#Presymptomatic

balajis.com

balajis

My worldview:1) Short sharp lockdown to get to zero new cases, using as much of Asia, NZ playbook as possible2) Then test, trace, isolate to maintain a green zone3) This

automnia

aut_omnia

The Premier League currently plans to restart in June. Its strategy is dangerously negligent, and poses a serious threat to the health of the players, the staff and anyone in

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

Important piece on immediate-result paper tests for COVID. Too often, media describes them as "less accurate." Wrong framework! They're useful in detecting contagiousness—not mere presence of virus which can show

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

Breaking: CDC ordered by higher-ups within Trump WH to modify its guidelines this week to not test people without overt symptoms of #Covid19. Worse, the directive “came from the top

Peter Daszak

PeterDaszak

It’s official: “substantial probability that normal speaking causes airborne virus transmission in confined environments.” 1 minute of talking loudly can produce more than 1,000 virus-containing droplets that could linger in the

Bob Wachter

Bob_Wachter

1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 38Still stable at @UCSFHospitals & in SF. @UCSF, 15 pts, 5 on ventilators (Fig on L). In SF: 38 new cases, 23 deaths overall (up

Charles McGuinness

SocialSeerCom

How many ways are there to say it's another daily high for new #covid19 cases in #florida? But let's talk about what that means... So nearly 9000 new cases today,

Raj Thamotheram

RajThamotheram

Do you support to an indefinite #lockdown, until drugs or a vaccine are found? Btw the normal flu vaccines are

Yaneer Bar-Yam

yaneerbaryam

Combining PCR and CT testing for COVID: CT-scans can identify who to isolate to stop transmission much better then PCR.— A threadLinks for the impatient:https://necsi.edu/combining-pcr-and-ct-testing-for-covidhttps://www.endcoronavirus.or

Dan Larremore

DanLarremore

Slovakia (pop 5.5M) is attempting a mass COVID-19 screening campaign using rapid antigen tests. The public health community is going to learn a lot. Here's what I'm looking for... 1/https://spectator.sme.sk/c/22519165/coronavirus-in

Midwestern Hedgie

MidwestHedgie

Another day, another brutally flawed study going around flu bro (bra?) twit. Here's the study: the author's tested residents of Santa Clara Co, CA to see if they had antibodies

Anup

AnupSubedee

सीमा नाकामा लक्षण भएकालाई मात्र कोरोनाभाइरसको एन्टिजेन टेस्ट गर्ने र अरूलाई त्यसै छोड्ने

Kai Kupferschmidt

kakape

This new paper on #sarscov2 transmission delves into the data from Hunan province and it is really interesting and the kind of data I would love to see more of.

Dr. Jacqueline Windh

jwindh

@michelle_eliot @bctoday The advice she just gave about recently arrived travellers not being contagious if they are not sick is incorrect: many asymptomatic cases are contagious. (Not to mention they

Abraar Karan

AbraarKaran

#TheGreatBarringtonDeclaration calls for allowing #covid19 to spread openly while “protecting” the elderly/vulnerable.While I actually believe the authors mean well, there are multiple reasons why I believe this is a seriously

Amy C🍩🍩pes

coopesdetat

Australia's official #COVID19 modelling has been published by @TheDohertyInst. This is the work being used by the government to inform their decisions. You can access the papers here https://www.doherty.edu.au/news-events/news/covid-19-modelling-