#Preparedness

Aaron Carr

aaronAcarr

As continues to blame density 4 the spread of Corona, consider Seoul, South KoreaDespite being in close proximity to China and — w/ a population of 9.7M — one

Yardley Yeadon

MichaelYeadon3

In a number of Sunday papers:Scientific advisers said it was “hard to see” when the restrictions would end as new variants continued to emerge, delivering a potentially devastating blow to

Rumman Ahmed

RummanAhmed

Thread: If you want to help out people facing economic distress at this time, these are some of the organisations you can support:1. Spacewell Foundation: Helping provide RATION PACKS to

Aidan Smith

aidan_smx

It’s cool that a software developer who entered the philanthropy world in the late 90s to save his reputation while the federal government was probing Microsoft for violating antitrust law

Ibraheem Thurial B.

Afghan_Policy

Quick thoughts on the latest DoD Report. THREAD Semi-Annual Report: Enhancing Security and Stability in Afghanistanhttps://www.defense.gov/Newsroom/Releases/Release/Article/2243572/semi-annual-report-enhancing-security-and-stability-in-afgh

Jeremy PLEASE WEAR MASKS! Konyndyk

JeremyKonyndyk

This is getting absurd. This is not about WHO's effectiveness, it's about finding a scapegoat for the USG's ineffectiveness. Nothing that WHO did or did not do in January/February prevented

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

Dr. Tom Frieden

DrTomFrieden

Globally, the end of the pandemic isn't near.More than a million lives depend on improving our response quickly.Don’t be blinded by the light at the end of the tunnel. There

Russ Jones

RussInCheshire

#TheWeekInTory1. The govt relaxed the rules on eating in restaurants, as long as the restaurants followed the guidelines2. To promote this, the Chancellor posed for a photo-op serving customers in

Paul Scharre

paul_scharre

I’ve seen a lot of these “the pandemic was not a black swan” takes lately. Here’s why I don’t think they’re very helpful. [THREAD]https://twitter.com/EvansRyan202/status/1248247272699117571(which, judging by the amount of people

sahra

sahrasulaiman

I'll be live tweeting high/lowlights and decisions from today's 10 a.m. meeting. In the meanwhile, a preview: City Council to Hear More Proposals for Tenant Protections Today https://la.streetsblog.org/2020/04/07/city-council-to-hear-more-pro

Karol Cummins

karolcummins

The Trump Administration’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic TIMELINE UPDATE ’The Trump Adm was made aware via *unclassified* DOS sources since JAN 2018 that China's biotech labs may have cultivated

SAALT

SAALTweets

It's important to remember that #Coronavirus is most dangerous for the economically, racially, and geographically marginalized.This thread highlights tools for South Asian Americans who may need support. If you're able,

Dr. Tom Frieden

DrTomFrieden

COVID This Week The looming question: Internal travel restrictions1/22 This week: continued spread of Covid at a high rate in most of the US, continued shortages and delays in testing,

Sean Casten

SeanCasten

Lest we lose sight of why this is happening, and why the US has more deaths than any other country, we need to review how Trump, and the @GOP got

Andrew Kimmel

andrewkimmel

12/31: CDC first learns of cases in China01/03: CDC Director informed the virus is spreading in Wuhan01/03: Sec of HHS, Alex Azar, notifies the WH and instructs his Chief of