available for a month and it was pre orders.
This should go into the positive thread...8 deaths from Wales reported today. So with just Northern Ireland missing (usually the smallest) that's 132 in UK hospitals.
Update NI had one new death so UK hospital total = 133.
Cannot recall the last time Scotland, Wales and N Ireland were all in single figures for the same day not at a weekend. But it was probably near the start of the epidemic. The England hospital total is at a level from that sort of time period too. So good news.
Iran looks like they are getting a 2nd wave too. They were early hitters, it started there at about the same time as it did in Italy and they had 3100 new cases yesterday. Their deaths plateau is lasting almost 2 months already, though it might be that their early death numbers were not really correct, guess it was much higher in March and April.
And that's just officially Covid-19 tested deaths. Registered excess deaths are much higher than official deaths.
- Mexico reports more than 1,000 daily deaths for the first time
- Brazil sets a new record of 1,349 daily deaths
The concerning part is the new infection sitting at around 1800. No real drop since about 26th March.At the briefing average hospital admissions rose for the first time in weeks to over 500. Skipped over rather quickly on the graph. Hopefully not a trend just a glitch . The UK deaths from all settings a weekday low since March. 176.
The concerning part is the new infection sitting at around 1800. No real drop since about 26th March.
Spain and Italy dropped from the 2000 range to hundreds quite quicky.
Yes, but are the tests that different to a week ago? I would have expected some drop since last week, same as Spain and Italy did.Except if the tests are valid that's 1800 out 0f 220,000 versus 1800 out of half that a week ago and 1800 out of about one twentieth of that when things were at a peak.
So it is very different.
IF the test numbers are meaningfully real outside of fairyland. Which is not entirely a given as we all know.
We are now looking for cases and finding a much higher percentage. When we were getting 1800 months ago we were only really testing those ill enough to be potentially going into hospital.
+100k on tests done a week ago yet slightly less new cases. I'd accept that if it wasn't for the slight rise in hospitalizations.Yes, but are the tests that different to a week ago? I would have expected some drop since last week, same as Spain and Italy did.
Remember that in theory the number of tests are increasing though so you would expect more infections although it would be great to see the number decreaseThe concerning part is the new infection sitting at around 1800. No real drop since about 26th March.
Spain and Italy dropped from the 2000 range to hundreds quite quicky.
Thinking about it , it wouldn’t be a bad thing if this includes contact tracing. Targeting and hospitalising early positive contacts would lead to more positives and may be detectable as such if they are very localised spikes in new positives.+100k on tests done a week ago yet slightly less new cases. I'd accept that if it wasn't for the slight rise in hospitalizations.
Yes, but are the tests that different to a week ago? I would have expected some drop since last week, same as Spain and Italy did.
The science is now clear?1871 new cases (-82 on last Thursday)
505 hospitalizations (+30 on last Thursday)
176 deaths (-237 on last Thirsday)
Deaths cover what happened with new infections 3 to 4 weeks ago. Though only 40 deaths from care homes outside Scotland today is very good news indeed.
1871 new cases although from 220k tests (so possibly picking up more cases from 100k more tests), and the slight rise in hospitalizations show we have flatlined on this point. It needs to be reduced.
Note: SAGE think actual new cases are 6+ times the figure picked up by testing and we need to minimise the difference to reflect the true picture ASAP.
So for me it is good news that face masks/ coverings are now mandatory on public transport.
The SAGE boys and girls think it is a minor benefit but the science is now clear and it prevents 25%-55% of new cases (and deaths) from happening.
I was talking to a German friend of mine this morning and one of the main reasons he believes Germany has such a low death rate is early hospitalisation. Anyone who tested positive was put on a list and had a daily visit from a test nurse who measured blood oxygenation. If it was below 95% the patient was hospitalised.Thinking about it , it wouldn’t be a bad thing if this includes contact tracing. Targeting and hospitalising early positive contacts would lead to more positives and may be detectable as such if they are very localised spikes in new positives.
Vaccine stories will diminish, they are trialling vaccines but as infections diminish it will be harder to get results on their effectiveness, though results on their safety can be monitored. It may be they need to consider goIng to the hot spots of South America and Africa to get better or quicker results.As an aside I’d never heard of SAGE until this all started. I initially thought SAGA were reporting (which tied in with that holiday cruise).
Vaccine stories have diminished of late but the ‘dark matter’ T & B cells intrigue continues.
No less odd out there despite the build up in f traffic again.