In the pandemic’s early days, frantic doctors who faced the first onslaught of cases reached across oceans and language barriers in an unprecedented effort to advise colleagues trying to save lives in the dark. #RacingforaRemedy https://t.co/r6TGb72y25
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 29, 2020
I tweeted about how Europe is handling the pandemic better than America and a bunch of people in my mentions are telling me to go live in Europe and I’m like…I can’t because Americans aren’t allowed in because of how badly we’re handling the pandemic
— Charlotte Wilder (@TheWilderThings) July 27, 2020
U.S. coronavirus deaths rise by nearly 1,300 for first time since May https://t.co/LEZ8TyZNlS pic.twitter.com/KcNH1BgpUI
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 29, 2020
Close look at today's https://t.co/48lRtWSb1E shows only four States are improving their #COVID19 situations.
Nine States show worrying trends.
And ALL of the rest of the country?
Damn: "trending poorly" or "uncontrolled spread."
You don't want to be in a dark brown State.— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) July 28, 2020
Really worrying we've failed to convey message even those who recover from #COVID19 with minimal symptoms very likely to have potentially severe complications – many may only become fully apparent over next few years. 78% with myocardial damage herehttps://t.co/pP5BuDRiG8
— Martin McKee (@martinmckee) July 28, 2020
I watched case growth in the USA suddenly and miraculously flatten just after Trump took over the data collection. pic.twitter.com/VhLgbsJVdQ
— JS (@JSSciencefocus) July 29, 2020
Although younger people account for a growing share of new coronavirus infections in many areas, cases are rising in #LongTermCare facilities, too.
Adults in such facilities are more likely to become seriously ill or die if infected with the virus. https://t.co/V1sGChqEAu pic.twitter.com/0X3x3ek1PJ
— KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation) (@KFF) July 28, 2020
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"As long as #COVID19 is circulating, we are all at risk. That’s why we’re asking everyone to treat the decisions about where they go, what they do and who they meet with as life-and-death decisions – because they are," Dr.
Tedros https://t.co/ReRDcPj5h0— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) July 28, 2020
Tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus https://t.co/gGkBJp7ojH pic.twitter.com/wCPONJ5KSx
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 29, 2020
Here's where we stand right now, on a log scale. India and Brazil are both on track to overtake the U.S. in total #COVID19 cases. Note that the color scale reflects NOT how many #SARSCoV2 tests are performed, but what % of tests done turn out to be positive for infection. pic.twitter.com/J8ViGdTyhM
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) July 28, 2020
China reported more than 100 new cases of COVID-19 as the country continues to battle an outbreak in the northwestern region of Xinjiang. https://t.co/LeL1LUygxX
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 29, 2020
Coronavirus: Hong Kong implements strict measures amid new cases https://t.co/yxHdCbHJTY
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 28, 2020
Vietnam reported 8 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases linked to three hospitals in Danang, taking the outbreak to 30 infections since the virus resurfaced at the weekend https://t.co/u1xqHiqPAJ pic.twitter.com/hszTJGoH4L
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 29, 2020
Half of Mumbai’s slum residents have had #COVID19 – study https://t.co/bjk6aREJ8x
— Crawford Kilian (@Crof) July 29, 2020
BREAKING: The Philippines’ coronavirus cases surge past 85,000, with a death toll nearing 2,000, as the Health Department announces 1,874 new infections https://t.co/ekTgJAVV4j
— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) July 29, 2020
Ghana's much-praised COVID19 strategy has gone awry. Here's why: It probably eased its lockdown too soon. Ghana's president said months ago: "We know how to bring the economy back to life. We don't know how to bring people back to life https://t.co/wTzf6Vyvkv via @medical_xpress pic.twitter.com/BtCHADAEcF
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) July 28, 2020
