#Transmission

Newman Nahas

NahasNewman

PCR testing & the CDC controversy. Some thoughts. Per fascinating paper (see below), we are likely (1) infectious no more than 9d; (2) but can carry VL/test PCR + up

Sarah

kamakawiw00le

tbh I wanna be happy that the state announced surge testing and a shutdown but... I recently finished the free JHU contact tracing training, and now I'm thinking about all

Latika M Bourke

latikambourke

THREAD Former Australian Prime Minister @HonTonyAbbott speaking to the @Policy_Exchange about the coronavirus pandemic. Tony Abbott says Jacinda Ardern locked down New Zealand and delayed the election after just 4

Sanjeev McIntyre

BurnItDownSan

Viruses used to be named after Origin places like EHF was named Zaire ebolavirus because its Origin place was near Ebola River, coccidioidomycosis's origin place was San Joaquin Valley that’s

Allen Cheng

peripatetical

There are going to be two instinctive reactions to the studies, both wrong. (These are the reactions I have to every model I see, even with some experience in looking

Aaron Derfel

Aaron_Derfel

1) Montreal is now witnessing a #COVID19 surge arising from the city’s bars and nightclubs in the past few days. (See the new chart below.) In this thread, I will

Fletcher Durant

fletcherdurant

Reading over @AIHA guidelines for library reopening safety and struck by 2 points that aren't being discussed (p. 4):1. disinfecting air intakes and returns daily2. increase of fresh air mixture

Anthony Costello

globalhlthtwit

I was privileged to speak with several public health people in the frontline today. Like ITU staff, other hospital and primary health care workers, they are working all hours to

Law-or-Fiction

laworfiction

Every set of Coronavirus regulations opens with a statement that they are a proportionate “response to the serious and imminent threat to public health which is posed by the incidence

Dr. Jasmine Patel

JPatel_MD

Abortions are not elective; they are time-sensitive procedures and by postponing abortions, you are sentencing a woman to pregnancy that has more risks for her health and transmission of #COVID19.

Michael Paulauski

mike10010100

Just a reminder that if you see someone saying "the COVID vaccine doesn't even stop you from getting COVID", know that this is a form of vaccine denialism.It has no

Javed Hassan

javedhassan

The agreement (MoU) between Government & Independent Power Producer is a great achievement & should lead to reduction in power costs and also circular debt. It remains to be seen

Samir Gupta

SammyG_MD

1/Lots of discussions about #lockdown vs no lockdown in medicine, politics, around dinner tables, just about everywhere. @fordnation says he needs more evidence. I just reviewed the topic for a

Gail Davies

gailfdavies

This academic year is extremely hard on students and university staff. The is a huge amount of interpersonal work going on to keep education and emotional support going. People are

New Scientist

newscientist

Good morning. Here’s a summary of today’s #covid19 headlines…https://www.newscientist.com/article/2237475-covid-19-latest-spain-relaxes-lockdown-as-global-cases-near-2-million/ Donald Trump sought to blame the WHO for the heavy toll of the outbreak a

Suresh N

surnell

#IndiaFightsCorona Another of @WHO theory going bust. #CoronaVirus can spread through air through normal talking or even just breathing Cc: @DHFWKA @Karnataka_DIPR #IndiaFightsCorona Look how @WHO has made provision to