#Distancing

Apoorva Mandavilli

apoorva_nyc

Germany is considering "immunity certificates" for people who have positive antibody tests. This is hugely premature for at least three reasons. A short thread. a) The tests we have now

Will Chamberlain

willchamberlain

Here's my thesis for what happened over the past month:1) We were on track for a severe, Italy-style outbreak in a number of places around the country2) Then, President Trump

Dr. Jennifer McCreight

jennifurret

Up in the middle of the night thinking about my little sister-in-law to be who explicitly said she will violate social distancing mandates for her wedding because as a newly

Gary Dimmock

crimegarden

Just in: Ottawa residents told to stop having beers in driveway, and to end pleasantries with neighbours over the fence.https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/physical-distancing-loopholes-need-to-stop-ottawa-health-official-says Story by @joannel

shaun kitchener

ShaunKitchener

It's Week 6 of the POPSTAR SONG TOURNAMENTS and so far over £1000 has been raised between 5 amazing charities during the COVID-19 crisis!Now, we're raising for @alzheimerssoc!And we turn

Dean Eckles

deaneckles

Interesting to see @nytimes use mobile phone location traces from Cuebiq for measuring the onset of & compliance with distancinghttps://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/02/us/coronavirus-social-distancing.html This article, with a quite differ

Islington Council

IslingtonBC

Creating people-friendly streets will make it easier to walk, cycle, scoot and use buggies and wheelchairs in Islington. Our streets will be safer and better-suited for social distancing. Islington’s streets

Nick🇬🇧🇪🇺

nicktolhurst

+UPDATE+As I flagged up here last weekGermany now moving to refine policy on Coronavirus:1. Relax restrictions on shopping (esp small retail outlets)2. Extend social distancing rules into summer3. Block mass

Kiera Feldman 😷

kierafeldman

Happy weekend. Plz remember that social distancing does not mean hanging out w/a friend 6ft away. Covid is likely transmitted by breathing/talking alone https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/02/health/aerosol-coronavirus-spread-white-house-letter/index.html6ft

Nicholas Watt

nicholaswatt

Break: I am told that a very tense meeting of the executive of the Conservative backbench committee 1922 has just concluded. Every Tory MP at the meeting and every MP

Ryan Struyk

ryanstruyk

CNN: A new study from Harvard researchers published today in the journal Science finds that "prolonged or intermittent social distancing may be necessary into 2022." Harvard researchers: "Under current critical

NYT Graphics

nytgraphics

We've seen some questions on our story about changing travel patterns across the U.S. during the coronavirus outbreak, questioning the comparison of cities with areas where people have to drive

Stephanie Tait

StephTaitWrites

I have exactly zero patience left for people that justify their risky pandemic behavior to me by saying I “just don’t understand how hard it is on our mental health

Gray Wolf

graywolf442

"British town uses Oregon's 'exploding whale' fiasco to teach coronavirus social distancing lesson"Hahahahahaha!!! I remember this! Be SURE to watch the embedded video. It's hilariously icky. https://tinyurl.com/r2fpt9j

Bjorn Lomborg

BjornLomborg

Economic analysis from @ThunstromLinda and colleagues shows the benefits of social distancing outweigh the economic costs by $5.2 trillion(Paper available here: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3561934)https://thehill.com/policy/fi

Rob Elgas

RobElgasABC7

NEW: Illinois Governor announces new “modified” stay-at-home order. It’s effective May 1st. It includes a lot of new information. THREAD 1/* Illinois’ new stay-at-home order includes allowing some outdoor recreation.