Thursday, March 26, 2020

Confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Updated: 1652HRS, 26th March, 2020


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Confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Updated: 1652HRS, 26th March, 2020
LocationConfirmed casesCases /1M peopleRecoveredDeaths
Worldwide471,03667114228.00000021,284
China81,28560.6774,0513,287
Italy74,3861233.249,3627,503
United States69,047221.596161,046
Spain49,5151059.535,3673,647
Germany37,323448.873,547206
Iran27,017324.799,6252,077
France25,233376.493,2811,331
Switzerland10,9091272.91131153
United Kingdom9,574141.74140465
South Korea9,241178.714,144131
Netherlands6,437369.41357
Austria5,560624.54931
Belgium4,937428.72547178
Canada3,40990.1936935
Norway3,084574.5614
Portugal2,995291.442243
Brazil2,55412.7659
Sweden2,526244.451644
Turkey2,43329.672659
Australia2,43195.3311811
Israel2,369260.33585
Denmark1,861332.1732
Malaysia1,79654.819919
Czechia1,654155.31106
Luxembourg1,3332171.3868
Ireland1,329270.0457
Ecuador1,17371.59328
Chile1,14264.98223
Japan1,1288.8330142
Poland1,05127.38114
Pakistan1,0225.7218
Thailand93413.56704
Romania90646.78617
Saudi Arabia90026.3292
Greece82176.243622
Finland792143.45101
Indonesia7903.23158
Iceland7372023.28681
South Africa70912.06120
Russia6584.57292
Philippines6366.712638
Singapore631111.911602
India6060.464210
Qatar537203.28410
Slovenia528252.14105
Peru48014.6249
Colombia4709.7484
Egypt4564.989521
Panama443109.8106
Croatia442108.43221
Bahrain4192941904
Hong Kong41057.981064
Mexico4053.3545
Estonia404304.1391
Dominican Republic39236.51310
Serbia38452.89154
Lebanon33355.44206
United Arab Emirates33334.69522
Iraq3168.497527
Argentina3016.7514
New Zealand28356.82270
Armenia26590.6160
Algeria2646.146519
Lithuania25591.2612
Bulgaria24234.5743
Taiwan2359.88292
Hungary22623.132110
Morocco2256.3276
Latvia221115.1110
Slovakia21639.6370
San Marino2086238421
Kuwait19542.19430
Costa Rica17736.4422
North Macedonia17785.2113
Tunisia17314.7615
Jordan17216.5310
Bosnia and Herzegovina16647.2723
Andorra1642152.8813
Uruguay16247.0400
Albania14650.75175
Burkina Faso1467.26107
Ukraine1453.4515
Vietnam1411.56170
Malta129261.3720
Moldova12546.6121
Cyprus124105.9733
Brunei109246.3820
Venezuela1063.62150
Sri Lanka1024.7130
Oman9922.37170
Senegal996.4290
Cambodia966.28100
Azerbaijan939.27102
Ghana932.9904
Belarus869.06290
Côte d'Ivoire803.3710
Georgia7520.14100
Afghanistan742.311
Kazakhstan723.900
Kosovo7139.2201
Cameroon702.9921
Palestine6011.88161
Uzbekistan601.7700
Cuba575.0801
Trinidad and Tobago5741.7900
Liechtenstein511322.7200
Nigeria510.2921
Democratic Republic of the Congo480.7112
Mauritius4837.9202
Montenegro4774.4601
Kyrgyzstan446.8900
Rwanda413.6400
Bangladesh390.2475
Paraguay375.1703
Honduras363.9500
Bolivia322.800
Macao3155.78100
Puerto Rico3120
Guernsey30457.5100
Guam2910
Kenya280.5910
Monaco27704.9610
Jamaica258.6521
Guatemala241.3941
Isle of Man23276.0200
Togo232.8910
Madagascar190.7600
Barbados1865.7100
U.S. Virgin Islands1700
Jersey16163.500
Uganda140.3400
Maldives1333.1230
Ethiopia120.1400
Tanzania120.2200
Zambia120.7200
Djibouti1112.4400
Mongolia103.0500
El Salvador91.400
Equatorial Guinea97.3700
Haiti80.7400
Suriname814.3300
Dominica700
Namibia72.6900
Niger70.3401
Seychelles774.2900
Benin60.5500
Gabon63.0301
Fiji55.400
Guyana56.3601
Mozambique500
Syria500
The Bahamas512.7800
Cape Verde47.4101
Eritrea40.700
Eswatini43.5200
Guinea40.3210
Republic of the Congo40.7800
Vatican City400
Angola30.0700
Antigua and Barbuda329.7100
Central African Republic30.6500
Chad30.2200
Laos300
Liberia30.6200
Myanmar (Burma)300
Nepal30.110
Saint Lucia316.8500
Sudan30.0701
The Gambia31.4601
Zimbabwe30.1901
Bhutan22.700
Guinea-Bissau200
Mali200
Mauritania20.4700
Nicaragua20.3200
Saint Kitts and Nevis200
Belize100
Grenada100
Libya100
Papua New Guinea10.1200
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines19.1200
Somalia10.0900
Timor-Leste100
American Samoa000
Northern Mariana Islands000

