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936 new cases (+5.6%)
17,607 total cases
25 new deaths, bringing the total to 794
(28 new, less 3 deaths denotified).
I& #39;m not worried about the jump in new cases. I& #39;ll explain.
1/ https://twitter.com/higginsdavidw/status/1253021827988930564">https://twitter.com/higginsda...
17,607 total cases
25 new deaths, bringing the total to 794
(28 new, less 3 deaths denotified).
I& #39;m not worried about the jump in new cases. I& #39;ll explain.
1/ https://twitter.com/higginsdavidw/status/1253021827988930564">https://twitter.com/higginsda...
Ireland finally cleared its backlog of symptomatic cases last weekend.
People who have symptoms are, and always should be, the #1 priority for testing.
Now our attention is turning to find asymptomatic cases (no symptoms).
2/ https://twitter.com/higginsdavidw/status/1251821083201875969">https://twitter.com/higginsda...
People who have symptoms are, and always should be, the #1 priority for testing.
Now our attention is turning to find asymptomatic cases (no symptoms).
2/ https://twitter.com/higginsdavidw/status/1251821083201875969">https://twitter.com/higginsda...
Nursing homes are, rightly, the first port of call.
Many elderly people don& #39;t present with the same symptoms as the rest of us (fever + cough).
Staff have been dealing with COVID-19 patients but haven& #39;t been tested because they don& #39;t have symptoms
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Many elderly people don& #39;t present with the same symptoms as the rest of us (fever + cough).
Staff have been dealing with COVID-19 patients but haven& #39;t been tested because they don& #39;t have symptoms
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That we can now test symptomatic AND asymptomatic people is a rare feat among European peers.
Up in Northern Ireland, you might not even get tested if you have symptoms!
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Up in Northern Ireland, you might not even get tested if you have symptoms!
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So what about 936 new cases - sounds alarming right?
The number is big, but I would much rather we discover 900 asymptomatic cases in a day than 300 symptomatic ones (whose condition may worsen).
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The number is big, but I would much rather we discover 900 asymptomatic cases in a day than 300 symptomatic ones (whose condition may worsen).
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What the new cases prove is that COVID-19 is *much* more infectious than previously thought.
So many other countries are finding the same.
In Iceland, ~half of their cases are asymptomatic.
Same for the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
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So many other countries are finding the same.
In Iceland, ~half of their cases are asymptomatic.
Same for the Diamond Princess cruise ship.
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And some epidemiologists believe that for each new cases, there could be 50-85 that go undetected!
7/ https://www.mercurynews.com/coronavirus-2-5-to-4-2-of-santa-clara-county-residents-infected-stanford-estimates">https://www.mercurynews.com/coronavir...
7/ https://www.mercurynews.com/coronavirus-2-5-to-4-2-of-santa-clara-county-residents-infected-stanford-estimates">https://www.mercurynews.com/coronavir...
So remember this when you see 936 new cases.
Ambulances are now whizzing around the country testing *everyone* in nursing homes.
It& #39;s the next phase in our testing programme.
It& #39;s overwhelmingly finding people who don& #39;t even know they have it!
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Ambulances are now whizzing around the country testing *everyone* in nursing homes.
It& #39;s the next phase in our testing programme.
It& #39;s overwhelmingly finding people who don& #39;t even know they have it!
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Oh dear, so busy writing a thread I forgot the all important dashboard!!
Here it is
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Here it is
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