The UK government abandoned public health measures (masks, distance), failed to invest in ventilation and effective PPE, removed universal COVID-19 testing, scrapped robust COVID-19 infection control policies within the NHS, all of which are allowing virus cases and hospitalisations to surge.
The Zoe COVID Studyโs positive symptomatic case estimate is currently 188,369 cases (+29.4% in a week). The 7-day estimate shows 1,173,802 cases in a week (+25.1%). On average, it is now estimated that at least 167,686 people are still infected by coronavirus every day in the UK.
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First published in June 2022.
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After two years without updating its list of just three symptoms of COVID-19 (a high temperature, a new continuous cough and a loss or change to the sense of smell or taste), the NHS has finally updated its list of symptoms of COVID:
๐ฉ Shortness of breath
๐ฅฑ Feeling tired or exhausted
๐ค An aching body
๐คฏ A headache
๐ค A sore throat
๐คง A blocked or runny nose
๐ Loss of appetite
๐ฅด Diarrhoea
๐คฎ Feeling sick or being sick
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โฆ Far too many countries have abandoned public health measures (masks indoors, distance), not invested (ventilation, PPE, HCW), continue to politicize #COVID19 undermining the effectiveness of tools that workโฆ all of which allows the virus to continue to circulate intenselyโฆ
— Maria Van Kerkhove (@mvankerkhove) June 19, 2022
1. โJapanโs success in curbing Covid deaths may hold lessons for how other countries can deal with the current or future pandemicsโ https://t.co/Y5oFnYepyz via @bpolitics
— Dr Satoshi Akima FRACP ใ็ง้่ฐใ (@ToshiAkima) June 19, 2022
It takes only one person to have covid at the workplace and not knowingly be maskless. Then the surgery gets canceled because the whole surgical team has covid just like the plane gets canceled because the whole crew has covid. This is happening.
— Dr. Natalia ๐ป ๐๐ (@SolNataMD) June 19, 2022
The air in a room is like water in a fish tank ๐ . It is important to keep a flow of fresh air ๐จ๐ช & to also filter the air (w/ HEPA or MERV13) so you are breathing in clean air to your lungs ๐ซ.
— Erin C. Sanders, MSN, WHNP-BC (She/Her) (@ErinSandersNP) June 18, 2022
Clean air is just as important to your health as clean water. #COVIDisAirborne pic.twitter.com/QbQLXUROTH
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โTo be clear, the rise in cases, and hospitalisations, began before the Jubilee weekend. The UK government has a lot to be held to account for. They kick the can down the road, duck and dive, but too many will remember what they, their families, and their friends, have endured.
โThe UK government abandoned public health measures (masks, distance), failed to invest in ventilation and effective PPE, removed universal COVID-19 testing, scrapped robust COVID-19 infection control policies within the NHS, all of which are allowing virus cases and hospitalisations to surge.โ โ Dr Joe Pajak.
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Since February 2022, the UKHSA has slowly reduced the publishing of its daily COVID updates, following the UK Governmentโs narrative that we should all โlive with the virusโ.
England now reports on weekdays, Scotland reports on Mondays and Thursdays only, Wales reports on Thursdays only, and Northern Ireland has stopped reporting altogether.
The virus doesnโt take a break at weekends.
It doesnโt infect people from time to time.
It doesnโt stop at a border either.
The virus still spreads and kills people every day in the UK and around the world. COVID-19 is NOT over.
We, at PMP, have decided to continue to publish the latest COVID data available every day, especially the Zoe COVID Study estimates โ probably more accurate than the UK Governmentโs own data since free testing has ended in England, ย and the ONS COVID Infection Survey estimates.
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๐งฉ Long COVID
- Almost 1 in 20 older pupils have had long COVID | ONS
- As the pandemic ebbs, long-haul Covid still drains patients and confounds doctors | The Guardian
- Long COVID found in 20% of US cases โ CDC
- Is Omicron Creating More Cases of Long Covid? โ Bloomberg
- Long Covid can lead to trauma and depression โ Sunday Times
๐จ 2.0 million people currently live with long COVID in the UK (vs 1.8 million last month)
๐จ 3.1% of the UK population currently live with long COVID (vs 2.8%)
๐จ 1 in 33 people in the UK has long COVID
๐จ Long COVID symptoms adversely affect the day-to-day activities of 1.4 million people, 71% of long COVID sufferers (vs 1.2 million)
๐จ Of those, 398,000 people (20%) are โlimited a lotโ (vs 346,000)
๐จ 593,000 (30%) first had COVID-19 before Alpha became the main variant; 239,000 (12%) in the Alpha period, 427,000 (21%) in the Delta period, and 619,000 (31%) in the Omicron period.
๐จ Most common symptoms of long COVID:
โซ fatigue (55%)
โซ shortness of breath (32%)
โซ cough (23%)
โซ muscle ache (23%)
๐จ Prevalence of long COVID is greatest in people:
โซ aged 35-69 years
โซ females
โซ living in more deprived areas
โซ working in social care, teaching, education or health care
โซ with another activity-limiting health condition or disability
(Source: ONS)
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โ Weekly New Hospital Admissions for COVID-19 (per million)
โ Cumulative number of people who have tested positive for COVID-19 in the UK
(Source: ONS)
(Sources: UK Health Security Agency + Welsh Government
+ Scottish Government + N-I Ministry of Health)
โ Population Testing Positive for COVID-19
(Source: ONS)
โ Number of contact tracing alerts sent (England & Wales)
(Source: NHS)
(Source: University of Oxford)
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๐ Data Sources:
- Daily summary: Coronavirus in the UK | UK Government
- Coronavirus (COVID-19) NHS Advice | PMP Magazine
- Variants: distribution of cases data | UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)
- Vaccination Data | UK Government
- Whatโs new | UK Government
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๐๏ธ Sources: @CovidGenomicsUK | @UKHSA | @ONS
๐งฎ Special thanks: @JoePajak | #NHS | NHS staff
โ AUTHORS โ
โซ J.N. PAQUET, Author & Journalist, Editor of PMP Magazine.
Sources
- Text: This piece was first published in PMP Magazine on 19 June 2022. | The authors write in a personal capacity.
- Data cross-referenced with the latest official data from the UK dashboard.
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