COVID–19 Headlines April 4, 2020

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Coronavirus: young people more likely to retest positive after treatment, study says

A study by scientists from China and the United States found that 14.5 per cent of people discharged from hospital after being treated for Covid-19 later retested positive for infection.
According to the researchers, 38 of 262 subjects – all of whom were observed for at least two weeks – retested positive, which was almost identical to the proportion – 14 per cent – found in a study conducted in late February by health authorities in southern China’s Guangdong province.

US marks record for most new coronavirus deaths reported in a single day

A total of 1,224 coronavirus deaths have been reported in the US on Saturday. This is the most deaths reported in one day thus far.

7:30 pm EST update. An increase of 56,226 cases and 3,662 deaths. Case fatality rate of 5.39%

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Recommendation Regarding the Use of Cloth Face Coverings, Especially in Areas of Significant Community-Based Transmission-CDC

It is critical to emphasize that maintaining 6-feet social distancing remains important to slowing the spread of the virus. CDC is additionally advising the use of simple cloth face coverings to slow the spread of the virus and help people who may have the virus and do not know it from transmitting it to others. Cloth face coverings fashioned from household items or made at home from common materials at low cost can be used as an additional, voluntary public health measure.

Trump says there will be ‘a lot of death’ over the next two weeks

US COVID-19 total tops 300,000; European nations eye longer lockdown

The United States’ COVID-19 total topped 300,000 cases today, as the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) late yesterday recommended using face masks in situations where it’s hard to maintain physical (social) distancing measures, such as in grocery stores.

More than 12,000 people in California have tested positive for coronavirus

‘They are leading us to catastrophe’: Sweden’s coronavirus stoicism begins to jar

Panic, though, is exactly what many within Sweden’s scientific and medical community are starting to feel. A petition signed by more than 2,000 doctors, scientists, and professors last week – including the chairman of the Nobel Foundation, Prof Carl-Henrik Heldin – called on the government to introduce more stringent containment measures. “We’re not testing enough, we’re not tracking, we’re not isolating enough – we have let the virus loose,” said Prof Cecilia Söderberg-Nauclér, a virus immunology researcher at the Karolinska Institute. “They are leading us to catastrophe.”

California governor says 126,000 people have been tested for coronavirus statewide

Britain set for long lockdown as death toll rises to 4,313

Louisiana passes 12,000 confirmed coronavirus cases

Indian officials warn of lockdown extensions as COVID-19 cases in South Asia near 6,000

United Kingdom receives 300 ventilators from China

Missouri governor is recruiting medical professionals to help fight against coronavirus

“We are calling on all available medical professionals to support the effort to fight the virus by joining a critical reserve unit now focusing on providing care in high need areas across the state. Their efforts can help save the lives of their fellow Missourians,” Parson said in a statement on Saturday.

Medics at Egypt’s main cancer center test positive for virus

CAIRO (AP) — At least 17 medics in Egypt’s main cancer hospital have been quarantined after testing positive for the coronavirus, officials said Saturday, raising fears the pandemic could prey on health facilities in the Arab world’s most populous country.

12 noon EST. An increase of 21,218 cases and 1,932 deaths since 5 am. Death rate of 5.33%

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Deaths of doctors, nurses highlight virus risks they run

ROME (AP) — Air raid sirens sounded across China and flags flew at half staff in a tribute Saturday to victims of the coronavirus pandemic including the health care “martyrs” who have died while fighting to save others. Elsewhere, 15 medics in Egypt’s main cancer hospital tested positive for the virus, underlining the risks faced by those on the front lines of the outbreak.

As the number of people infected has grown to more than 1.1 million worldwide, health care systems are straining under the surge of patients and a paucity of medical equipment like ventilators as well as protective masks and gloves, giving rise to growing concerns about the exposure of hospital personnel.

French coronavirus cases jump above China’s after including nursing home tally

PARIS (Reuters) – The number of people who have died from the COVID-19 illness in France jumped by 61% to 6,507 over two days after data from nursing homes were included, and confirmed cases jumped by 44% to 82,165, the health ministry reported on Friday, making France the fifth country to report more cases than China.

Germany’s death toll jumps by 141 to 1,158

Some states receive masks with dry rot, broken ventilators-AP

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Some states and cities that have been shipped masks, gloves, ventilators and other essential equipment from the nation’s medical stockpile to fight the coronavirus have gotten an unwelcome surprise: the material is unusable.

