#CORONAVIRUS

I am so frustrated with the healthcare system of our Country right now! My dad has been having #Covid_19 symptoms for 10 days now (fever, diarrhea, couch, body aches, weakness,
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#EPWConversations: Today, @vijayprashad is going to discuss his article, "A Socialist Cry for Civilisational Change: COVID-19 and the Failure of Neo-liberalism" from @epw_in's handle. We invite you to join the
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THREAD: Just how much money has the UK govt overspent on Test&Trace and PPE because of the – ahem – *particular* way that it’s chosen to procure them? You know,
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The US government halts financing the @WHO:https://edition.cnn.com/2020/04/14/politics/donald-trump-world-health-organization-funding-coronavirus/index.htmlLet me explain what this means since I have studied the US defunding of @UNESCO and of @UNRWA.
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A thread: Spoke with a dear friend today whose father-in-law passed from the Wuhan Coronavirus last week. His wife, her MIL, had contracted it also. X-rays showed her left lung
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It did occur to me maybe a week or so ago that perhaps an economic rationalist might have a different approach to handling the coronavirus pandemic. Since the economy comes
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Last week, I had my first "#telehealth" (actually, telephone) visit. It was a long-scheduled annual wellness visit with my primary care doc. Thread, from my dual vantage point as a
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Early voting has officially started for the 21st National Assembly elections in South Korea. Already strong turnout despite coronavirus, a lot higher than 4 years ago.Elections on April 15th, but
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Rishi Sunak has reiterated the plan to complete Brexit on January 1st. This is insane and criminal. I would call it treason. The 2018 impact assessments showed the damage Brexit
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"When the next #pandemic occurs (and make no mistake it will), and the federal government is unable to respond in a coordinated and effective fashion to protect the lives of
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Locusts invade Maharashtra, alert in Mathura and Delhi as swarm expands area After crossing Pakistan, swarms of locusts entered India through Rajasthan on April 11. On Monday, locusts entered some
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Extended version of my #C4News interview with Dr David Hepburn, ICU consultant, Royal Gwent Hospital @AneurinBevanUHB An extremely candid account of treating Coronavirus patients - pls share with anyone doubting
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#Covid19: A Few Things If You're Just Tuning In~ A member of Fort Detrick (army bs4 lab) attended the 7th annual military games in Wuhan back in late October. ~
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Dear Americans, Across our nation, esp in the Midwest, children's hospital beds reserved for sick kids are now being deployed to offload adult hospitals due to surge #COVID19 patients. Is
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#ICYMI Last week the government announced some changes to their guidance around coronavirus. Let's take a look at some of them Social distancing From July 4, a 'one metre
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PRESIDENT TO ADDRESS THE NATION President Cyril Ramaphosa will today, 9 April 2020 address the nation on the continuing efforts to contain the spread of the coronavirus. #COVID19 The President’s
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