#Covıd19

Christian Munthe

christianmunthe

THREAD: (1) Many want to use country comparative Covid19 case/death statistics to rate/compare Covid19 policy in different countries. This is complicated, as it is uncertain how policies affect these statistics,

Ranu Dhillon

RanuDhillon

THREAD1/ Overly focusing on how COVID19 may be amplified by protests misses the point that systemic racism against Black Americans - the target of the protests - is driving both

Ashleigh Tuite

AshTuite

We've been playing around with @AdamJKucharski @cmmid_lshtm #COVID19 contact tracing model (https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.23.20077024v1) to see what levels of symptomatic case testing and timeliness of case finding are required

Beth Shelburne

bshelburne

THREAD: I appreciate advocacy for releasing people from jails & prisons, but limiting this opportunity to "nonviolent offenders" ignores the larger problem of categorizing people this way. Offenses are defined

Lauren Chen

TheLaurenChen

Here's what looks like a @WHO official advocating removing people with #COVID19 from their homes:"Now we need to go and look in families to find those people who may be

Michael Del Moro

MikeDelMoro

The internal WH memos reported in the NY Times and obtained by Axios compared to what was said publicly:This one was from the day before the President said publicly that

USCIRF

USCIRF

During #COVID19 crisis, there are reports #India govt is arresting Muslim activists protesting the #CAA, including Safoora Zargar who is pregnant. At this time, #India should be releasing prisoners of

US Campaign for Palestinian Rights

USCPR_

*THREAD*Palestinians in Gaza face an escalating crisis while being faced with a global pandemic and limited resources under the Israeli blockade. Meanwhile, the Trump Administration has been busy normalizing Israel's

Mayor Marty Walsh

marty_walsh

During the public health crisis, we know that many people in Boston are struggling with their finances. Our priority is to ensure no one struggles to put food on the

Star Tribune

StarTribune

1/ We all want concrete answers about when life can go back to normal. But clarity can be hard to find when one #COVID19 disease model projects 360 deaths in

Jessica Studdert

jesstud

The #localgov role in the #COVIDー19 response is being massively underplayed by govt & national media. Perhaps because it’s so wide-ranging & as always with councils, heavily skewed towards supporting

TheRealLavaLamp🌴

TheRealLavaLamp

"The next week is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment. It’s going to be our 9/11 moment,” Dr FauciTop brass ignored warnings of a possible imminent attack during Pearl

Michelle Lujan Grisham

GovMLG

Updates from @NMDWS regarding Unemployment Insurance:The state has heard the concerns from workers affected by COVID-19 and is implementing the following changes to increase access for New Mexicans applying for

Robert Peston

Peston

There are times when an anticipated scenario is profoundly shocking, even when it says broadly what I would have expected. The @OBR_UK commentary on the economic impact of #Covid19 crisis

Catie Lilly

catielila

Wading in w/trepidation but think it's important to critically examine @DrTedros's comments at today's @WHO presser that he was "attacked by racial slurs...And if you want me to be specific,

Nadia Inha

nadiaiona

A thread about how #ClapForOurCarers feels really hollow right now and how landlords continue to act like arseholes.1. My dad, who’s an NHS worker, has just been evicted by his