#Transmission

Joel Smalley 🌸

RealJoelSmalley

So SPI-M released their report on the next wave of COVID armageddon. It's a little weird so strap on your cognitive dissonance specs to take it all in. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachmen

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

New study @NatureMedicine estimates that nearly half of #covid19 transmission occurs in the 2-3 days before any symptoms, & peak infectiousness may be close to the actual day that symptoms

Matthew Cortland, Esq

mattbc

So "can we shut everything down again" as a public health ask is problematica. we didn't do it to begin with. offices? yup, those largely shut down. but trash collection?

Jonathan Kay

jonkay

This is ridiculous Being outside at a distance from others is safe. This decision will drive people into indoor environments, including those with poor air circulation, which are far more

Peter Yeo

yoyoyeo2

By January 21, WHO publicly indicated that the coronavirus was being spread by human-to-human transmission. Throughout the process, WHO repeatedly pointed out when information provided by China was flawed and

Amy C🍩🍩pes

coopesdetat

New @NatureMedicine paper looking at effects on transmission of influenza and human coronaviruses (not SARS-CoV-2 specifically) of wearing surgical masks. TL;DR - reduces flu droplet detection, CoV aerosol detection &

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

AEROSOL TRANSMISSION—we need to keep hammering this. Key takeaways by @jljcolorado to avoid places:if it's crowdedif cannot keep distanceif it's a long timeif low ventilationif not wearing masksif people singing,

Berci Meskó, MD, PhD

Berci

1/4 Here is the scientific consensus about COVID-19 as of today. All these statements are supported by scientific evidence.#covid19 #covid #healthcarehttps://www.thelancet.com/lancet/article/s0140-6736(20)32153-x 2/41) The infection fatalit

David Gauke

DavidGauke

I’m surprised there’s not more discussion as to why London - the most densely populated part of the UK - now has the lowest levels of infection.More cautious behaviour? Fewer

Charley Chetto

CharleyChetto

My thoughts on #covid19 lockdown are constantly evolving. Now they are:(1) Lockdown in UK was necessary(2) The ‘side-effects’ of this ‘medicine’ are awful. Not just financial, but also social and

Joel Miller

joel_c_miller

A on whether we can protect high risk individuals by increasing infections in low risk individuals. Can it work?We need to be aware of what assumptions have to be true

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

1/ I wrote this over a month ago when I was working in our #covid19 emergency department pod. Home-based transmission is a big deal (more data soon). If your patient

Helen Ward

profhelenward

The acrimonious debate about masks between usually sensible people seems unhelpful. Those in the “no evidence, need an RCT, they do harm” camp seem over-anxious, and those saying they are

Los Angeles Times

latimes

When it comes to the fight against coronavirus, L.A. county has seen two major milestones—one positive, and one negative. We'll walk you through them:https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/los-

Brian Dell

Brian_Dell

Dad has late stage Parkinson’s with dementia & is in an Edmonton nursing home. The home is now closed to all visitors. Last saw him Thurs. No reports of particular

aimyell

amiel_trance

China + W.H.O vs Taiwan = Pandemic a thread:• China considers Taiwan as one of its provinces even though its obviously a country on its own. W.H.O. does not recognize