Question: Can DIY Masks Protect Us from Coronavirus? #covid19nz, #coronavirus, #coronavirusnz, #lockdown2020, #lockdownnz

26-3-2020:

Homemade cloth masks aren't ideal, but given the present shortages of medical-grade protective gear in the midst of a pandemic, they may be the best option for some people.
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The new coronavirus, named SARS-CoV-2, is a dangerous, airborne illness. It has already spread to 169 countries, including in the United States. Its rapid spread and a lack of preparation by government officials has left doctors, nurses and other frontline workers without access to the protective equipment necessary to defend themselves from the pathogen as they treat patients. It's also left the public without the option of masking up en masse to slow the spread of the disease.
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In the past, infectious disease experts questioned the value of homemade cloth masks as a defense against viruses like the flu. But now those same experts are urging medical professionals who only have access to limited protective equipment to use homemade cloth masks if they have absolutely no other option. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now recommends that health care providers with absolutely no other option use a bandana or scarf when treating patients with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. However,this should ideally be paired with a face shield, and even then, the impact on disease reduction is unknown. Image result for crazy price of face mask around the world

Read the full article here....


The Global Shortage of Medical Masks Won't Be Easing Soon ...#hengzhini

20th March, 2020:

Wendover Brown runs a boutique business in San Francisco selling hand-sewn face masks. Her patterned products are called Vogmasks (pronounced “vogue masks”). They are meant to look more like clothing than medical devices—cosmetically palatable respirators for people trying to avoid air pollution or allergens. Most months, Brown says, she sells a few thousand.

 

Last week she was shocked to get an order from Dubai for 100,000. That was one of several enormous requests from around the world, amid concerns about the new coronavirus.

Last week she was shocked to get an order from Dubai for 100,000. That was one of several enormous requests from around the world, amid concerns about the new coronavirus.
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Cheaper, standard surgical masks—the expandable rectangles of paper—are reportedly in short supply in many places, as are N95 respirators used in health-care settings—the cup-shaped devices that seal tightly to the face with elastic bands. (N95 is the designation used by the U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, indicating that a mask can block inhalation of 95 percent of airborne particles.) Even though Vogmasks carry no such formal certification, boutique suppliers like Brown are selling out as people grasp for longer-term, business-casual mask options.


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Brown had to turn down those huge orders. “This isn’t what we do,” she says. “I have no ability to fill that kind of order.”

NZ Big Lockdown, Starts from today 26th March, 2020, #covid19nz, #covidvirusnz, #lockdownnz, #davidlimnz, @davidlim

26th March, 2020:

After two days of crazy situation at work (tons of people cracked their iPhone Pro or Samsung Galaxy S10 and S20) wants the screen replaced before the big NZ Lockdown which started this morning.

We almost run out of repair parts at our head office www.drmobiles.co.nz, 1 Huron Street, Takapuna, Auckland 0622.

A good time to spend with the family and bonding with the grown kids (all of my kids are adults now!)

Hope we all can fully utilize the time-off to be productive, learn new skills, map out business strategies, build  up business network and get ready to reap the reward after the #Lockdonwnz

Remember to stay and guard your bubble.  Be safe and God Bless!

NZ in lockdown: 10 essential things you need to know about Covid-19
All lanes of the Harbour Bridge are usually chocka with cars at 8am on a weekday. Not today though.


Something for your to read during the 4 weeks lockdown:
Covid 19 coronavirus lockdown: Whole of New Zealand in self-isolation in battle against disease
‘Essential services’: what stays open, and what must close, in lockdown NZ?

#rustylim is feeling board at the kitchen this morning!