Thread by @FLAHAULT

1/22. Apr 04 to Apr 10 -
Daily #COVID19 epidemic forecasting for 192 countries/territories. Vaccine figures per country in summary tables.
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Data source: coronavirus.jhu.edu & ourworldindata.org/coronavirus
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2/22. Portugal has landed in its #COVID19 safety zone, and will stay in it (R-eff=1.0), with very low levels of mortality, for 7 more days.

3/22. The UK is landing in its #COVID19 safety zone (R-eff=0.86), and is decreasing in mortality, at very low levels, for 7 more days.

4/22. Ireland (and Denmark) are plateauing in their #COVID19 epidemic activity, with R-eff=1.02 (and 1.03), at medium levels, and increasing (plateauing) in mortality, at high (low) level, for 7 more days.

Spain (1.06) in similar situation, although irregular reporting.

5/22 - Norway (and Finland), European champions in fighting #COVID19 have both taken over control of their epidemic activity with R-eff=0.92 (0.82), and low (medium) levels of mortality, for 7 more days.

Iceland benefits from #ZeroCovid strategy, with 20 cases, no foreseen death

6/22. Italy is plateauing in its #COVID19 epidemic activity (R-eff=0.94), at high levels of activity, and slowly increasing in mortality at very high levels, for 7 more days.

Cyprus (Greece) (1.06), are increasing at high (very high) mortality.
Malta (0.54) is rapidly improving.

7/22. Germany seems taking over control of its #COVID19 epidemic activity, R-eff=1.0 at medium level, with medium level of mortality, for 7 more d.

Austria is plateauing (1.03) at high levels of activity, and high level of mortality.

Switzerland does not report during weekends.

8/22. Belgium is rising (1.10), at high level, in its #COVID19 epidemic activity, increasing in mortality at high level, for 7 more days.

France irregularly reports to JHU, unreliable national forecast, but for regions:

LUX (1.07) in similar situation.

9/22. Czechia is landing towards its #COVID19 safety zone (R-eff=0.81), although remaining at high levels of activity, and is decreasing in mortality too, with still alarming levels, for 7 more days.

Estonia (0.72), Slovakia (0.87) in similar situations.

10/22. Poland is experiencing an increase at high levels in its #COVID19 epidemic activity (R-eff=1.06), and is increasing in mortality at alarming levels, for 7 more days.

Croatia (1,23), Bosnia-Herzegovinia (1.08), Ukraine (1.06) similar.
Hungary(0.95), Bulgaria(0.97) plateau.

11/22. Tunisia is experiencing a surge, at medium levels, in its #COVID19 epidemic activity (R-eff=1.28), and is increasing in mortality at high levels, for 7 more days.

Libya (0.86) is decreasing in its activity.

12/22. Namibia is rising at medium levels, in its #COVID19 epidemic activity (R-eff=1.13), and is increasing in mortality, at medium-high levels , for 7 more days.

13/22. South Africa has landed in its #COVID19 safety zone and will stay in it, plateauing in mortality from low to very low levels, for 7 more days.

14/22. Qatar is experiencing a rise in its #COVID19 epidemic activity (R-eff=1.17), at high levels of activity, medium levels in mortality, for 7 more days.

Oman (1.17), Iran (1.13), Iraq (1.05) are increasing.
Jordan (0.87) is decreasing.
Israel (0.43) is safe.

15/22. Russia has almost stopped its descent towards its #COVID19 safety zone (R-eff=0.97), just above it, while plateauing at high levels in mortality, for 7 more days.

16/22. China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore five Asian champions in fighting #COVID19, will all remain below <1 new case/100Kpop./day, with no foreseen deaths, in the 7 upcoming days. #ZeroCovid .
Japan, South Korea, Nepal in their safety zones.

17/22. Philippines, (with India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan) are all experiencing a rise or surge in their #COVID19 epidemic activities, with R-eff=1.17 (1.21; 1.31; 1.14), at medium (low) levels, with very low levels of reported mortality, for 7 more days.

18/22. Canada is experiencing a rise at medium levels in its #COVID19 epidemic activity (R-eff=1.13), with low levels of mortality, for 7 more days.

(Forecast for 4 provinces in the thread)
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick in #ZeroCovid green zones

19/22. The USA are experiencing an increase in their #COVID19 epidemic activity (R-eff=1.08), at high levels, plateauing in mortality, at high levels, for 7 more days.

(Forecast for 9 states in the thread)

Mexico (0.92) in safe zone, while high mortality.

20/22. Brazil is plateauing at high level in its #COVID19 epidemic activity (R-eff=0.96), while the country is worryingly increasing in mortality at alarming level, for 7 more days.

Argentina (1.09), Uruguay (1.16), Colombia (1.21) surge at high level, very high mortality;

21/22. Chile, vaccinated>40% of its population, is experiencing an increase at high levels in its #COVID19 epidemic activity (R-eff=1.06), increasing in mortality, at very high levels, for 7 more days.

Paraguay (0.94), Peru (0.95) plateauing at high level.

22/22. Australia (and New Zealand), two Pacific champions in fighting #COVID19 will both remain in their safety zone with no expected death, for 7 more days.

Both countries are experiencing successful #ZeroCovid strategy (with respectively 7 and 0 cases with no death).

23/22.
A few definitions:
Safety zone: nb of forecast cases/day < 4.29/100K pop
4.3 < Medium level of epidemic activity < 20 cases/day
20 < High level < 100
Very high level > 100
Read forecasting for other countries by following:
@KristenN_06
and @elisa_manetti
...

24/22.
"Champion" country: mortality < 20 cumulative deaths per 100K pop

Very low mortality: nb of forecast deaths/d < 0.05/100K pop
0.05 < Low < 0.10
0.10 < Medium < 0.20
0.20 < High < 0.50
Very high > 0.50
Alarming > 1.0
Very alarming mortality > 3.0