#Infection

We have a new COVID projection built specifically for North Carolina by a collaboration of researchers at UNC, Duke, and RTI. It tells us a lot. Good news and bad./thread/
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Preliminary results from @hendrikstreeck et al:15% of population in Heinsberg (Germany) have evidence of past or current infection with #SARSCoV2.Based on ~500 people from 400 households (out of a representative
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India currently has 36 Prime Hotspots (42% of new cases) & 35 Budding Hotspots (16.4% of new cases) from 1st-20th Sep. India would gain control of the infection if it
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Singapore extends its lockdown by 1 month. Am disappointed that the PM did not thank healthcare/frontline workers, nor did he appeal to the need to stay home to help these
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suggesting that biden/harris is “the chicken” seems fair: unseasoned, and probably undercooked and ripe with salmonella. is a bacterial infection better than eating glass shit? i guess? in any case,
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World leaders who tested positive for #COVID19:1. UK Prime Minister #BorisJohnson tested positive for #coronavirus on March 27 and was quarantined at his home. Johnson's condition worsened and had to
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Bill Gates writes to PM @narendramodi on #COVIDー19 & praises India’s efforts. No, I don’t have the letter, but do have some quotes from it. Sharing them in a thread
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We asked the Province for data and it was released yesterday. The data gathered since Aug 1 showed substantial variations in sources of outbreak across the province. In Ottawa, Restaurants,
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OK. Let’s get into this. The people America forgets. I’m really grateful that @maddow not only started pushing on this & had me on to discuss, but actually did the
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I've kept my mouth shut since this all started as I didn't want to alarm people more than they were already feeling high panic... Now that you are starting to
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What if you were exposed to just a tiny bit of COVID19 in a controlled manner and under close watch? Would that make your chances of having a mild case
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1) The PCR 'test' is NOT a diagnostic tool; it cannot distinguish between viruses, or even viral debris & bacterial debris. And it cannot determine infectivity. Medical scientists have known
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US 1st corona death, evergreen>The patient passed away after test results confirmed the infection last night, according to a letter from EvergreenHealthhttp://www.startribune.com/new-coronavirus-cases-of-unknown-origin-found-on-west-coast/56832700
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With talks of reopening plans afoot this week, along with stories of workplace infections & good and bad tales of support by owners, I want to share some thoughts on
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I'm not sure if anyone's in the mood for this, given the state of N America right now, but I keep getting asked whether another wave of COVID-19 is "possible".I
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In the UK, nearly 10% of people aged 80 or over will die in the next year The risk of them dying if infected with coronavirus is almost exactly the
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