COVID-19 clinical update for geriatricians 11/03/20

  Current daily stats at a glance   Current UK cases: 456 were confirmed as positive Current deaths: Six patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have died Numbers tested: 27,476 people have been tested in the UK (Source: DHSC)   Global situation report: 113,702 confirmed (4,125 new) 4,012 deaths (203 new) China: China 80,924 confirmed (20 new) 3,140 deaths (17 new)  Outside of China:  32,778 confirmed (4,105 new) 872 deaths (186 new) 109 countries/territories/ areas (5 new) (Source: World Health Organization)     Latest clinical news updates   WHO: COVID-19 is now characterised as a pandemic In a media briefing, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “Pandemic is not