By: Reet Lath
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
Today, Italy experienced the highest single day death toll since the start of this pandemic, with 793 COVID-19 related deaths overnight
– Italy has now become the epicentre of this pandemic; whilst cases and fatalities from COVID-19 in China have declined significantly, they are rising exponentially in Italy
Yesterday, Singapore experienced its first two COVOID-19 related deaths
– The victims were a 75-year-old Singaporean woman and a 64-year-old Indonesian man
– Both had a history of heart disease, and the man had been hospitalised for pneumonia prior to his arrival in Singapore
47 new cases were reported in Singapore overnight; 39 imported, 8 local
Universal Dilemma: Hospitals are Beginning to RATION SUPPLIES
– Hospitals throughout the world are being forced to evaluate who should receive treatment and who shouldn't due to a shortage of medical supplies (such as intubators) and hospital beds
– Countries like Italy, the USA, and Spain are already starting to standardise the approach to dealing with the overwhelming influx of patients
– Factors such as age, health, and life expectancy are being used to determine who should be treated, and essentially who lives (i.e. who is more of a 'value to society')
– These decisions have sparked extreme controversy; click here to learn more about the moral dilemma facing Italian doctors
Click here for a comprehensive list of the countries which have closed their borders to all non-locals in an attempt to prevent the spread of COVID-19
Click here for some helpful statistics on the spread of coronavirus
Click here for more detailed numbers on the pandemic
Here is a comprehensive list on all cancelled events worldwide.
As always, stay safe, stay indoors, and wash your hands – if you're questioning the futility of these measures, watch this video from 6:25
It is of utmost importance to mitigate the spread of this virus, and this can only be done if we do our part. See this video on why the spread of COVID-19 depends on US.
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