#COVID19: China's Feb. 15 numbers are out.
2009 new cases, 142 new deaths.
They bring China's numbers to 68,500 confirmed cases & 1665 deaths.
There have been 3 deaths reported outside China (France, Japan, the Philippines) & over 500 additional cases in ~26 countries. pic.twitter.com/zl48Q3ws97— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) February 16, 2020
Good day for getting all panicky, but only ‘theoretically’…
things are bad but remember that R0 is not a magic constant, it's a contextual number. some of the early rapid spread may be because of the extremely bad timing of the Lunar New Year https://t.co/raJdAXKMo4
— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) February 15, 2020
A top infectious-disease scientist warns that two-thirds of the world’s population could get infected with the coronavirus https://t.co/o3MbMmO6WU
— Bloomberg (@business) February 16, 2020
New information. >8000 close contacts of reported cases tested for #COVIDー19. Most interesting/concerning/comforting result is 34% of close contacts were + for COVID. This is very large fraction of contacts infected- suggests much wider spread. But 1/n.https://t.co/XYSzL4Yo1h
— Michael Mina (@michaelmina_lab) February 15, 2020
This is a great point. The impact of this will be non linear, meaning that the more cases, the harder it gets to handle (as seen already). This may indicate an important role for slowing its spread, even if it cannot be prevented entirely https://t.co/yYC3pmt8xd
— Bill Hanage (@BillHanage) February 15, 2020
This is very much worth listening to.
Especially: starting at time 7:00, a 5-minute overview of the Chinese health system that will ring true to those who have dealt with it, and will be a complete surprise to most listeners in the US/Europe. https://t.co/MbIjss4js4 https://t.co/QXcNGTF0Vq
— James Fallows (@JamesFallows) February 15, 2020
As #coronavirus spreads, so is misinformation about the disease.
Don't risk your family's health with online rumours. Turn to reliable sources like @WHO to truly #KnowTheFacts.https://t.co/a7yMRJ1wlv
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) February 16, 2020
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