COVID-19 — Coronavirus

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NHS England announced the increase on Wednesday, which takes the total number of hospital COVID-19 deaths in the country to 11,656.

Patients were aged between 20 and 101, and 20 of those (aged 20 to 101) had no known underlying health conditions when they tested positive for coronavirus.

Scotland recorded another 84 deaths, which was its biggest daily increase to date.

Wales also recorded its highest daily increase with 60, and Northern Ireland recorded another six

Totals
  • England - 11,656
  • Scotland - 699
  • Wales - 463
  • Northern Ireland - 140

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-another-651-covid-19-deaths-in-hospitals-in-england-11973506
 
bluebaja said:
That is very true PC, but it may be that some ethnic groups are more susceptible to serious complications than others. My wife has been working in an ITU, and last week 10 out of 12 patients were of Afro Carribean or Asian background. I don't think anyone has a grip at the moment on why that is, but interestingly that sort of ratio is also reflected in the deaths of Medics in the UK.
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I think that’s true here because the darker your skin at the higher the latitude you live, the less Vitamin D you get (even in the Summer). Vitamin D is a great flighter of respiratory diseases.
 
robbieh said:
This discussion reminds of the speech made by the German priest. 'first they came for the socialists but I didn't speak up because I wasn't a socialist then....'

Everybody should be protected during this time. If we say they are old, they've had their lives, who next? The poor? The immigrant?
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True, but we have to be realistic. If we can't treat everybody, because say we don't have the ventilators, what do we do? The only alternative is first come first served. NTBR status for some elderly has been part of NHS policy since 1948.
 
The National Records of Scotland also revealed on Wednesday that - as of 12 April - almost 25% of 962 registered deaths where COVID-19 was mentioned in the death certificate in Scotland had occurred in care homes.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said deaths outside hospitals would be included in the Scottish government's daily updates from now on, adding that 433 care homes in Scotland had recorded incidents of coronavirus.She said Scotland has moved to now testing all symptomatic patients in care homes

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-another-651-covid-19-deaths-in-hospitals-in-england-11973506
 
Need a few more days to be sure but could be starting to level off, which would be quite ‘good’ considering there was talk we were still two weeks away from the peak.

Fingers crossed.
 
Chippy_boy said:
Let's be honest though, if you are over 60, and/or are not in perfect health - e.g. you are overweight, have diabetes, heart disease, a weakened immune system for whatever reason - and you have not yet had the virus - then you'd be absolutely mad to just start going out to pubs and restaurants as normal straight away. Even if none of the above applies, you are taking a significant unnecessary risk.
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speaking to a friend who owns a a fairly decent sized restaurant he has already flagged the biggest issue facing the restaurant and pub sectors in that even when we have left lockdown, social distancing will probably be around for a year or so.

The calculations he has done on the distance required between tables (2 meters) makes all his calculations based on floor space available that it will never be commercially viable to reopen the restaurant as the achievable covers will be reduced by around 70%. He has decided to mothball the business indefinitely and 12 jobs have just gone with it.
 
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