There are now more than 2 million global cases. The US gained nearly 30,000 since yesterday, for a total of over 643,000. There have been over 2,400 deaths in the US in the last 24 hours. There have been over 130,000 deaths around the world from the pandemic virus.
Social distancing is working in Washington state. R was estimated to be below 1 in March (.73). Rebound transmission is anticipated to occur if social distancing measures are lifted prematurely.
COVID-19’s impact on nursing homes is frequently a state secret. Many times this information only reaches the public when patients, family members, or nursing home workers bring it to light. The Federal Government is not tracking nursing home deaths.
Trump says the White House will release guidelines on restarting the economy tomorrow. Trump says “we have passed the peak on new cases.” He adds that he wants some states to begin this process before May 1. If you’ve followed our weekday key developments, you’ll see that there has not been a significant decline in new case numbers over the last week. Although there’s slight variation, the US has added 20-30k cases each day.
The virus doesn’t just damage the lungs. Cardiac, kidney, and liver damage are also very prominent with severe COVID-19 illness.
China delayed release of critical information about the probable pandemic for nearly a week. The result is a global firestorm. Getting and acting on information earlier could have saves a lot of lives, both in China and everywhere else:
Locking-down sooner would have avoided deaths. This will all be moot if — as seems certain in many jurisdictions — the lockdown will be lifted early.https://t.co/1UyCCKrs05
— Andrew Noymer (@AndrewNoymer) April 15, 2020
Cuomo orders all New Yorkers to wear face masks in public.
People may be most infectious before they know they are sick:
A significant study published today shows that peak infectiousness for COVID occurs at or before symptoms appear.
This is being widely discussed within the medical community.https://t.co/xf9LLaQU1l
— COVID Perspective (@covidperspectiv) April 15, 2020
South Korea’s response is what we needed to emulate. At this point, a renewed focus on testing, contact tracing, and continued social distancing is all we have in our arsenal.
Supply chain issues and lack of funds means one zoo in Germany may soon be feeding its animals to its other animals. Alternatively, they may have to euthanize animals.
Preventable, infectious diseases likely to surge around the globe as vaccine campaigns are halted. Continuing the campaigns could inadvertently spread the pandemic through person-to-person exposure. Polio, measles, human papillomavirus, yellow fever, cholera, and meningitis infections are going to bloom in the poorest countries.
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