International COVID-19 Megathread

[ON Progressive]

Did France have a uptick in testing? https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ has a huge surge in cases today.

France's new case numbers tend to have the issue of randomly dramatically spiking and dropping. I don't have any idea why that is, maybe one of our French users can explain that.

[ON Progressive]

South Korea reported less than 10 new cases for the first time in two months, also with 105 new recoveries.

Active cases below 2400 now.

[ON Progressive]

A vaccine for COVID-19?

We need to be prepared for the eventuality of never having one.

Professor Ian Frazer explains:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2020-04-17/coronavirus-vaccine-ian-frazer/12146616

Yeah, this is a seriously underrated possibility in my view. I feel like we really need an exit plan for what to do if this situation does happen.

[ON Progressive]

Ontario update:
Total cases: 14432 (+437, lowest since April 13)
Deaths: 835 (+24)
Recovered: 8000 (+491)
Patients in ICU: 252 (+7)
Patients in hospitals: 938 (+13)

To my knowledge, this is the first time recoveries have outnumbered new cases in the province since they changed the criteria for recoveries.

[ON Progressive]

Ontario update:
Total cases: 14856 (+424)
Deaths: 892 (+57)
Recovered: 8525 (+525)
Patients in ICU: 241 (-11)
Patients in hospitals: 945 (+7)

Second day in a row of more recoveries than new cases, death number is really awful thoigh.