#Lockdowns

Emilia Tjernström

etjernst

A thread on #Covid19 & the @QandA debate.Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is a useful tool for thinking about trade-offs b/w policy options.But assumptions matter hugely when we try to monetize non-monetary

Yossi Gestetner

YossiGestetner

Cuomo had shutdown NY mid/late March thinking that 1 million cases will lead to 150K in the hospital (15% hospitalization rate) and 30K - 40K will be in the ICU.

Ewell Gregoor

EwellGregoor

As someone who does a great deal of research on Covid. I will post a series of scientific journals and articles on the other side of the science. Of which

Boo Su-Lyn

boosulyn

I think a CMCO on KL and Selangor is overkill. What happened to targeted lockdowns? Presumably dine-ins are allowed? We cannot be lurching from one lockdown to the next, especially

Coronavirus Plushie

CoronavirusPlu2

Prof. @carlheneghan explains the PCR test. A positive test, in an asymptomatic person, doesn't tell you if they have an active infection, or if they had it two months ago.

omg.fereal?

omg_fereal

The Doug Ford government was incompetent the moment it assumed office. Ontarians decided that they had enough of Liberal tenure and decided to clean the stables and vote in a

Lisa Beilfuss

LisaBeilfuss

What’s happening in NYC--the epicenter of the coronavirus and responsible for half of all U.S. cases--is informative for other metro areas grappling with the virus and indicative of how the

Bill Melugin

BillFOXLA

April 2020, I took these photos of Joe Tahanian, owner of The Wine Cave, a bar in Montrose. We did a story w/ him about how he planned to stay

Ben Shapiro

benshapiro

Things I hope Pence presses Harris on tonight:1. Is your running mate a sexual harasser and a quasi-racist who attempted to stop a little girl like you from going to

antihero_kate

antihero_kate

I’m not sure what Claire Lehmann’s end game is but she talks a lot of shit for someone who descended into authoritarian hysteria over covid.To suggest that conservatives could have

FAKEGRIMLOCK

FAKEGRIMLOCK

DINO PREDICTION:HUGE COVID 2ND WAVE.COVIDIOTS WILL BLOCK OFFICIAL LOCKDOWNS.REMOTERS WILL BUILD NEW REMOTE ECONOMY WITHOUT THEM. WHAT NEW REMOTE ECONOMY LOOK LIKE?1. HOME OFFICE/SCHOOL2. HOME ENTERTAINMENT3. HOME SOCIAL4. DELIVERY EVERYTHIN

Dr. Jennifer Kwan

jkwan_md

#Ontario: The last time we were over 300+ #COVID19 cases/day was in early June.We should avoid lockdowns, but limit high-risk situations (indoor gatherings?), to keep schools open & protect the

Natashya Gutierrez

natashya_g

President Duterte just signed the feared anti-terror law, days after the Hong Kong security law was passed. I wrote this piece yesterday. An expert told me the concerns of Filipinos

Faheem Younus, MD

FaheemYounus

1/ COVID is likely here for >2 yrs. Lockdowns are one extreme; Denial of science is the otherLet’s learn to LIVE with the middle way - CAUTION - without gravitating

Mick Blok #BreekDeGolf

MisterBlok

"Zij" zeggen: "Containment is onmogelijk". U zegt: behalve in tientallen landen al. Vrij makkelijk zelfs.Zij zeggen: "Een open land krijgt altijd weer virus binnen"U zegt: als virusbroeinest gaan onze grenzen

Jacob Steinhardt

JacobSteinhardt

Good to see this analysis, but misleading headline. 24 states have *point estimates* over 1, but uncertainty in estimates is large. Let's consider null hypothesis that Rt=0.95 everywhere. Then would