Portugal giving migrants and asylum-seekers full citizenship rights during coronavirus outbreak.
Total cases | Deaths | Total cases | Deaths | ||
Global | 823,479 | 40,636 | |||
US | 174,467 (21.2%) | 3,416 (8.4%) | China | 82,278 (10.0%) | 3,309 (8.1%) |
Italy | 105,792 (13.5%) | 12,428 (32.0%) | Germany | 68,180 (8.3%) | 682 (1.7%) |
Spain | 94,417 (12.8%) | 8,269 (20.3%) | India | 1,251 (0.15%) | 29 (0.07%) |
Source: John Hopkins University & Medicine Coronavirus Resource Center, updated at 1:30 PM EST
Global COVID-19 cases top 800,000: Within another day, global cases passed the 800,000 mark. The United States continues to be the hardest-hit country with COVID-19 cases. Among the U.S. states, New York topped with 75,000 cases and 1,550 deaths. Spain is reportedly the country with the highest attack rate with the COVID-19 so far.
The World Health Organization has updated its operational planning guidelines to help countries maintain essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Which countries have escaped the coronavirus so far? As of March 30, Botswana, Burundi, the Comoros, Malawi, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone and South Sudan were the African countries still to report a confirmed case. The virus also remains mostly undetected in smaller Pacific island nations, such as the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. Read more…
Tokyo records most new coronavirus cases in a day, as pressure for lockdown builds: Japan’s capital recorded more than 70 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday for its highest tally in a single day, as pressure mounted on the country’s prime minister to order a lockdown. Read more…
Japan’s strategy of under-testing is reported to have masked the extent of spread.
WHO says coronavirus outbreak in Europe may be approaching peak: The World Health Organization said there are signs of some stabilization in Europe’s coronavirus outbreak as the hardest-hit country in the region, Italy, reported the smallest number of new cases in almost two weeks. Read more…
Italy home quarantine repeats China’s mistake, doctors say: Italy needs to shift to mass quarantining of coronavirus patients with mild symptoms, instead of letting them isolate at home, according to a group of Chinese experts who traveled to the European nation to advise officials there. Read more…
Lockdowns might have averted tens of thousands of deaths in Europe already: Across 11 countries in Western and Northern Europe, between 21,000 and 120,000 deaths will probably have been avoided by the end of March, according to a new model by a group at Imperial College London. Read more…
China to start reporting on asymptomatic coronavirus cases from April 1: The existence of a substantial but unknown number of coronavirus carriers displaying no symptoms has raised concerns among the Chinese public that people could still be spreading the virus without knowing they are sick. Read more…
Portugal gives migrants and asylum-seekers full citizenship rights during coronavirus outbreak: Portugal has temporarily given all migrants and asylum seekers full citizenship rights, granting them full access to the country’s healthcare, as the outbreak of the novel coronavirus escalates in the country. Read more…
Nigeria ordered manufacturing and clinical trials on chloroquine: The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has ordered manufacture of chloroquine for emergency stock for possible clinical treatment of COVID-19 patients. The Lagos State would start a clinical trial on the drug to evaluate its effectiveness. Read more…
Duke researchers are decontaminating N95 masks: The N95 respiratory masks required for the healthcare workers are in dangerously short supply. Duke University researchers have developed a method to clean them so they can be safely re-worn. Read more…
Would everyone wearing face masks help us slow the pandemic? The World Health Organization and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have both said that only people with COVID-19 symptoms and those caring for them should wear masks. But some health experts, including the director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, think that’s a mistake. Read more…
Furniture giant IKEA is making masks to help fight coronavirus: Furniture giant IKEA is producing face masks and other protective gear for hospitals, joining a growing list of companies branching out of their normal business areas to help meet equipment shortages in the fight against coronavirus. Read more…
Your employee tested positive for COVID-19. What do you do? Here are the recommendations for how to approach this situation, whether your employees are currently working from home or continuing to go into a workplace. Read more…
Too many COVID-19 Patients, too few ventilators: An ethical framework to guide hospitals: Read more…
HHS accelerates clinical trials, prepares for manufacturing of COVID-19 vaccines: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services took steps on Tuesday to speed the development and manufacturing of vaccines to prevent COVID-19, working with New Jersey-based Janssen Research & Development, part of Johnson & Johnson, and Moderna of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Read more…
HHS accepts donations of chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine to strategic national stockpile: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today accepted 30 million doses of hydroxychloroquine sulfate donated by Sandoz, the Novartis generics and biosimilars division, and one million doses of chloroquine phosphate donated by Bayer Pharmaceuticals, for possible use in treating patients hospitalized with COVID-19 or for use in clinical trials. Read more…
New mathematical model can more effectively track epidemics: As COVID-19 spreads worldwide, leaders are relying on mathematical models to make public health and economic decisions. A new model developed by the National Science Foundation-funded researchers at Princeton and Carnegie Mellon improves tracking of epidemics by accounting for mutations in diseases. Read more…
(Dr. Sandhya Sukumaran is a globally renowned public health expert focusing on zoonotic diseases and One Health. Based in Washington, DC, she engages in consultancies for international organizations like WHO, World Bank, and FAO as well as advises governments and other forums.)
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