Jonathan Van-Tam press conference on coronavirus

The video explains the relationship between COVID-19 cases, hospital admissions, and deaths, highlighting the lag between infection and hospital admission or death. It emphasizes that current hospital admissions are linked to infections from weeks prior, and future admissions and deaths are already 'baked in' due to past infections.

What is the likely trend for the data points on the extreme right side of the graph?

• They will remain constant.

• They will decrease significantly.

• They will fluctuate randomly.

• They are likely to increase.

What is the main reason for the delay in hospital admissions after COVID-19 infection?

• Patients recover quickly at home.

• It takes time for symptoms to worsen.

• Hospitals are always full.

• Patients are immediately treated at clinics.

Why don't patients die immediately upon arriving at the hospital?

• They receive immediate treatment.

• The virus is not lethal.

• There is a natural delay in disease progression.

• Hospitals have advanced technology.

How do current hospital admissions relate to past COVID-19 cases?

• They reflect infections from three weeks ago.

• They are predicted by future infection trends.

• They are unrelated.

• They are based on current infection rates.

What does the speaker mean by 'baked in' additional hospital admissions and deaths?

• They are preventable with current measures.

• They are already accounted for due to past infections.

• They are exaggerated by the media.

• They are unexpected.