art imitates life imitates art and around we go
l: chernobyl (hbo), 1986
r: moscow metro, 2020 pic.twitter.com/QyxqaTb68h— kilgore trout, multiyear slanderer (@KT_So_It_Goes) May 3, 2020
Global coronavirus cases surpass 3.5 million, although rate slowing https://t.co/3EahDKNUZi by @TheJaneWardell pic.twitter.com/D6rZmW4JM9
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 4, 2020
Globally at least 3,500,517 cases and 246,893 deaths, Europe the continent most affected – over 1.5mn cases and over 143,000 fatalities, the US over 1.1mn cases and 67,000 deaths, but numbers reflect only a fraction as many countries test only serious cases pic.twitter.com/P7v8cafcpZ
— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 4, 2020
Excluding the New York tristate area, national covid19 infections, hospitalizations, and deaths continue to increase. The national doubling time has rise to about 25 days, but the epidemic continues to slowly expand. And covid spread – although slower – remains persistent. pic.twitter.com/isse2NRvpA
— Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD) May 3, 2020
"Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
The 1918 Influenza Epidemic lasted over 10 months and came in three waves.
The 2nd wave was worse than the first wave.
We must be cautious. The war isn’t won yet.
— Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) May 3, 2020
A team of 50 scientists evaluated 14 available tests for coronavirus antibodies. Only three passed muster: “Those numbers are just unacceptable.” https://t.co/gHWSh7MfCt
— NYT Science (@NYTScience) May 3, 2020
Even as more economic activity is restarted, covid is expanding in many states and we face a persistent plateau of 30,000 daily cases and 2,000 deaths. A lot of the spread is clustered in disadvantaged communities and in at risk environments. We must focus intense resources there pic.twitter.com/QDYXL43iHm
— Scott Gottlieb, MD (@ScottGottliebMD) May 3, 2020
Alexa, show me a leader who understands science, epidemic control, and contract tracing…. https://t.co/NN6h4mKdIV
— Ronald Klain (@RonaldKlain) May 3, 2020
Thanks Dr. Borio for a knowledgeable assessment. It is indeed frustrating to see results without methods, but this is the clearest account I've seen. It does raise the question of whether remdesivir might ALSO be like Tamiflu if given early — need to know that too. https://t.co/f5mnUmOVYT
— Marc Lipsitch (@mlipsitch) May 3, 2020
.@AFPgraphics on how the anti-viral drug Remdesivir tackles a #coronavirus's mechanism for replication @AFP pic.twitter.com/C7V4BplrMB
— AFP South Asia (@AFPSouthAsia) May 3, 2020
Australia & New Zealand have worked hard to keep coronavirus at bay… unlike some nations…
aus nz bubble @FinancialReview #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/dfjuvXVutj
— david rowe (@roweafr) May 4, 2020
China reports three new coronavirus cases, all imported https://t.co/oKGsYCZc8Z pic.twitter.com/tpmWwiijia
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 4, 2020
#VIDEO Crowds throng a beach in Seoul during the ongoing long weekend with public holidays on April 30 and May 5. South Korea appears to have turned a corner in its aggressive fight against the coronavirus but an air of caution remains among the publichttps://t.co/Dj6YaqPui7 pic.twitter.com/dTaxmIpm9N
— AFP news agency (@AFP) May 3, 2020
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