Planetary Information Engine Update - 4/23/2020
Hello, thanks for signing up for updates from the Planetary Information Engine. The Planetary Information Engine delivers actionable intelligence (information) to residents of the Earth to aid them in their daily lives. Currently we are devoting a large number of resources (AKA. my free time) to updating the Coronavirus Live Tracking site that I've established in response to the global, novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The following figures and items have been updated recently:
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*MAJOR TIMELINE REVISION FROM NEW DATA*
First and US Death has been revised from February 29th, 2020 in King County, Washington to February 6th, 2020 in Santa Clara, California. Second US Death also revised to Feb. 17th, 2020.
These type of revisions will be reflected on the date they occurred, not on the date of the revision (ie. Feb 6th and 17th deaths will show up on February 2020 Archives). Site Updates
Minor Updates: - GoFundMe has been setup to support the development of the website - (note that I am a full-time graduate student and receive no external funding for operating the website):
- Discord server is setup for those interest in more frequent/rapid communication
Archive Status: * COVID-19 Quick Stats New Quick Stats Dashboard including live updates of WHO and Johns Hopkins data:
- 04/17/2020 - Antibody tests suggest that coronavirus infections vastly exceed official counts
- 04/18/2020 - First confirmed detection of SARS-CoV-2 in untreated wastewater in Australia: A proof of concept for the wastewater surveillance of COVID-19 in the community
- 04/20/2020 - Shake Shack returns $10 million emergency loan to the US government
- 04/20/2020 - Oil prices go negative — and Washington is paralyzed over what to do
- 04/20/2020 - America doesn't want another Tea Party (Anti-Quarantine protestors)
- 04/20/2020 - Free Fall: Oil Prices Go Negative
- 04/20/2020 - Air pollution may be 'key contributor' to Covid-19 deaths – study
- 04/20/2020 - There is nothing hidden from the U.S.' -WHO
- 04/20/2020 - Report: Americans At World Health Organization Told Trump Administration About Coronavirus 'Late Last Year'
- 04/20/2020 - Trump says he will suspend all immigration into U.S. over coronavirus
- 04/21/2020 - China Bat Expert Says Her Wuhan Lab Wasn't Source of New Coronavirus
- 04/21/2020 - Largest analysis of hydroxychloroquine use finds no benefit for coronavirus, increased deaths
- 04/21/2020 - At least 11% of tested blood donors in Stockholm had Covid19 antibody as of last week.
- 04/21/2020 - Nurses read names of colleagues who died of COVID-19 in protest outside White House
- 04/21/2020 - CDC chief says there could be second, possibly worse coronavirus outbreak this winter
- 04/21/2020 - NIH Panel Recommends Against Drug Combination Promoted By Trump For COVID-19 (Hydroxychloroquine)
- 04/21/2020 - The potential danger of suboptimal antibody responses in COVID-19
- 04/22/2020 - Covid-19: Stop using Chinese rapid test kits for 2 days, says ICMR after complaints of faulty kits emerge
- 04/22/2020 - COVID-19 Seroprevalence: First estimate of the prevalence of ANTI-SARS-CoV-2 IGG antibodies in the Geneva population
- 04/22/2020 - Saliva is more sensitive for SARS-CoV-2 detection in COVID-19 patients than nasopharyngeal swabs | MedRxiv
- 04/22/2020 - Presence of SARS-CoV-2 reactive T cells in COVID-19 patients and healthy donors
- 04/22/2020 - Adding A Nylon Stocking Layer Could Boost Protection From Cloth Masks, Study Finds
- 04/22/2020 - Presenting Characteristics, Comorbidities, and Outcomes Among 5700 Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19 in the New York City Area
- 04/22/2020 - Confirmation of COVID-19 in Two Pet Cats in New York
- 04/22/2020 - A Chinese Citizen Journalist Who Filmed His Own Arrest In Wuhan Just Reappeared Online (Li Zehua)
- 04/22/2020 - Antibody tests suggest that coronavirus infections vastly exceed official counts (50-fold increase)
- 04/22/2020 - Outcomes of hydroxychloroquine usage in United States veterans hospitalized with Covid-19
- 04/22/2020 - Antibody surveys suggesting vast undercount of coronavirus infections may be unreliable
- 04/22/2020 - A preliminary observation: male pattern hair loss among hospitalized COVID‐19 patients in Spain – A potential clue to the role of androgens in COVID‐19 severity
- 04/22/2020 - An 81 base-pair deletion in SARS-CoV-2 ORF7a identified from sentinel surveillance in Arizona (Jan-Mar 2020) |
- 04/22/2020 - Director of key federal vaccine agency says his departure was retaliation
See the coronavirus health information page for more information.
*Note: The information contained in this newsletter or website does not constitute medical advice. If you are having a medical emergency please contact your local healthcare provider or dial 911. If you are concerned about your health risks related to Coronavirus, please consult a medical professional.
A simple ("crude"), estimated CFR is determined by dividing # deaths by # of infections, per country. Time series graph (Updated 04/11/2020)  A table of current infections, deaths, and CFR as of 04/23/2020. | Country | Infections | Deaths | CFR | 95% Confidence Interval | | USA | 842,624 | 46,785 | 5.55% | (5.50 - 5.60%) | | Spain | 208,389 | 21,717 | 10.42% | (10.29 - 10.55%) | | Italy | 187,327 | 25,085 | 13.39% | (13.24 - 13.55%) | | France | 157,135 | 21,373 | 13.60% | (13.43 - 13.77%) | | Germany | 150,648 | 5,315 | 3.53% | (3.43 - 3.62%) | | UK | 134,639 | 18,151 | 13.48% | (13.30 - 13.66%) | | China | 83,876 | 4,636 | 5.53% | (5.37 - 5.68%) | | South Korea | 10,702 | 240 | 2.24% | (1.96 - 2.52%) | | Australia | 6,547 | 67 | 1.02% | (0.78 - 1.27%) | | Global | 2,637,314 | 183,559 | 6.96% | (6.93 - 6.99%) | Genetic Epidemiology of COVID-19 How does the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 travel around the world during the 2019/2020 pandemic? Visit this section to learn more about the genetics and genomics tools we can use to trace its spread. |
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