There are few short-term options.
1. Let the virus go & thousands die.
2. Lockdown & release cycles which will destroy economy and society
3. Aggressive test, trace, isolate strategy supported with soft physical distancing. https://t.co/3NYfhOxa6x— Devi Sridhar (@devisridhar) April 14, 2020
Global #coronavirus cases surpass the 2 million mark https://t.co/eUzJ40Jcvb
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 15, 2020
Singapore is playing an "A" game of infection control, and they just had to go into lockdown. We're not even close to their capabilities.
It may be time to swing for the fences.
Lesson From Singapore: Why We May Need to Think Bigger https://t.co/H21CMpI3Ym
— Aaron E. Carroll (@aaronecarroll) April 14, 2020
Mike Pence says 24 percent of the counties in the US have no coronavirus cases. Which means that three-fourths do. That’s not necessarily good news. pic.twitter.com/u45FrscBbm
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) April 15, 2020
Dr. Fauci on minimum requirements to reopen: "You've got to be able to identify, isolate, get out of circulation, and do adequate and appropriate contact tracing as new cases arise." pic.twitter.com/tvwWSpxBIe
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 15, 2020
NEW: We examined data from several cities to determine how many people were actually dying due to the coronavirus. Our review suggests a significant undercount across the nation. My latest w/ @lisalsong and @jeffykao: https://t.co/Da5AY3nl7r
— Jack Gillum (@jackgillum) April 14, 2020
In recent weeks:
* Boston-area at-home deaths up 20%
* Detroit dead-body calls up 275%
* NYC daily home deaths up 471%Our @ProPublica review points to a big undercount in U.S. deaths related to the coronavirus:https://t.co/Da5AY3nl7r
— Jack Gillum (@jackgillum) April 15, 2020
The theory that all the people dying are from causes other than COVID is nuts. Maybe two airplanes worth of people died in NYC hospitals yesterday of their preexisting conditions that aren't normally fatal suddenly becoming fatal? That's way scarier! How the fuck do we stop that?
— The face toucher (@JonIsAwesomest) April 14, 2020
Calling all you "But the flu" people … https://t.co/Q0DMANIQV9
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) April 16, 2020
Taiwan, Iceland, Germany and South Korea got their coronavirus responses right. Here's what the rest of the world can learn from them. https://t.co/K7g7vOJewi
— CNN International (@cnni) April 16, 2020
Temporary hospital in Chinese city of Wuhan closes with fewer than 300 patients in Hubei province now being treated for coronavirushttps://t.co/bpCW4AVen5 pic.twitter.com/PiCEN6WczP
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 15, 2020
Australia to keep coronavirus restrictions for four more weeks despite success https://t.co/XRLn9FZ30B pic.twitter.com/9xqAjuwlMv
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 16, 2020
Certain countries in Europe — Germany, Denmark, the Czech Republic, Austria and Norway — are beginning to ease their coronavirus restrictions. Here's how they got to this point and what lies ahead for them:https://t.co/8mXeI9NC7Y
— CNN International (@cnni) April 16, 2020
UK must maintain some social distancing until coronavirus vaccine found, scientist advising government sayshttps://t.co/SLGoslHRxs
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 16, 2020
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