Yesterday was 48 in the whole of the UK. 

Today we have 46 in England, 4 in Wales, 4 in Scotland, not sure if NI has declared yet. Total 54 so far.

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Yes, it would make things clearer if we declared cases and deaths at the same time. Its been very confusing so far. 

Very sad though and I fear it will now get worse as the week goes on.

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i wonder if that is right in all situations? In the care sector, there are 1000’s of unfilled vacancies...the margins for care homes are so tight...private founders are subsidising the  social services customers  for want of a better expression. Would they be able to increase salary levels without significant help from central Govt? Answer is ‘no’ ..so we still end up lots of absolutely essential workers on low wages....when this is all over, let’s hope common sense prevails! 

Cobra meeting at 5pm Boris won't be holding his daily press conference as a result though he may speak/make a statement later tonight

This is why we are destined for a similar outbreak here as the one Italy is suffering from. Absolute scum.

https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1242063897391239170

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Was a COBRA meeting due or is it a last minute thing?

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So not the he jump in deaths  that's being expected ,

According to the Telegraph the below is the total number we have tested to date - 78,340 up to yesterday is a small amount , lucky to get 5,000 tests a day 

22/3 - 78,340

21/3 - 72,818

20/3 - 66,976

19/3- 64,621

18/3 - 56,221

17/3 - 50,442

16/3- 44,105

15/3 - 40,279

14/3 - 37,476

13/3 - 32,771

Nowhere near enough surely?

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The patients were aged between 47 and 105 years old - all had underlying health conditions

I've a bad feeling that we are not a far down the road as we expected. As in, I think we are not close to the peak yet and things may accelerate over the week. Let's hope and pray thats not the case.

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An address to the nation suggests to me that full lock down is now increasingly likely.

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Not sure. They're normally planned at least one day in advance

Rumours circulating here that a lockdown at the weekend is a distinct possibility 

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Watching BBC1 now reminds me why BBC Parliament is never on my watch list.

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Th FT "live" tracker has now been pushed outside of the paywall. "Live" because I don't think today's data is yet incorporated.

https://www.ft.com/coronavirus-latest

 

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5 of the 46 deaths were in the north east

3 at the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle and 2 in The Sunderland and South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust.

Is this based on the day of the test or the day the results are obtained?

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Day of tests 

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Breaking: Greggs will close all its stores from the end of business on Tuesday

Breaking: Next is shutting all its stores from 6pm tonight until further notice.

Some interesting stats from the Tele, sourced via Imperial College.

 

The key thing, of course, is knowing how mnay asymptomatic cases there are - and how many are so mild, symptoms-wise, that they're not on the radar.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/03/23/government-coronavirus-advice-walk-friends-gp-gym/?li_source=LI&li_medium=liftigniter-rhr

 

 

Age group	% symptomatic cases requiring hospital	% hospitalised cases requiring critical care	Infection Fatality Ratio
0 to 9	0.1%	5%	0.002%
10 to 19	0.3%	5%	0.006%
20 to 29	1.2%	5%	0.03%
30 to 39	3.2%	5%	0.08%
40 to 49	4.9%	6.3%	0.15%
50 to 59	10.2%	12.2%	0.60%
60 to 69	16.6%	27.4%	2.2%
70 to 79	24.3%	43.2%	5.1%
80+	27.3%	70.9%	9.3%

 

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So basically everything is going to be shut before HMG announce they have to shut.

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Teesside International Airport is temporarily closing to the public from tomorrow. KLM have suspended flights from the Airport until Sunday 26th April.

Don't know what will happen if food shops are closed. I know lockdowns are necessary to help stop the virus spread, but some people of course could starve. Those who have panic buy will now say their actions are justified.

I never went out to panic buy because I did not want to be part of the problem (including risking that I could pass on the virus), and feel that other people should have the essentials.

602 deaths in Italy in 24 hours - high numbers and dashes the hope of a decline ………..at the moment 

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Supermarkets will be kept opened

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