COVID-19 clinical update for geriatricians 16/03/20

  Current daily stats at a glance   Current UK cases: 1,543 are confirmed as positive Current deaths: 55 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have died Numbers tested: 44,105 people have been tested in the UK (Source: DHSC)   Global situation report: 153,517 confirmed (10,982 new), 5,735 deaths (343 new) China: 81,048 confirmed (27 new) 3,204 deaths (10 new) Outside of China:  72,469 confirmed (10,955) 2,531 deaths (333 new) 143 countries/territories/ areas (09 new) (Source: World Health Organization)     Latest clinical news updates   Government urges all non-essential contact with others to be avoided In his first daily press briefing, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that