#LockDown

.@OfficeofUT .@AUThackeray .@mybmc Since 23rd March' 2020, your govt has ordered lock down of economic activity through out the state of Maharashtra..Central govt has urged business enterprises to pay salaries
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Captain's log:Domestic #LockDown day 2Daytime (& part of night-time) spent working remotely, crisis management mode; great outcomes so far.Spending time with a beautiful family; lined up some books to read,
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Even as the government has sought to revive economic activity in a phased manner, I spoke to the stranded migrant workers in Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru and Surat. They didn't want
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What is the goal of the lockdown? It was flattening the curve, to make sure hospitals could handle critical patients without being overwhelmed. Honest modelers acknowledged a flattened curve would
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The official data published on Friday showed there are now 3,090 Covid patients being treated in English hospitals, seven fewer than the 3,097 figure on March 23 — the first
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The tactics are clear:1) Pretend that idiots wishing harm on PM are representative of all govt. critics. (Ignore all examples of harm being wished on govt. critics.)2) Orchestrate pliant MPs
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There has been a lot of uncertainty around employers paying salaries during the #21daylockdownSA period. I spoke about this briefly on @Yfm with @KhutsoTheledi earlier this week and I've decided
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Great scoop by @PippaCrerar. Defence of Cummings begins. Went to parents as he & wife ill & needed help w son. Colleagues point to quote from Dep CMO Harries (Apr
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It's the start of the summer term today and with pupils and parents trying to learn from home, today I'm reporting on concerns that the most disadvantaged children are going
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1/ Assuming (and this is a big assumption) that the lockdown governors understand the lack of evidence that masks are useful - especially outdoors - why would they insist on
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Yesterday evening my 11yo had a complete wobble over isolating & the uncertainty over school's opening (yes that's how much he loves his school & friends/teachers/staff). Sobbing w/o knowing why
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[Thread] I make absolutely no apologies for the RTs in regards to the Dominic Cummings situation. It has deeply enraged me. I will detail why in thread.Currently I live with
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As an extrovert married to an introvert there are lots of things I usually do to ensure I’m not too much all the time at home. I have an extrovert
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It's depressing to watch this country repeat the mistakes it made in March, which will make mortality AND the economic impact worse.https://twitter.com/IronEconomist/status/1314539120505630722 Saving the economy vs lives is a false
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My statement is not criticism but advice, Lock down gives you time to prepare to fight against viruses. Lockdown stops the virus for a while, does not eliminate it -
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The best chance Nigeria has for sustained agitations for reforms is a united middle class willing and ready to cripple national economic activity to compel changes.But the Nigerian middle class
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