#Hotspots

Andy Seaton

ASeatonSpatial

I have spent the entire week reading spatial capture-recapture papers. I've seen some good and some bad things and for myself as much as anything else I want to summarise

therealarod1984

therealarod1984

Covid-19 Infection Fatality Rate (IFR)Why this recent surge in cases in the Southern US legitimately brings back comparisons to the Flu. And why that mattersAll source data will be linked

Jennifer Yang

jyangstar

Yesterday, @katecallen and I obtained unpublished provincial data that shows *very* worrying test positivity rates in Toronto. Writing this story was a wake-up call for me; you might feel the

Erin Bates

ermbates

#RamaphosaPresser President Cyril Ramaphosa begins his address. He notes South African's lives have been severely disrupted, children aren't in school, businesses aren't in operation, many have lost their income and

Kashish Das Shrestha

kashishds

Thread: Nepal is at #COVIDEmergency tipping point.Govt statement today grim: ‘situation unmanageable.’Yet, potential rapid case spikes across Nepal next 2 weeks.All eyes on India, but Nepal desperately needs help now

Awais Saleem

awaissaleem77

Watched Zafar Mirza's interview last night. @OwaisTohid asked some very pertinent questions but the answers by health minister didn't inspire much confidence. Here he talks about curve flattening in five

Amit Schandillia

Schandillia

[THREAD: THE LOCUST PLAGUE]1/26All that happens in S. Asia and Aus. directly or indirectly goes back to the fact that the Indian Ocean is landlocked on 3 sides with a

B. D. Jay

BDJay73

I am an American living in Japan. Docs here have GREAT SUCCESS treating covd19 criticals with ECMO! Jap Docs have been screaming to the world about ECMO, VENTS. DON'T WORK

Vidya

VidyaKrishnan

Almost 16,500 cases. 681 deathsICMR supplied faulty antibody kits to states & has now stalled testingIn welcome news, W.Bengal govt'll bear COVID treatment costs for patients they refer to private hospsMedia

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

HUGE. **Rapid** 15 min tests approved by @WHO—a bold & right step for #COVID19. Akin to home pregnancy tests, rapid antigen tests better than PCR where labs scares & lag

Faseeh Mangi

FaseehMangi

One very impressive incident was when a few people returned home in the area from Iran. Authorities went to the house and took them for quarantine.https://twitter.com/murtazawahab1/status/1239165184159158273 Pakistan can have 40,000

Hope Doherty

EHopeDoherty

As promised, here we go with a thread about OCD & the f2f teaching that so many universities including my own are trying to make us do Cc @MadCovid #MadCovidChat

Tanya Selak

GongGasGirl

Now @peripatetical : epidemiology and the global response to the covid19 response. He's live on stage in Melbourne. #ASM21MEL Pros and cons for Australia’s response.#ASM22MEL Public health governance in Australia

SG Prost MSW PHD

ProstStephanie

Let’s talk about the proverbial elephant in the room RE #CompassionateRelease of persons incarcerated in #prisons in the midst of #COVID19. A [long] thread with thanks to @briewsf @DrNovisky @GeriPowerMD

Holly Jolly Jasmine 🎄✨

astro_jaz

Cryovolcanism (AKA Ice Volcanoes)!! (1) Before I begin the thread, I HIGHLY encourage everyone to check out the blog post I made associated with this thread. It goes into WAY

Andy Slavitt 🇺🇸💉

ASlavitt

COVID Update August 11: I was asked to write the memorial to the front line health care workers we lost by @guardian & @KHNews.This is my tribute to what and