#Contact

Marcel Salathé

marcelsalathe

The blog post by the tech lead of the TraceTogether app starts out very reasonable, but ends up with a vague non-sequitur ("additional API refinements will be needed").https://blog.gds-gov.tech/automated-contact-tracing-is-not-a-coronavirus

Mohammad Akbarpour

akbarpour_

If #Corona is responsive to weather (thus seasonal), optimal response might be seasonal. In particular, a period of lockdown, left on its own, can sometimes make things *worse*, because lockdown

Simeon - Black Lives Matter

DotProto

Missed this last week, but wanted to highlight it 'cause it's a reasonable (if unflattering) look at the challenges extensions devs faceThe article calls out docs: I'm currently planning to

N. Ram

nramind

Lockdowns' are of two kinds. Those that serve a clear purpose - breaking the chain of infection, buying time to ramp up public healthcare - and go with more testing,

Bears for Palestine

BearsForPali

For those of you protesting, a thread on tear gas safety from Palestinian refugees: Keep in mind: tear gas sticks to dry clothes and hair for days after you come

Gene Wu

GeneforTexas

On member call with Govenor:Abbott said contact tracing and public face cover essential to re-opening (experts strongly agree)...Then spends the next 15 mins answering member questions about people wanting to

On the Beach

OntheBeachUK

Update - 11/08/20The situation regarding Covid-19 (Coronavirus) is fast moving and ever changing. The pandemic continues to present complicated challenges for the travel industry and, in most cases, we receive

Cory Doctorow

doctorow

The "contact tracing" apps don't do "contact tracing" - they do "exposure notification." Contact tracing is a labor-intensive shoe-leather process built on relationships and it is stubbornly resistant to au

Daniel Reeders

engagedpractx

Just reading the @DRWAus take on the contact tracing app here:https://digitalrightswatch.org.au/2020/04/24/covid-19-trace-app/ I'm no fan of the app proposal. Earlier today I wrote that confidentiality is not just about data handling —

Ben Rogers

ben_rog

My (just) 18yr old son moved to Murano student village, @UofGlasgow last week. University deemed it was fine to house 10 of them in a flat with a tiny kitchen,

Rikit Shahi

chotesarcar

Pro tip: if you come across any phone numbers for any covid related services, try to dial and confirm the same before amplifying. Most numbers doing the round don't work.

Anant Bhan

AnantBhan

Writing in @ThePrintIndia today on #WorldHealthDay @MonJunNot & I argue that the current discourse on COVID-19 response focuses overtly on ventilator availability, ICU care & not enough on the

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shrlynrys

a tric driver from alabang texted me today asking for help. i havent replied yet kasi idk what to do :( he has my contact number cus my hs batchmates

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Beavs

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エイドリアン・ローソン (Adrienne)

ablawso

I'm unblocking Walmart on here so I can drag them for their delivery person who refused to abide by "no contact" delivery and could be putting people in danger of

Amie Croney

amiecroney

Everyday I see people I have been friends with for over a decade out at bars, attending/hosting birthday parties, attending group gatherings........and, mentally, I have ended my friendship with each