#CORONAVIRUS

A reminder about DROPLETS and MICRODROPLETS. 6 feet rule is not enough indoors with now established aerosol based transmission. #MasksOn #COVID19 2) Here is an earlier thread on evidence that
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My takeaway from reporting in Chelsea, Massachusetts, which has an infection rate 6x the state average: Social distancing was meaningless there. It's too crowded, and almost no one can afford
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The new House stimulus bill omits arguably the single most important feature -- automatic stabilizers -- for UTTERLY FUCKING STUPID POLITICAL REASONS AAAAARGH^$*!! Ahem. An important & infuriating post
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Wow. Potentially huge.https://twitter.com/verge/status/1248656731711905794 Just today, I wrote about why Bluetooth-based contact tracing is a flawed solution.- Hard to get population-wide adoption. Singapore managed to get 12%.- BLE data collection i
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Ok, there’s a lot of layers to this story. I‘m to break down some of the issues in it.H/T @RyanMarino @Yahoo @YahooNews @yahooaustralia @marissamayer https://au.news.yahoo.com/amphtml/doctor-shares-surreal-experience-with-coronavirus-pa
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ThreadCarona and Indian media and journalism in action.Everyday I read news, analysis and opinion on Carona in Indian media. I compare it with coverage of Carona in Western countries in
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A thread on @ArvindKejriwal's preparedness to tackle @coronavirus If corona virus cases rises and reaches to 30,000 in Delhi : 8,000 Hospital beds 12,000 patients will be accommodated in
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[Thread] About half of the 2.4 million farmworkers in the US don’t have legal status, yet they’re risking contracting #COVID19 to supply the nation’s food. These farmworkers plow, pick, and
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I’m having flashbacks to Sept. 2008, when KJU’s father, then-leader Kim Jong Il, failed to show up for a military parade marking a major national anniversary. THAT was cause for
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A few people have reacted with a bit of hostility to this. So let's examine it.Did Johnson have coronavirus? Yes. He tested positive.Did he have full on covid-19?Two possibilities.....https://twitter.com/Geoelte_Spinne/status/1249374705565544448
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The idea that the NHL could resume games, especially in a playoff scenario, is really just odd. So you have 24 teams, only "essential" people are allowed in the rinks,
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Russian ventilators shared with US were built by companies on Trump’s sanctions listhttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/coronavirus-russia-ventilators-trump-sanctions-putin-new-york-a9446821.html https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05
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The US may be about to face a major crisis in higher education that will force hundreds of universities to close (thread).I was talking about why US higher ed is
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COVID-19 UPDATE THREAD:Good evening, San Antonio.We are now at 1254 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Bexar County, up 23 from yesterday.Of the 1254:- 16% are travel related- 43% are close
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Here's a new problem for India's testing data: states like Delhi are conducting both RT-PCR tests and antigen tests, but reporting positive test numbers combined. Antigen tests have much more
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My review of the #ImperialReport, which was consulted by @10DowningStreet for decision-making. Apologies for the delay: circumstances weren't ideal but I hope this is helpful!.https://coil.com/p/whydoitweet/COVID-19-Simulation-Review-Bonanza-3-Th
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