#Testing

Jeffrey P. Clemens

jeffreypclemens

Thread below on an article I published today at The Conversation:https://theconversation.com/how-the-civil-war-drove-medical-innovation-and-the-pandemic-could-too-144181The article draws out lessons we can learn from economic history (inclu

Clive Wismayer 🇪🇺🇳🇱 🥪

CliveWismayer

In a stunning new development Matt Hancock announces a massive extension to the testing programme. Tests will be carried out by each household on the neighbours living to their right.

automnia

aut_omnia

So universities are pressuring junior/newer staff to 'volunteer' to conduct pre-Christmas testing on students. Sussex says 'no experience needed,' for tasks such as advising students on test procedure, processing tests

Liam Ryan

LiamPRyan91

Week one of the new normal, including producing @IrishTimes remotely, digitally and in print. Proud of colleagues and peers across the media industry as we all struggle with these strangest

Joseph Barri

JoeBarri

1. Only a very small number of Americans have access to rapid testing & rapid results (RTRR). Many more can't get tested even with symptoms. Those luckey enough to get

Alex Wickham

alexwickham

Matt Hancock on testing: "I'm going to level with you"— unlike Germany we do not have a large diagnostics industry— there's been a shortage of swabs and reagents— I took

Joshua Goodman

JoshuaSGoodman

If schools open this fall, states should administer the standardized tests that were supposed to be given this spring.Doing so would help schools, policymakers and researchers understand learning losses from

Jim Edwards

Jim_Edwards

Hello! Welcome to my daily look at coronavirus stats.Today, a focus on the UK. This afternoon Boris Johnson will give us his decision on whether to lift the lockdown.So let's

Alex Andreou

sturdyAlex

Today is exactly 14 days since Greece went into a lockdown much stricter than UK. Many rebuked it as premature, illiberal, precipitous, draconian and something the British - wot, wot

Tom Forth

thomasforth

So frustrating to see that "England's Covid-19 rate is increasing because more tests are being done" piece go viral over the weekend and this morning. It's a decent piece, and

Nani 🇬🇭

lenubienne

I want to make it perfectly clear that it is nearly impossible to get a rapid result COVID19 test in Dallas. My sister and I (both asymptomatic, insured, and with

Char 🦖✨🏳️‍🌈

CharCubed

#TFATWS #FalconAndWinterSoldierFinale "#IsaiahBradley is an American hero whose name went unknown for too long. Isaiah was one of a dozen African-American soldiers who were recruited against their will and

Jeremy PLEASE WEAR MASKS! Konyndyk

JeremyKonyndyk

My kids started school today, via Zoom. They and millions of other children will spend the fall stuck in learning limbo.This was not inevitable. It is a result of the

David Rothkopf

djrothkopf

Testing, testing & testing. Social distancing. Providing healthcare workers & institutions with the resources they need. Providing free access to healthcare to all & health coverage for those who've lost

Justin Lessler

JustinLessler

We had two preprints out last week. They might seem unrelated, but have lots to do with each other. In this thread I will outline the results and what they

Jean-Paul R. Soucy

JPSoucy

(1/11) Something tells me the slight deceleration of #COVID19 case growth in #Ontario has more to do with the province's growing backlog of tests than a true decline in the