Wuhan coronavirus

There is a little change on yesterday. Both confirmed cases and deaths increased but not massively.

Total confirmed cases are at 38,168, with 4450 new cases, up 206 (4.7% increase) on yesterday. Total deaths are 3,605, with 684 new deaths, up 115 (18.3% increase) on yesterday. Total tested this (24h) period, 10590.

As of 9am on 3 April 2020, 173,784 people have been tested, of which 38,168 were confirmed positive.
As of 5pm on 2 April 2020, of those hospitalised in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 3,605 have died.

Moar news.....

UK:
NHS whistleblower says nurses advised to 'walk away' from Covid-19 heart attack victims over 'inadequate' PPE
https://inews.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-nhs-whistleblower-advise-walk-away-covid-19-heart-attack-patients-2527673

684 more COVID-19 deaths in UK - bringing total to 3,605
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-684-more-covid-19-deaths-in-uk-bringing-total-to-3-605-11967903

Nightingale Hospital opens at London's ExCel centre
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52150598

'Immunity passports': can they end the UK coronavirus lockdown?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/03/immunity-passports-can-they-end-uk-coronavirus-lockdown

'Conspiracy theorists BURN 5G masts' as UK mobile network providers are forced to deny 'baseless' claims that 'radiation sparked coronavirus' as they spread online
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-8185073/Theories-linking-coronavirus-5G-baseless-networks-say-mast-fire.html

World:
More than 500 die in New York overnight with 100,000 reported cases
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-us-map-cases-death-toll-new-york-update-today-a9446291.html

Malaria drug hydroxychloroquine is the most effective coronavirus treatment currently available, finds international poll of 6,000 doctors
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8184259/Malaria-drug-hydroxychloroquine-effective-coronavirus-treatment-currently-available.html

A small trial finds that hydroxychloroquine is not effective for treating coronavirus
https://theconversation.com/a-small-trial-finds-that-hydroxychloroquine-is-not-effective-for-treating-coronavirus-135484

China's top coronavirus expert warns of 'a disaster of the whole world' if the US fails to contain the spread of the bug
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8184051/Chinas-coronavirus-expert-warns-global-disaster-fails-contain-COVID-19.html

Sweden determined it has smarter strategy for dealing with COVID-19
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-sweden-determined-it-has-smarter-strategy-for-dealing-with-covid-19-11968101

Sweden sees an 18% spike in coronavirus deaths in one day, bringing total to 333, as experts question liberal pandemic strategy and warn: 'We cannot head into complete chaos'
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8184843/Swedens-liberal-pandemic-strategy-questioned-Stockholm-death-toll-mounts.html

The rapid rise in US coronavirus cases: America now has DOUBLE the number of infections as Europe epicenter Spain and is reporting five times as many illnesses as China did during its peak
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8184475/The-rapid-rise-coronavirus-cases-America-DOUBLE-number-infections-Spain.html

Wuhan begins to return to everyday life
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-52153103

Iran coronavirus patients ‘dying after being given expired drugs & death toll really 5 times higher at 15,000’
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11318949/iran-coronavirus-death-toll-expired-drugs/

Germans will be fined £440 for STANDING too close to each other under strict new coronavirus rules
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8183983/Germans-fined-440-STANDING-close-strict-new-coronavirus-rules.html

US accused of 'modern piracy' after diversion of masks meant for Europe
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/03/mask-wars-coronavirus-outbidding-demand

Jared Kushner says national stockpile of medical equipment used for public health emergencies is not for states
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-jared-kushner-national-stockpile-ventilators-us-states-governors-a9445841.html

Trump says N95 mask makers 3M 'will have a big price to pay' for selling to higher bidding foreign countries as he invokes Defense Production Act and forces the firm to supply to the US
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8183153/Trump-says-N95-mask-makers-3M-big-price-pay-selling-higher-bidding-countries.html

NY Gov. Cuomo says hospital ship USNS Comfort is not being used for coronavirus patients as it’s ‘too hard to disinfect’
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/11323810/cuomo-usns-comfort-not-used-patients-coronavirus-too-hard-disinfect/

NYC Health Officials Assess Impact; Counterterrorism Officer: A Lot of “Misinformation” About Virus

China's virus lab INTENTIONALLY harvested bats for their virus potential!

Skip to 16:14 for the main part.

Not sure if this has been posted before - but here is a study detailing the suppression of the immune system by coronavirus
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41423-020-0401-3

Might as well add that to the bonfire.