COVID-19 clinical update for geriatricians 17/03/20

  Current daily stats at a glance   Current UK cases: 1,950 are confirmed as positive Current deaths: 55 patients who tested positive for COVID-19 have died Numbers tested: 50,442 people have been tested in the UK (Source: DHSC)   Global situation report: 167,515 confirmed (13,903 new), 6,606 deaths (862 new) China: 81,077 confirmed (29 new), 3,218 deaths (14 new)  Outside of China:  86,438 confirmed (13,874 new) 3,388 deaths (848 new) 150 countries/territories/ areas (4 new) (Source: World Health Organization)     Latest clinical news updates   Epidemic suppression is the only viable strategy at the current time The UK Government’s decision to ramp up interventions to