Sunday Pandemic Update
October 18, 2020
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ONS (16th October)
England, 2 to 8 October 2020, Cases
336,500 within the community infected
1 in 160 people
Highest in older teenagers and young adults
Cases, + 27,900 new cases per day
Estimated percentage of the population in England testing positive
England and Wales, Up to 2 October, Deaths
Deaths, 390, (4.1%) above average total deaths
Deaths 321 (3.2%) mentioned COVID-19
Deaths, 215 (2.2%) the week before
Infection control
Among those who have met up with people from outside their household either outdoors or indoors:
Said they always or often maintained social distancing, 82%
Those who said they did so sometimes, not very often, or never, 17%
This 17% has stayed much the same for the past 3 months
Self-reported face mask wearing while shopping, 99%
Observation of other shoppers, 87%
Anxiety levels
Very or somewhat worried, 74%
High anxiety levels, 33%
Ethnic background and death, England and Wales
Demographic, geographical, socio-economic characteristics, multi-generational households, occupational exposure
After adjustments for those factors:
Increased rates of death, Black African, Black Caribbean, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi
Higher risk health conditions such as diabetes or heart disease
Did not have a significant effect in explaining ethnic group differences.
Black African x males 2.5 times higher than for those of White background, Black African females x 2.1
Eastern Virginia Medical School
While there is very limited data (and none specific for COVID-19), the following “cocktail” may have a role in the prevention/mitigation of COVID-19 disease.
Prophylaxis (EVMC)
Vitamin C 500 mg BID and Quercetin 250 mg daily
Zinc 75-100 mg/day
Melatonin (slow release): Begin with 0.3mg and increase as tolerated to 2 mg at night
Vitamin D3 1000-3000 u/day
Famotidine 20-40mg/day
Quercetin
Plant pigment
Flavonoid
Found in many plants and foods:
Red wine, onions, green tea, apples, berries
Buckwheat tea
Memil-cha in Korea
Soba-cha in Japan
Kuqiao-cha in China
Reinfection
Hong Kong, August 24th
Reinfections, + 23 by mid-October
Deaths, + 1
Netherlands, 89 year old woman
May have been more earlier cases
May continue to test positive for several months
Without being sick or infectious
Viral genetic makeup is different
Cannot be explained through in-vivo evolution.
Average interval, 73 days
Australia
Cases, + 12
Western Australia has now been Covid-19 community-spread free for over 6 months
Restrictions have been eased over months now, with almost no restrictions within the State
Pretty much no mask wearing, but still have hand disinfecting stations at the door of shops, and social distancing rules at shops, banks, etc. of 1.5m
The hard border controls are working well, with the strict hotel quarantine “14 day” period
Catching 1-2 handfuls of positive cases coming in from overseas and interstate weekly
Catching infected crews on bulk carrier ships coming into port, two recently from Manila
Victoria
Cases, + 2
Active, 137
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