#Lockdowns

Rachel Glennerster

rglenner

In March we forecast indirect impacts of C-19 on developing countries through 3 channels: 1. global economic (eg commodity prices, capital flows); 2. containment's impact on livelihoods;3. other secondary impacts

𒊓𒅂𒁓𒐗𒐕𒐗 Steve the skeptic

sib313

The New NHSE guidance (https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/gpad-guidance.pdf) on how to record GP activity has caused a great deal of confusion.A thread on what it means and what it doesn't mean... The reason

Jonas Nahm

jonasnahm

I just testified in a @HouseForeign subcommittee hearing on Covid-19 and a green recovery. I offered three reasons to be pessimistic about the current situation and a number of lessons

Vincent Rajkumar

VincentRK

India has 1.3 billion people. 4 times that of the US. What’s going on is just amazing and needs in depth immunologic studies. These are raw numbers! When I adjust

Stewart Alsop III - Host of Crazy Wisdom Podcast

StewartalsopIII

Starting a #stablethread on interesting 'Rona resources I come across. Please note that I'm not endorsing any of this, just collecting it in one place. Declining COVID-19 Case Fatality Rates

VPM

myVPM

As coronavirus cases tick up, Gov. Northam will be holding a briefing in 10 minutes or so.We'll live tweet and cover the event for web and radio.https://twitter.com/myVPM/status/1283088382130819074 Northam says the

Stylstc Clmnst

Sime0nStylites

1. Despite the government’s exhortations many people seem reluctant to go back even to quasi normal life.The first wave was a disaster but now the chance of infection is very

A. Tsai

drdrtsai

1/ Apparently @CDCDirector Dr. Robert Redfield is claiming that the spike in the #COVID-19 case growth rate in the South is _not_ due to premature relaxation of social distancing measures.

Bassam Osman, MD

_bosman_

Where is my COVID 19 vaccine?More than 170 research teams racing.A thread about progress and concerns: First, the vaccine should pass through testing and trials:1.Preclinical: tested on animals, to test

Yossi Gestetner

YossiGestetner

Death rates are deaths relative to known cases. Why would you think that a country’s known case count is really all the cases that a country has? Most countries tested

Carlos Osweda

COsweda

Thread@johncusack blames @realDonaldTrump for the actions of rabid, deranged leftists like...John Cusack.https://twitter.com/johncusack/status/1266847277836009478 "Is the dream accomplished? Is America great?"Look at his followers

Ryan Bourne

MrRBourne

RELEASED TODAY: My first book, Economics In One Virus, is officially released! It is an introduction to economics through the case study of the pandemic—my attempt to use the dreadful

Saahil Murli Menghani

saahilmenghani

I have #VERIFIED from @savelifeindiaDetailed #THREAD on Migrant workers killed in accidents while returning to their states. 64 DEAD & 152 INJURED during LockdownsMar27, Rajasthan- 1 died. Hit by a

Sarah E. Parkinson

se_parkinson

Great reporting from @washingtonpost's @ksieff on how militants, gangs, and mafias are engaging with #COVIDー19 pandemic. What I said: Some groups are filling gaps that governments have left. Some are

Dan Larremore

DanLarremore

Here is my summary of an exciting new @NBA + longitudinal COVID testing paper.Writing a thread about COVID and the NBA has been on my bucket list for some time,

John Burn-Murdoch

jburnmurdoch

NEW: Thurs 2 April update of coronavirus trajectoriesFirst, daily new cases• American exceptionalism. More than 20k new cases per day, each day more than the last• Spain & Italy both