Travel with Angela Lansbury: Coronavirus sources of statistics and information

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Coronavirus sources of statistics and information

I have been in the UK and Singapore since January.

In Singapore I signed up to a government App which sends daily report on numbers who are tested positive, hospitalized, dead, and released from hospital.

The UK has a larger population.

Singapore had cases first, with more visitors from China. China is nearer to Singapore than the UK, so Singapore took action earlier.

Like everybody else I am watching the situation carefully. Assorted pieces of advice I have seen on the internet:

Who Is In Danger?
The older you are the more you are at risk.

If you have already got a health problem, you are more at risk. For example, heart trouble, diabetes.

One table seems to show that men are more likely catch it. This could be because men are more likely to be drinkers and smokers.

I asked a statistician if that was because women stayed at home and men went out more.

He replied:
It could be be genetic.
Or when men go out they form groups such as committees and work meetings.
It could be under reporting of women.
Or under presentation of women at hospital in male dominated societies.

So if you and I are older, or not, we might catch it.

Action
So what can you do?

Don't shake hands or kiss people on the cheek.

Sneeze and cough into a handkerchief, or your elbow rather than hands which might then touch lights switches and hones and door handles and escalator banisters.

Lifts (Elevators)
Use your knuckle to touch lift buttons. Or a pen.

Door Handles
Use a tissue to touch door handles or banisters.

FOOD
Use tongs to distribute food, not fingers. Don't dip your fingers into bowls of nuts, olives or other food. Avoid 'double dipping', putting fingers back in after eating.

Don't share glasses, cups, crockery and cutlery.

Washing
Wash your hands with hot water and soap.

If you are sneezing and coughing, wear a mask to help prevent yourself from infecting others.

To avoid misinformation, check government websites - of the countries you trust!

2019–20 coronavirus outbreak by country and territory
Country or territory^[a]	Confirmed	Deaths	Recoveries^[b]
Afghanistan^[31]	1	0	–
Algeria^[31]	5	0	–
Andorra^[31]	1	0	–
Argentina^[31]	1	0	–
Armenia^[31]	1	0	–
Australia^[32]	42	1	21
Austria^[31]	21	0	–
Azerbaijan^[31]	3	0	–
Bahrain^[31]	49	0	–
Belarus^[35]	4	0	–
Belgium^[31]	13	0	1
Brazil^[31]	2	0	–
Cambodia^[31]	1	0	1
Canada^[31]	33	0	8
Chile^[31]	1	0	–
China (mainland)^[31]^[c]	80,270	2,981	49,856
Croatia^[31]	9	0	–
Czech Republic^[31]	5	0	–
Denmark^[31]	10	0	–
Dominican Republic^[31]	1	0	–
Ecuador^[31]	7	0	–
Egypt^[31]	2	0	1
Estonia^[31]	2	0	–
Finland^[31]	6	0	1
France^[31]	212	4	12
Georgia^[31]	3	0	–
Germany^[31]	203	0	16
Greece^[31]	7	0	–
Hong Kong^[31]	100	2	37
Iceland^[34]	14	0	-
India^[33]	21	0	3
Indonesia^[31]	2	0	–
International conveyance^[31]^[d]	706	6	100
Iran^[31]	2,336	77	291
Iraq^[31]	32	0	–
Israel^[31]	12	0	1
Italy^[31]	2,502	79	160
Japan^[31]	293	6	46
Jordan^[31]	1	0	–
Kuwait^[31]	56	0	–
Latvia^[31]	1	0	–
Lebanon^[31]	13	0	–
Liechtenstein^[31]	1	0	–
Lithuania^[31]	1	0	–
Luxembourg^[31]	1	0	–
Macau^[31]	10	0	8
Malaysia^[31]	36	0	22
Mexico^[31]	5	0	–
Monaco^[31]	1	0	–
Morocco^[31]	1	0	–
Nepal^[31]	1	0	1
Netherlands^[31]	24	0	–
New Zealand^[36]	2	0	–
Nigeria^[31]	1	0	–
North Macedonia^[31]	1	0	–
Norway^[31]	32	0	–
Oman^[31]	12	0	2
Pakistan^[31]	5	0	–
Philippines^[31]	3	1	2
Portugal^[31]	4	0	–
Qatar^[31]	8	0	–
Ireland^[31]	2	0	–
Romania^[31]	4	0	1
Russia^[31]	3	0	2
San Marino^[31]	10	1	–
Saudi Arabia^[31]	1	0	–
Senegal^[31]	1	0	–
Singapore^[31]	110	0	78
South Korea^[31]	5,328	33	41
Spain^[31]	165	1	2
Sri Lanka^[31]	1	0	1
Sweden^[31]	30	0	1
Switzerland^[31]	58	0	1
Taiwan^[31]	42	1	12
Thailand^[31]	43	1	31
Tunisia^[37]	1	0	–
Ukraine^[31]	1	0	–
United Arab Emirates^[31]	27	0	5
United Kingdom^[31]	51	0	8
United States^[31]	126	9	9
Vietnam^[31]	16	0	16
80 territories	93,174	3,203	50,795
As of 4 March 2020 · History: China, others v t e
Notes ^ Region where case was diagnosed. Nationality and location of original infection may vary. ^ "–" denotes that no data is currently available for that territory, not that the value is zero. ^ Includes clinically diagnosed cases and deaths from 12 February 2020 and onwards in the province of Hubei. ^ The cruise ship Diamond Princess was quarantined in Japanese waters and managed by the Japanese government. However, these cases are not included in the Japanese government's official count. The World Health Organization classifies the cases as being located "on an international conveyance".