CORONAVIRUS (COVID_19) SAVVY

Coronavirus has been in existence for a long time, but its emergence in December 2019 came in a different form and quiet different from already known existing ones. The new emergence has put the world in a perilous state. The outbreak started in china and has affected the country in a lot of ways including their economy.

The virus has affected not less than 82, 295 globally from which China accounts for 78, 588(95.5%) confirm cases while 3707(4.5%) cases out-side China territory in 47 countries across all the world continents.

Fig. 1: confirm cases of COVID_19 in picture.

Fig. 2: The affected countries by region.

The epidemic has spread to all the regions of the whole with the number of countries per region as shown above. European region(20) has the highest number of countries being affected, follow by Eastern Mediterranean region(10), western Pacific region(7) and others as shown above.

The cases out-side china is becoming outrageous as Western Pacific(2107) region hosting the highest number of cases, an International conveyance (Diamond Princess) (705) follow by European Region(486) and others while the lowest being African region(2). More than 49% of trans-border transmission is from China.
 

Fig. 3: Out-china cases by region and transmission form.

The virus as claimed not less than 2,804 live globally, amounting to 3.4% of confirm cases, 2,748 (98% of the global death) only in China and 56 (1.5% of confirm cases) in other affected countries.

Fig. 4: Death Out-China by region.

9.0% of the cases are male, 6.4% are female while 84.6% is unknown. The virus has affected 26 healthcare worker (11 male, 5 female while 10 is unknown) despite of their level of precautions.

The coming charts depict the status of the virus in the affected countries of the world by region.

 In the western Pacific region, Republic of Korea(1766) house the highest incidence in the region follow by Japan(186), Singapore(93) while Cambodia(1) house the lowest number of case. All the countries in the region got the virus transmitted from china to their territory. Death is recorded in the region only in Republic of Korea(13) and Japan(3).

While in the South-East Asia region, Thailand(40) house the highest incidence in the region follow by India(3), Nepal(1) and Sri Lanka(1) house the lowest number of case. All the countries in the region got the virus transmitted from china to their territory. Death has not been recorded in the region so far.

Three countries are presently battling the disease in the American region with United State of America having the highest cases(59), 14 from china, 11 cases in Canada 7 from China and only one case in Brazil while no death has been recorded in the region so far. All in the below charts!

 

 

 

Italy recorded the highest cases in the European region with 400 confirm cases, three from china and 12 deaths being the only country in the region to record death from the infection.

 

 

 

In the above region- Eastern Mediterranean, Iran is the most affected country 141confirm cases and 22 deaths and the only country to record death in the region follow by Kuwait(43) Bahrain(33), United Arab Emirates(13) and others as shown above. United Arab Emirates is the only country in the region which has transmission history from china from where other neighbours might have contacted the deadly disease.

 

 

Only two countries are presently facing the mines of the disease in the African region namely Algeria(1) and Nigeria(1), the transmission were not from china as it is from Italy in the case of Nigeria. There is a big danger for the disease to have reach Africa, even disease that not this deadly were not properly manage, the region is now in great danger as the disease will transmission more easily and widely if care is not taking pro to the poor health practice in the region.

RECOMMENDATIONS AND ADVICE FOR THE PUBLIC (WHO Standard)

If you are not in an area where COVID-19 is spreading, or if you have not travelled from one of those areas or have not been in close contact with someone who has and is feeling unwell, your chances of getting it are currently low. However, it’s understandable that you may feel stressed and anxious about the situation. It’s a good idea to get the facts to help you accurately determine your risks so that you can take reasonable precautions.

Your healthcare provider, your national public health authority and your employer are all potential sources of accurate information on COVID-19 and whether it is in your area. It is important to be informed of the situation where you live and take appropriate measures to protect yourself.

If you are in an area where there is an outbreak of COVID-19 you need to take the risk of infection seriously. Follow the advice issued by national and local health authorities. Although for most people COVID-19 causes only mild illness, it can make some people very ill. More rarely, the disease can be fatal. Older people and those with pre-existing medical conditions (such as high blood pressure, heart problems or diabetes) appear to be more vulnerable.

PROTECT YOURSELF FROM DISEASE!!!