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UK, Official data
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/details/cases
London
Cases, + 4,710 (10th December)
Up 93% in 7 days
Increases in all age groups
From 00:01 GMT, Wednesday, Tier 3
Cannot mix indoors, in private gardens or in most outdoor venues,
except with your household or bubble
You can meet in a group of up to six in other outdoor spaces
Shops, gyms and personal care services (such as hairdressing) can stay open
Bars, pubs, cafes and restaurants must stay closed, except for delivery and takeaway
No sports in stadiums
Indoor entertainment venues, closed
Advised not to travel to and from tier three areas
United States, CDC trends (Tuesday 15th December)
https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#trends_dailytrendscases
Thanksgiving surge, peak now
Cases, + 193,384 = 16,339,404
Cases up 10.1% in past 7 days
Tests, + 2,159,487 = 221,100,799
Testing up 6.3% in past 7 days
Currently hospitalized, 110,549 (21,456) (7,706)
Official US hospitalizations
https://gis.cdc.gov/grasp/COVIDNet/COVID19_3.html
Deaths, 300, 500
Cases per 100,000 (up to 12th December)
https://covidtracking.com
Asian, 1,575 (21)
Black / AA, 3,941 (94 )
Hispanic / L, 4, 656 % (44)
White, 2,735 (63)
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, White House waived preferential vaccination
Mr Trump
not scheduled to take the vaccine, but look forward to doing so at the appropriate time
Vaccination cards, issued by health officials
European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Pfizer/BioNTech Covid vaccine, December 23rd
Moderna vaccine by mid-January
Germany, ready to vaccinate
Has created 400 vaccination centres
Activated 10,000 medical staff
Simply not allowed
UK
Oxford AZ Vaccine
Four million does ready to go
https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=genomics+england&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8
Company set up and owned by the Department of Health and Social Care,
to run the 100,000 Genomes Project
Infectious diseases division
Selection pressures will increase with increasing vaccination
1,000 cases
South East
Double deletion at H69 / 70 (similar to Mink mutation)
N50, receptor-binding domain
Seems more prevalent where cases are increasing
From Wuhan to now, 25 mutations
Vaccines prevent, they do not cure
New Zealand
Travel bubble with Australia by April
Germany
https://www.dw.com/en/coronavirus-german-president-appeals-to-public-in-bitterly-serious-situation/a-55933631
President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
The situation is bitterly serious:
thousands of deaths in a week and a rate of infection that is threatening to career out of control
We cannot avoid restrictive measures
The facts are unerring and they are distressing
Agreed by Merkel and state leaders from Wednesday
England, suicide rates
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/healthandsocialcare/conditionsanddiseases/articles/coronaviruscovid19roundup/2020-03-26#health
July to September (3rd quarter registrations)
10.7 per 100,000 people
2017, UK, 10.1 deaths per 100,000
1,334 deaths registered 3rd quarter of 2020
Males, 16.3 suicide deaths per 100,000
Females, 5.4 suicide deaths per 100,000
Similar to registrations in the same period in previous years
Risk factors for suicide
https://patient.info/doctor/suicide-risk-assessment-and-threats-of-suicide
Previous suicide attempt or previous self-harm
Male gender
Unemployment
Physical health problems such as pain
Living alone
Being unmarried
Alcohol and/or drug dependence
Active mental illness
Protective factors, may include
A strong religious faith.
Family support to find alternative solutions to their problems.
Having children at home
A sense of responsibility for others
Problem-solving skills
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