America surpasses 4 million Covid-19 cases, the most in the world. The country added 1 million known cases in just 15 days. https://t.co/nRER2k8Mlp
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) July 23, 2020
“There’s this pandemic fatigue,” said @Thomasctsai. “All eyes were on New York. Houston is New York now. Miami is New York now. Phoenix is New York now. We need that shared collective urgency.” https://t.co/pz1lLJEmZR
— Michael B. Kelley (@MichaelBKelley) July 24, 2020
It may just be we’re all desperate for a sliver of hope, but it seems as though ‘people’ — and not just in the U.S. — are reaching the Once bitten, twice shy stage of pandemic awareness. Enough people have watched the curve trend downwards and then rebound, gone back to jobs that have been reshuttered, witnessed relatives and neighbors suffer & die that facile explanations about ‘no worse than the flu, really’ or ‘look at how well the stock market is doing’ just aren’t reassuring any more. Of course there’s a hard core of Corona-Truthers who won’t change their behavior short of being on ICU care, and with this virus it only takes a few covidiots to keep the virus in circulation…
U.S. records over 1,100 COVID-19 deaths for third straight day https://t.co/ppvtZ02k8Y pic.twitter.com/sHWHv6P9Yl
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 24, 2020
It isn’t enough to beat coronavirus. We have a responsibility to learn from our mistakes so we can be better prepared in the future.@SenFeinstein and I introduced a bill to ensure a comprehensive review of the action—and inaction—that led to this crisis:https://t.co/ieojdz52Ye
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) July 23, 2020
Americans broadly back more federal coronavirus relief: Reuters/IPSOS poll https://t.co/f0gQKlpFO5
— Timothy Aeppel (@TimAeppel) July 24, 2020
THREAD: A new AP-NORC poll finds three-quarters of Americans favor requiring people to wear masks outside their homes amid increasing concerns about coronavirus infections. https://t.co/recCOFYwT1
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) July 23, 2020
An explanation for the US pandemic surge invoking geometric progression and stupidity https://t.co/MEmezsX9ex @TheEconomist pic.twitter.com/Ph4iDGZZ6W
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) July 23, 2020
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What you need to know about the coronavirus right now https://t.co/0ySTzKeuFi
Track the spread of COVID-19 https://t.co/SmVoA2KDgz pic.twitter.com/hB9NUwn6Ee
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 24, 2020
Thread:
New paper addresses one of the biggest COVID-19 stories in the world: What the hell happened to Israel?https://t.co/RTC0RuFYvU
One upshot: Mask rules were suspended in schools during a May heat wave. Student cases spiked soon after. Then secondary spread exploded. pic.twitter.com/Jo2P0qlfjP
— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) July 23, 2020
The northeast US watched East Asia fight back its first COVID surge —and didn’t learn.
The south/west US watched the northeast fight back its first COVID surge—and didn’t learn.
Now, Israel is flashing red: NO MASKS IN SCHOOLS + A/C = MASSIVE COMMUNITY SPREAD. Let’s learn.
— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) July 23, 2020
Every chapter of Iraq’s modern history can be seen in the cemetery of Wadi al-Salam outside the holy city of Najaf. Now, a special burial ground has been created nearby specifically for COVID-19 victims. Many Iraqi cemeteries have rejected such burials. https://t.co/u6bEhZAPxf
— AP Middle East (@APMiddleEast) July 24, 2020
Australia’s Victoria has highest daily death toll from coronavirus https://t.co/1iymuWdOUO pic.twitter.com/QSYS5RGl1K
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 24, 2020
Did Sweden’s coronavirus strategy succeed or fail? https://t.co/CZ7nceIbJi
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 23, 2020
South Korea says daily coronavirus cases may top 100, driven by imported infections https://t.co/b21aG994QO pic.twitter.com/HRTRHO8UHf
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 24, 2020
Vietnam bans wildlife trade to curb risk of pandemics https://t.co/DhAS0DHc14 pic.twitter.com/sEONqnqz29
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 24, 2020
South Africa sees a surge in excess deaths as COVID-19 spreads like ‘wildfire.’ https://t.co/4p57u4oKzG
— AP Africa (@AP_Africa) July 23, 2020
Coronavirus: South Africa death toll could be ‘far higher’ https://t.co/75useYnQKB
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 23, 2020
Before COVID-19, Argentina’s health care workers were working multiple jobs to make ends meet. Now some, fearing for loved ones, have moved into hotels, or sent their children to stay with relatives. By Debora Rey and Natacha Pisarenko https://t.co/KUc2e6E9JD pic.twitter.com/j1QXzU7SGG
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 23, 2020
Mexico registers record 8,438 new coronavirus infections https://t.co/dO58uZPUD7 pic.twitter.com/X8aQXIjILo
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 24, 2020
Coronavirus: Question mark over 2021 Tokyo Olympics https://t.co/2qEcd4QZ5x
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 23, 2020
.@UNDP has a recommendation for protecting the world’s poorest and slowing the spread of #COVID19 — Temporary Basic Income. Read about it in their new report: https://t.co/lcUf2r82qf pic.twitter.com/J1U9iBEVc7
— United Nations Foundation (@unfoundation) July 23, 2020
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Airborne #coronavirus is probably infectious, according to a new study from Univ of Nebraska. It has shown for the 1st time that #SARSCoV2 taken from microdroplets, defined as under 5 microns, can replicate in lab conditions. Image: blocking AC vents https://t.co/1iB8lfv2Np pic.twitter.com/VQ7i0dYRHR
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) July 23, 2020
Most confirmed #COVID19 deaths occurred in persons with underlying conditions. Underlying conditions can include lung disease, asthma, heart disease, a weakened immune system, obesity, diabetes, kidney disease, liver disease and cancer. View the data: https://t.co/jkF0FNFRm4 pic.twitter.com/PQJsCNeoUE
— nychealthy (@nycHealthy) July 23, 2020
Over the objection of its own scientists, the Trump admin granted $21M to study Pepcid as a COVID-19 therapy. That trial has now stalled. @rplardner and @JHDearen ‘s story. https://t.co/qRiz71eCUS
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 23, 2020
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Florida and California had >10k new cases today
Texas had >9k
Georgia had >4k
Four other states (TN, AL, AZ, LA) had >2k each
Eight other states (NC, IL, SC, OH, MO, NV, WI, AK) had >1k each pic.twitter.com/fMcx3p0P10— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) July 24, 2020
Should cities like Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, where #COVID19 is now rampant, close ALL restaurants, bars and public gathering places?
Could be a moot point — the public is voting with its feet.
Lockdown 2.0.https://t.co/e6HdO41EsX— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) July 23, 2020
The initial shutdown was bad enough. But what’s coming next, the economic devastation to America’s small and medium size businesses happening between now and when we get a vaccine, is for me what’s truly frightening.https://t.co/J2htEYvGSH
— Christopher Mims (@mims) July 23, 2020
Pain in the restaurant industry during the virus outbreak extends to suppliers, others. @PaulWisemanAP reports https://t.co/hdFzV63Bfb
— AP Business News (@APBusiness) July 23, 2020
Triage in Texas: “…an ethics committee will screen all patients for survival potential and will send home those with low probabilities…Those deemed too fragile or sick or elderly will be advised to go home to loved ones…”.https://t.co/R2XdeMUGtg
— Carrie (@CarrieJL) July 23, 2020
Arizona drops in-person school start date as virus rate remains high https://t.co/jWl1ba4Qul pic.twitter.com/Pp36U1u2Ls
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 24, 2020
Florida hospitals stretched to capacity by acute coronavirus outbreak https://t.co/wsyJYVmHXo
— The Guardian (@guardian) July 24, 2020
Random testing in Indiana shows #COVID19 is 6 times deadlier than the flu, and 2.8% of the state has been infected. From April 25 to May 1, a U of Indiana team randomly selected & tested thousands of state residents, no matter if they’d been sick or not https://t.co/RBz3aoNgCp pic.twitter.com/QFGuXHu81g
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) July 23, 2020
Nearly half the guests at a Seattle cocktail party became sick with the coronavirus, even though nobody seemed sick at the time. It was another clue about silent spread. #RacingforaRemedy https://t.co/yxmwKQBhzq
— AP Health & Science (@APHealthScience) July 23, 2020