South Africa has one of the fastest growing #SARSCoV2 epidemics in the world. One of the leaders of the country's #HIV fight predicts 1 million #COVID19 cases are ahead for the nation.https://t.co/xvXGlZctnV
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) July 28, 2020
This story sounds uncomfortably familiar…
'My Tanzanian family is split over coronavirus' https://t.co/WaXHKvWxLn
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) July 29, 2020
Brazil registers 40,816 confirmed cases of new coronavirus, 921 deaths https://t.co/g3uvXfUZc5 pic.twitter.com/IwfdsqrHrA
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 29, 2020
Mexico reports 7,208 new coronavirus cases, 854 deaths https://t.co/8fJ3HSXmCG pic.twitter.com/Dfl0rgN6hj
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 29, 2020
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The head of China's CDC has revealed he's been injected with an experimental vaccine, saying he did so to persuade the public to eventually follow suit. “As a scientist, you’ve got to be brave,” he says. “I hope it will work.” https://t.co/c8SbyUiGDi
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 28, 2020
Moderna aims to price coronavirus vaccine at $50-$60 per course: FT https://t.co/E6fmmqYKZQ pic.twitter.com/qtmeLe3rui
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 29, 2020
An int'l team of researchers has identified the evolutionary origins of #SARSCoV2. The lineage is a SARSCOV2 sarbecovirus, long circulating in bats. Team addresses the role of reservoir species, recombination & the time of divergence from animal viruses https://t.co/87mXrW0wnz pic.twitter.com/MSOL0ephjN
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) July 28, 2020
Right question from @AARP – the primary advocacy org for U.S. Seniors: In the Warp Speed rush to make a #SARSCoV2 #vaccine will it be tailored for and tested on the highest #COVID19 risk group, Seniors over 50 yrs old?
So far, test subjects are mostly <35.https://t.co/QfHYz7Dn53— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) July 28, 2020
Roche attempt to retool arthritis drug for COVID-19 pneumonia fails trial https://t.co/iCNutXHts1 pic.twitter.com/e2tVgvlhIF
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 29, 2020
The avg time to receive results is now >2 days for top priority patients, which include hospital patients, some pre-operative patients and symptomatic health-care workers, Quest Diagnostics said…for all others, testing turnaround time is >7 days. https://t.co/MZcy5jP03T
— Jennifer Nuzzo, DrPH (@JenniferNuzzo) July 28, 2020
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Data on current COVID-19 hospitalizations has been unstable since July 15. We’ve written up everything we know about the problems hospitals and states are having, and about some unexpected discrepancies in the state and federal data: https://t.co/wLbFSPAfZW
— The COVID Tracking Project (@COVID19Tracking) July 28, 2020
A month ago, Yakima had one of the highest COVID-19 rates in the country. Today, they have bent the curve and are one of the few counties in WA heading in the right direction.
What changed? They went from 65% to 95% of people wearing masks.
#MaskUpWA pic.twitter.com/swLnR2doZT— Governor Jay Inslee (@GovInslee) July 28, 2020
California sets one-day record increase in coronavirus deaths https://t.co/yNbhLVxtGd pic.twitter.com/VR0nDK0k0Y
— Reuters (@Reuters) July 29, 2020
1/ Texas added more than 600 coronavirus deaths to the state's official tally today after state health officials changed their method of counting.
The state is now relying on death certificates, instead of local and regional public health departments. https://t.co/QhH9Bf9v4m
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) July 27, 2020
Georgia COVID-19 weekly update. We knew the deaths were coming, and they sure showed up this week to 327, up 90% over last week. The 7-day average of daily deaths is up to 47, the highest it's been. pic.twitter.com/MVdTmHKc0x
— J.C. Bradbury (@jc_bradbury) July 26, 2020
Quite an alert and story from @CNN: DeSantis' earlier bravado fuels Florida's pandemic crisishttps://t.co/QM623PYinM pic.twitter.com/7fH6Sxgrl0
— Adrian Carrasquillo (@Carrasquillo) July 27, 2020
She is truly the surgeon general America deserves. https://t.co/H8iPnH9GRe
— Slava Malamud (@SlavaMalamud) July 29, 2020
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