COVID-19 death in 17 million patients

OpenSAFELY: factors associated with COVID-19 death in 17 million patients: COVID-19-related death was associated with: being male (hazard ratio (HR) 1.59, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.53–1.65); older age and deprivation (both with a strong gradient); diabetes; severe asthma; and various other medical conditions. Compared with people with white ethnicity, Black and South Asian people were at higher risk even after adjustment for other factors (HR 1.48, 1.30–1.69 and 1.44, 1.32–1.58, respectively).

Victims of Covid-19 had a disability

Two in three victims of Covid-19 had a disability: The figures come from an analysis by the Office for National Statistics, which compared death certificates from March 2 to May 15 with data from the 2011 census.

They found that 30.3 per cent of coronavirus deaths were among people who said their daily activities were “limited a lot” because of a health problem

The Racial Inequity of Coronavirus

The Fullest Look Yet at the Racial Inequity of Coronavirus: Early numbers had shown that Black and Latino people were being harmed by the virus at higher rates. But the new federal data — made available after The New York Times sued the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — reveals a clearer and more complete picture: Black and Latino people have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus in a widespread manner that spans the country, throughout hundreds of counties in urban, suburban and rural areas, and across all age groups.

Coronavirus: Immunity may be more widespread than tests suggest: People testing negative for coronavirus antibodies may still have some immunity, a study has suggested.

Faulty Masks Flood Europe

Questionable Paperwork Lets Fake and Faulty Masks Flood Europe: Reporters were able to trace masks sold by the company to countries including Portugal, Malta, and Estonia.

Reset Sustainable Development Goals for a pandemic world

Reset Sustainable Development Goals for a pandemic world: COVID-19 is exposing the fragility of the goals adopted by the United Nations — two-thirds are now unlikely to be met.

The inside story of how UK's 'chaotic' testing regime 'broke all the rules': In their effort to release rapid data to show the increase in testing capacity, officials from Public Health England (PHE) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) "hand-cranked" the numbers to ensure a constant stream of rising test numbers were available for each day's press conference