View on the World: April 7

WHO only those who are sick and showing symptoms of the virus - or their carers - should use face masks.

Belgium
2035 deaths

Brasil
12,056 cases, 553 deaths.

Canada
Will receive masks from the USA after all.

China
Wuhan opens transport links out of the city

Finland 
will start tracking the spread of coronavirus with randomised antibody tests. At random

France
30.000 in hospital, 7131 at IC.
10.000+ deaths
At least 3,237 have died in care homes since the start of the outbreak.
mobile teams will test vulnerable people at care homes
A number of French cities are to distribute face masks as part of the fight against the outbreak.
Paris bans exercise during daytime

India4,000+ cases
The government has quarantined more than 20,000 members of the Islamic preaching group, Tablighi Jamaat. A weeks-long event set off massive Covid-19 clusters.
a lot of healthworkers positive
Hydrochlorquinine has been released to other countries due to Trump threatening the country. But there is no proof that this chemical works against covid-19

Indonesia
at least 24 doctors among the 209 dead.

Iran
More than 600 people died from illegal alcohol, used to prevent covid-19. Drinking alcohol can't prevent Corona.

Japan 
declares a state of emergency in many areas

New Zealand
1,160 cases, 1 death.

Pakistan
Dozens of doctors have been arrested during a protest gainst a lack of safety kits for hospital staff.
3 doctors have died.

Russia
7,497 cases, 58 deaths

Singapore
Immigrant workers are in quarantaine and all might get infected.

South Africa
sharing or reporting misinformation about Covid-19 illegal and punishable by up to six months in prison, a fine, or both.

Spain
140.000 cases, 13.798 deaths

The Netherlands
19.580 positives,
 7.427 in hospital (past and present)
 2.101 died
1424 at IC. 47 in Germany at IC.

• "We have an intelligent lockdown. It will be an intelligent un-lockdown.”
• During easter weekend some roads will be closed to motorists and bicycle groups.
• Ordered 30 miljoen masks, 4,5 million needed per week. 
• Het Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC) provides' covid-boxen to patients with mild symptoms, so they can monitor themselves at home. It contains equipment like a digital thermometer, bloodpressure meter and oxygensaturation meter. The patient has to digitally tranfer the measurements to the hospital
• 1400 fines, 390 euro for grown ups, 95 euro for minors.
• The Reinier de Graaf hospital has designed a FFP2-mask that already has been approved. Production will start soon.
• An app is studied to see if it's possible to track and warn. It might also point out who need to be tested. Privacy must be guarded.
• Drive through testing of healthworkers with symptoms has started.

UK
6,159 died in hospital

• the government's high-risk list is not yet complete.
• recent modelling studies predicted that school closures alone would prevent only 2-4 % of deaths.
• the way numbers are reported has changed. Community numbers are incorporated too.
• Mercedes-AMG HPP has begun production of the breathing aid its F1 team developed with engineers at University 
• College London and clinicians at UCLH.
• The Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) device is used to deliver oxygen to a patient's lungs without using a ventilator.

USA
380,000 cases, 12,000+ deaths
Acting US Navy Secretary Thomas Modly resigned over his handling of a coronavirus-stricken aircraft carrier.
Dr Anthony Fauci, the top US epidemiologist, states thet certain goups are at higher risk due to  minority groups suffering high rates of "diabetes, hypertension, disabilities and asthma".

New York
38,836 cases, 5,489 deaths

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