Nearly 6,000 medical masks sent to Alabama had dry rot and a 2010 expiration date. More than 150 ventilators sent to Los Angeles were broken and had to be repaired. In Oregon, it was masks with faulty elastic that could cause the straps to snap, exposing medical workers to the disease.

5 am EST. An increase of 25,041 cases and 222 deaths since 7 pm last night. Case fatality rate of 5.27% (slight decrease)

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COVID-19 infections in Philippines hit 3,094, death toll at 144-Phil Star

MANILA, Philippines (Update 1, 4:29 p.m.) — The Department of Health on Saturday confirmed 76 more local cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), bringing the official tally to 3,094 from the previous count of 3,018.

The local COVID-19 death toll now stands at 144 after the Health department announced 8 new fatalities.

As northern Italy is ravaged by coronavirus, there’s trouble brewing down south

But the southern regions are struggling, too: This is where organized crime syndicate hubs are based, and where unemployment hovers around 20% for adults and up to 50% for those under 24 during the best of times, according to figures from the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT).

Even with the outbreak in some southern communities affecting “only” a few thousand, the facilities are stretched and care for non-Covid patients has been severely compromised.

Isolation, boredom, and a 151 sq ft space: the conditions of Hong Kong’s coronavirus quarantine camps-SCMP

Reading while walking in circles, taking online classes, and trying to sleep without a mattress

Four Post employees talk about their time in quarantine at the Chun Yeung Estate in Fo Tan.

Thousands of Central Americans detained for flaunting coronavirus rules-Reuters

GUATEMALA CITY/TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Thousands of people have been detained across Central America for violating rules put in place by their governments to curb the fast-spreading new coronavirus in a region that has fewer medical resources than developed countries.

Coronavirus Malaysia: lockdown leaves migrants isolated; indigenous ‘heading back to the forests’-SCMP

Malaysia’s most vulnerable groups have been hit the hardest by measures meant to stem the spread of the coronavirus

NGOs are struggling to reach communities who are scared of the police, while some Orang Asli tribesmen say they will self isolate and live off the land

California’s food banks grapple with ‘tsunami of need’ as pandemic grows-Guardian

To minimize the risk of spreading coronavirus, workers from the food bank asked drivers to pop open their trunks so they could drop in a sack of produce and a box of pantry staples.

“This is my first time ever coming to a food bank,” said Dalia Garcia, as she drove through in an SUV with her husband, baby and mother. “I didn’t need it before,” she said as she collected a flyer explaining how to sign up for the state food benefits program.

New York’s Central Park to be fitted with field hospital for coronavirus patients-JP

The East Meadow lawn in New York’s Central Park is to be the new location of an emergency field hospital intended to house coronavirus patients, according to local media reports.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said that the 68-bed field hospital complete with 10 intensive care units, each fitted with its own ventilator, will be up and running by Tuesday. The field hospital will serve solely as a special respiratory care unit in order to combat the influx of coronavirus patients currently filling up hospitals.

New York City morgues almost full, alert sent for 45K health care workers amid coronavirus outbreak-ABC

Russian church leader tours Moscow with holy icon to halt coronavirus-Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Patriarch Kirill, the head of Russia’s influential Orthodox Church, drove a holy icon around the streets of Moscow in a procession of cars on Friday, as the country fights to halt the spread of the coronavirus.

The icon of the Virgin Mary was driven 109 kilometres (68 miles) in a procession of sleak black cars shown on state television and was brought to a cathedral in Moscow for a service.

India reports more than 600 new cases in a day, many linked to a religious gathering-CNN

India has reported its biggest single-day jump in new coronavirus cases, with 601 in the past day representing a 26% rise, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

The country now has 3,082 cases and 86 deaths, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University.

The surge in cases has been linked to a religious gathering held at a New Delhi mosque in March, a senior health ministry official said. People from across India and overseas had gathered for the event.

Exclusive: Jump in Jakarta funerals raises fears of unreported coronavirus deaths-Reuters

JAKARTA (Reuters) – The number of funerals in Jakarta rose sharply in March, a development the governor of Indonesia’s capital city said suggested that deaths from the new coronavirus may be higher than officially reported.

Australia’s immigration chief tells tourists: Take the next flight home-CNN

Australia is threatening to kick out visitors who don’t comply with the country’s social distancing rules.

At a news conference today, acting immigration minister Alan Tudge had a blunt message for non-compliant travelers:

“A, you’ll be in breach of state law for doing that and you can be fined. B, you’ll be breaching your visa conditions and if we find that out we’ll be kicking you out of the country. And then that will be a mark against your name for future visits to Australia. This is deadly serious,” he said at a news conference today.

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