Global Summary - 22nd March 2020

The latest figures should make for bracing reading for any politican who has not realised how critical it is to implement a lockdown early. 
First, look at how rapidly case numbers have increased in the USA and Europe - Spain is now tracking China's outbreak, and the USA looks to be on a materially worse track.  NB this chart only shows the first 17 days after case numbers reached 100 in each country - Italy is now at over 50,000 cases.  

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Second, remember how long it has taken countries to move from 100 cases to 1000 cases:

• China - 9 days
• Spain, France and Germany - 7 days
• Italy, Iran and Korea - 6 days

Third, look at what happens next.  If you have 1,000 cases today, expect 10x to 20x growth in ten days.
​You know the rest...