COVID-19 clinical update for geriatricians 12/03/20

  Current daily stats at a glance   Current UK cases: 590 are confirmed as positive Current deaths: Eight patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have died Numbers tested: 29,764 people have been tested in the UK (Source: DHSC)   Global situation report: 118,322 confirmed (4,623 new) 4,292 deaths (280 new) China: China 80,955 confirmed (31 new) 3,162 deaths (22 new) Outside of China:  37,367 confirmed (4,592 new) 1,130 deaths (258 new) 113 countries/territories/ areas (4 new) (Source: World Health Organization)     Latest clinical news updates   WHO call on countries to follow a four-pronged strategy At a mission briefing, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the decision