Michael Osterholm, a renowned infectious-disease expert, said on Meet the Press that a "herd immunity" theory reportedly invoked by Dr. Scott Atlas "is the most amazing combination of pixie dust and pseudoscience I've ever seen." https://t.co/35YWuXzZ65
— Axios (@axios) October 18, 2020
Where we’re at: Twitter has removed a tweet (saying masks don’t work) from the president’s coronavirus advisor, Scott Atlas, for violating its rules against sharing false and harmful information about the coronavirus.
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) October 18, 2020
TRUMP ON THE ATTACK: With 15 days until votes are counted and about 55,000 new COVID cases daily, Pres. Trump is attacking Dr. Fauci, calling him a “disaster” and doctors “idiots,” and warning Joe Biden would listen to them if he wins. @jonkarl reports. https://t.co/9kJ1LuQqt2 pic.twitter.com/Y5tUZ0OqW7
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) October 20, 2020
The White House is deliberately abandoning millions of Americans to COVID infection. This warning from @ScottGottliebMD confirms it. https://t.co/Cg5qrO5U74 pic.twitter.com/6HNzsLJsZn
— Will Saletan (@saletan) October 19, 2020
To achieve herd immunity through natural infection would mean more Americans killed by Covid in a year than were killed in all of the wars of the 20th century. https://t.co/zdqC1HKWbg
— Dr. Tom Frieden (@DrTomFrieden) October 19, 2020
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The global total of coronavirus cases has passed 40 million, according to a New York Times database. An average of at least 350,000 new cases a day have been reported over the past week, the highest levels of the pandemic. https://t.co/P62nLdKWjR
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 19, 2020
AFP graphic looking at countries with the highest #coronavirus death tolls and their respective death rates@AFPgraphics pic.twitter.com/gQA0KcXR73
— AFP news agency (@AFP) October 20, 2020
Why have some countries, particularly in East Asia, crushed the curve while US and Europe lose control over the pandemic?@WHO: because they detect and isolate the infected, track down their contacts, place those contacts in quarantine, and break the chain of transmission? pic.twitter.com/tiX89xbRpD
— Dr. Ali Nouri (@AliNouriPhD) October 19, 2020
The 2nd wave is looking worse than the first, as seen by Europe, now accelerating, led by Czechia. After achieving containment for months.@OurWorldInData pic.twitter.com/7uYnYNoWEN
— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) October 19, 2020
Ireland has closed all ‘non-essential’ retailers and imposed a new lockdown that is expected to put 150,000 people out of work https://t.co/EsiwAA0kKU
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) October 20, 2020
German government investing €500m (£452m) to improve ventilation systems in public buildings to help stop spread of coronavirus https://t.co/Z1DSKNH4bY
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 19, 2020
"We are really very close to a tsunami": Belgium opts for a tough approach to contain a surge of COVID-19 cases, imposing a night-time curfew and closing bars and restaurants for a month. https://t.co/l35hUE0iBO
— AP Europe (@AP_Europe) October 19, 2020
Poland turning the National Stadium in Warsaw into a massive #COVID19 field hospital https://t.co/DjGHKcJx96 via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 19, 2020
VIDEO: Ukraine is struggling to treat COVID-19 patients, with some hospitals getting overwhelmed and running out of money to provide drugs to patients. "We are catastrophically short of doctors," the chief physician at one hospital says. Full story: https://t.co/vncUGJjLPy pic.twitter.com/tqhThNsVui
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 19, 2020
Russia confirmed 15,982 new Covid-19 cases Monday, bringing its official number of cases to 1,415,316 and breaking the country's record for new infectionshttps://t.co/1wwxiGnH4x
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) October 19, 2020
Moscow will not return to a full coronavirus lockdown like it did in spring as long as residents abide by current restrictions, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Monday as new cases continued to risehttps://t.co/UMalau0e9Y
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) October 19, 2020
Iran recorded 337 coronavirus deaths on Monday, its worst day since the start of the pandemic. Iran emerged early as a global epicenter of the virus and has the worst outbreak in the Middle East with a death toll of more than 30,000. https://t.co/ING5JaoriE
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 19, 2020
Has the coronavirus pandemic peaked in India? https://t.co/25KXsyoZfm
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 19, 2020
Australia evacuates crew from coronavirus infected livestock vessel https://t.co/yhsZYAhBsO pic.twitter.com/CI338sXKaU
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 20, 2020
Coronavirus: Argentina's confirmed cases surpass one million https://t.co/UODc0hNkmG
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 20, 2020
Mexico reports 3,699 new coronavirus cases, 171 more deaths https://t.co/u0VzviWNYh pic.twitter.com/x7mR4JuPr4
— Reuters (@Reuters) October 20, 2020
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Millions more coronavirus rapid tests, but are results being reported? https://t.co/CLhie7MHJ4 via @medical_xpress
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 20, 2020
Mouthwashes, oral rinses may inactivate human coronaviruses. Findings from Penn State indicate some of these products might help reduce the viral load, or amount of virus in the mouth after infection and may also reduce the spread of SARSCoV2 https://t.co/0HHKoCPFwX
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 20, 2020
NEW @CDCgov :
"CDC strongly recommends approp masks be worn by all passengers & by all personnel operating the conveyance while on public transportation (e.g., airplanes, ships, ferries, trains, subways, buses, taxis, ride-shares) & at transportatn hubs.."https://t.co/zssKT91CyP— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) October 19, 2020
The UK government has signed a contract for the first human challenge studies for the novel coronavirus, in which healthy volunteers are deliberately infected with the virus in a controlled setting, and some receive an experimental vaccine. https://t.co/gmg8ZK9kof
— CNN (@CNN) October 20, 2020
“Meduza” special correspondent Svetlana Reiter volunteered to participate in Russia’s coronavirus vaccine clinical trials. Here’s part two of her diary. https://t.co/9jzrfzvVEF
— Meduza in English (@meduza_en) October 19, 2020
Can an air purifier help protect you from the coronavirus? https://t.co/YDn9IJlt03
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) October 20, 2020
… In a typical home, it may take two to three hours for the air to be exchanged. Using an air purifier can boost that exchange rate up to six exchanges per hour — cleaning the air about every 10 minutes.
That sounds impressive, but before you rush out to buy a purifier for your home, consider your personal circumstances. If you have been staying at home with the same family members and don’t intend to change that, you probably don’t need one. But if someone in your household is an essential worker with a greater chance for exposure or your school-age children are back to in-person learning, you might consider investing in a purifier unit.
The two experts are not advising that you rely on purifiers to entertain company. “Having people into your home for a meal or perhaps staying several days is a big concern as the holidays approach,” Corsi says. “Some may have been exposed; others don’t even know that they are infected.” They emphasize that people should not cease wearing a mask or washing their hands just because they have a purifier. “Don’t let your guard down. A purifier may lower the level of particles in the air, but it doesn’t eliminate the risk,” Corsi says…
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We tracked down 64 passengers who were allowed back into the U.S. without quarantining from a European cruise ship that had a COVID outbreak. Of those 64, 45 said they tested positive for COVID soon after returning to the United States. https://t.co/mKKRRDQAz3 pic.twitter.com/TYpdiQYy0x
— 60 Minutes (@60Minutes) October 18, 2020
Wear a mask pic.twitter.com/mLom3yyNrC
— John G. Murphy (@JGodiasMurphy) October 19, 2020
Hard-earned kudos for California:
California is the size of a country. It turned its #Covid19 outbreak around. Could other states battle back too? A thread. https://t.co/0ij3vCydG2
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) October 19, 2020
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