COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[Healdplace]

So all data in for today:

10 UK hospital deaths versus 15 last week.

Cases from the 3 nations other than England total 254 versus 119 last week.

 

[Healdplace]

Last week the 15 deaths became 16 in all settings. And the 119 cases added another 1065 from England to become 1184 cases for the UK. From 147,000 pillar 1 & 2 tests - so in total about 0.8%.

The England contribution to that number was at a ratio of 0.95% - the highest of the four nations as you can see above.

Whereas we start off today with both Scotland and Wales rising a lot from last week and both higher than that England cotribution by %.

Unless England has a low % and drop in case numbers today that does not bode too well for the numbers to come.

 

[Healdplace]

Bolton council have now formally asked 'with a heavy heart' the government to keep them in restrictions as 'cases have surged'. This was apparently totally 'unforseeable'. Though probably less of a surprise to anyone reading this thread. Not sure if the government have agreed but the council are adamant so I cannot see any other option.

 

[Healdplace]

Scary report from China about how one person with Covid on a bus infected 23 of the other 68 passengers whilst on a journey of less than an hour despite some of them sitting well away from patient zero.

 

[twosips]

Scary report from China about how one person with Covid on a bus infected 23 of the other 68 passengers whilst on a journey of less than an hour despite some of them sitting well away from patient zero.

My missus starts a new job tomorrow with a regular, lengthy bus commute. Told her to just open every window around her from now on!

 

[Healdplace]

Okay 3 all settings deaths today from the 10 hospital ones. Not sure how.

And 1295 new cases. So 1041 added from England. So England added a couple of dozen less than this day last week.

 

[Eds]

Scary report from China about how one person with Covid on a bus infected 23 of the other 68 passengers whilst on a journey of less than an hour despite some of them sitting well away from patient zero.

This article (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8094933/How-one-man-spread-coronavirus-NINE-people-bus.html) is from March but a different infected person. Interestingly those people wearing masks weren't infected. Government, councils, shops etc should have lessons for how to wear a mask correctly. For the avoidance of doubt a mask should cover both the mouth and nose, not one or the other and it definitely isn't a chin covering. Amazing how difficult some people find it to wear one correctly.

 

[Eds]

Scary report from China about how one person with Covid on a bus infected 23 of the other 68 passengers whilst on a journey of less than an hour despite some of them sitting well away from patient zero.

I think you are referring to this report - from January and again before mask wearing was compulsory. Seems odd that it took the WHO so long to advise about masks

 

[Healdplace]

Regional scoreboard news shows a surprise rise in London but falls elsewhere.

London 188 (up from 160)

Midlands 101 (down from 115)

Yorks 117 (way down from 217).


North West - still top - but not by much - at 200 - down from 266 and lowest in a week.

 

[grunge]

I think you are referring to this report - from January and again before mask wearing was compulsory. Seems odd that it took the WHO so long to advise about masks

its a new report published today based on an event in Jan.

Community Outbreak Investigation of SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Among Bus Riders in Eastern China

This cohort study examines the potential for airborne spread of COVID-19 through investigation of an outbreak among bus riders in Eastern China.

jamanetwork.com