Mutation update and UK flattening

Update on the Danish mutation and a flattening of cases in the UK

Denmark

Has locked down some areas

Self-isolation for return announced on Friday

UK has imposed an immediate ban

UK nationals or residents can return, to isolate, with all members of their household for 14 days

Announced at 02.00 Saturday

Applies from 04.00 Saturday

200 +

World Health Organization, it is too early to jump to conclusions

1) The northwestern part of Denmark where the infected mink are, is under lockdown and people cannot enter/leave the region

2) There are no cases of the mutation in the eastern part of Denmark where Copenhagen is located.

3) Denmark has decided to be much more responsible in reporting this mutation widely and early in order to avoid the situation in China where alarms were not sounded appropriately.

Jens Christsen

Mutation in Australia

Five cases of COVID-19 have been linked to ship, two crew members

Genomic testing, strain has never been recorded before

New Zealand health authorities, 12 mutations away from other strains

ONS, Cases, 25 to 31 October 2020

England

Population, 56 million

Community infections, 618,700 (England)

Infections, + 50,000 per day

Less steep rate of increase

North West and Yorkshire, Humber

Wales

Population 3.1 million

Positivity rates increased, but less steep

Community infections, 27, 100 (Wales)

One in 110

Northern Ireland

Population 1.9 million

Positivity rates increased, ? levelling off

Community infections, 24,900

One in 75

Scotland

Population 5.5 million

Community infections, 47,30One in 110

Deaths, ONS, Week ending 23 October 2020 (Week 43)

England and Wales

Deaths registered was 10.0% above the five-year average (980 deaths higher)

978 (9.1% of all deaths in E and W) mentioned “novel coronavirus (COVID-19)”

Of the 978 deaths that involved COVID-19, 874 had this recorded as the underlying cause of death (89.4%)

UK government data

Tracker app date

France

Cases, + 60,486

Highest ever one-day total

Deaths, + 828 deaths

One week into a second lockdown

Curfew, 22:00 to 06:00

Hospitalisations, + 553

(lowest in 3 weeks)

Health Minister Olivier Véran

Stick to the lockdown rules

Intensive care units would be overwhelmed, middle of November without the restrictions

The more rigorous we are, the shorter the lockdown will be

The situation is very serious - the second wave is here and it is violent

United States