#PANDEMIC

Noah Lanard

nlanard

New: The Government Accountability Project posted reports from whistleblowers at Louisiana's Richwood ICE detention center. One says staff were told to crank the AC to “freeze [detainees] out” so they

Karl Henry

karlhenry08

The #europeansuperleague:1. Most people will always prefer the status quo because they hate change. 2. Many who have accused others of being xenophobic recently, seem to have the most xenophobic

NewsWireNGR

NewsWireNGR

Presidential broadcast: Follow this thread. “Fellow Nigerians,In my address on Sunday, 29th March, 2020, I asked the residents of Lagos and Ogun States as well as the Fed. Capital T.

Paul Poast

ProfPaulPoast

#COVID19 poses a global threat to health. So why is there no comprehensive, multilateral, cooperative response to the threat?Is it because of...- Leaders?- State characteristics?- The "Structure" of the International

James Todaro, MD

JamesTodaroMD

1/ There is growing evidence that T-cell immunity allows populations to reach herd immunity once only 10-20% are infected with SARS-CoV-2.This would explain why a highly transmissible virus in densely

Annie Correal

anniecorreal

This week I wrote about the more than 250 Mexican immigrants who have died of Covid-19 around New York and their families' struggles to claim their remains – before they

Afifoot

AfifahShameemah

While quarantine is undoubtedly difficult for many, I want to acknowledge my priveleges during this time and take a moment to be truly grateful for my life so I'll never

ScottishPanda 🇺🇳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

PandaScottish

[thread]Just imagine in the midst of pandemic with tens of thousands dead and yet more tens of thousands who are going to die. A comedian joked about letting the bodies

Ben Wikler

benwikler

NEW AD: Governor Tony Evers has worked tirelessly to beat the pandemic—& Wisconsin Republicans have opposed him at every turn. Now, they’re aiming for supermajorities in the state legislature instead

בְּכָל‑לִבִּי, אֱמֶת,

lgbtunis

The Plague Pogroms (tw for antisemitism)During the Bubonic Plague pandemic in 1346–1353, the Jewish communities of Europe were used as scapegoats and blamed for the mass deaths. Representation of a

Alistair Haimes

AlistairHaimes

Weekly round up of useful / reliable English covid statistics:1. Incidence2. Care home outbreaks / admissions3. Hospital / ICU admissions and deaths4. Covid triage5. Cases6. Contact tracing7. Mortality8. ICU profile:

Trevor Melanson

trevormelanson

79% of BCers agree: 'economic changes brought about by COVID provide an opportunity to do more now to fight climate change.' But check this out: while 84% of @bcndp voters

Julia

jquadddddd

Through context clues, here’s what it seems to come down to. -Mets restructured Yo’s contract thinking he wouldn’t have a prayer at reaching them. DH and 60 game season changed

Kai Kupferschmidt

kakape

“No country can just pretend the pandemic is over”, says @drtedros at @WHO presser on #COVID19. "The reality is that this coronavirus spreads easily. It can be fatal to people

RealScientists | Erin

realscientists

It's #epidemiology history time! Up today: vaccination! Smallpox was a deadly disease that can be traced back as far as 3rd century BCE in Egyptian mummies and repeatedly appeared in

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD

paimadhu

As lockdown starts easing up across India, what is the plan to deal with the massive surge of people who have been deferring care for all sorts of conditions? Undiagnosed