#Risks

Mark Changizi

MarkChangizi

Infection Fatality Rate (IFR) estimatesUK: 0.4% - 1.4%Iceland: 0.01% - 0.19%Princess Cruise: 0.38% - 2.7%CEBM summary estimate: 0.1% - 0.26%.https://www.cebm.net/covid-19/global-covid-19-case-fatality-rates/ Whereas the average bloke on the street is

Seanan McGuire

seananmcguire

Oh my god.You know, we can see you wording things to make it look like it's okay if we die. WE CAN SEE YOU.https://twitter.com/govkristinoem/status/1329817478361460741 "Oh, COVID-19 is only dangerous to

❌SassyQ❌

SassyQ18

If you want to stay home, stay home.If you want to wear a mask, wear a mask.If you want to avoid large crowds, avoid large crowds.I am not required to

Simon French

shjfrench

Some thoughts on extension to Oct of UK #FurloughScheme - now covering 7.5m jobs. Most clearly extension will save jobs by giving employers time to adjust to social distancing requirements

Alistair King

Alistair_King

1/ In the first two weeks of lockdown my two small children, wife and I self-isolated because my wife had a temperature, and that’s one of the symptoms of Covid.

Emmanuel Freudenthal

EmmanFre

Cameroon: tomorrow (22/09), opposition marches will call for Biya to leave, despite the government's threats of violence.This *could* be a watershed moment, I think.Some fear that internet will be cut

Rachel "The Doc" Bitecofer 📈🔭🍌

RachelBitecofer

Media sucks at context so bad. The American pandemic is already by far the worst in the world- w 40K+ dead bc of the Trump Admin's decision to downplay risks

Lionel Page

page_eco

When and how to end the lockdown?THREAD on likely scenarios.As many countries start seeing a levelling or decrease of new cases, the possibility of ending lockdowns start being discussed.First observation:

Muge Cevik

mugecevik

PHE surveillance report shows that while the number of infections is increasing mainly in 20-29, 30-39 ages in England, SARS-CoV-2 is spreading most in highly deprived areas - where people

Scott Gottlieb, MD

ScottGottliebMD

1/n There's some concerns being expressed about the implications for privacy and liberty of case based interventions that encourage widespread screening for #COVID19, and use public health interventions that require

Clive Peedell

cpeedell

THREAD: The Government’s failure to protect #NHS staff with proper PPE and implement staff testing for #COVID19 has put vulnerable patients at even greater risk.These are the reasons:1. Thousands of

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD

paimadhu

I now have a name for what I have been worried about!"Epistemic trespassing" (not epidemic!)When commentators holding real expertise in one field intrude into another, passing judgment where they lack

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obsidianshakti

air signs | ♒︎ ♎︎ ♊︎~sun, moon, rising, & venusAir signs, I’m seeing a resistance to a big change that needed in order for a lot of things to come

yeji ⋆ 🦊

blissnoo

how enhypen members would play among us a short thread; heeseung-white-a literal detective -almost always figures out the imposters-“i saw black kill pink” jay-red-always yelling in the chat-accused of being

ClimateHeritage

ClimateHeritage

Today at #G20Culture: How will climate change affect the managemnt & practice of cultural heritage & what's the capacity of culture and heritage to support transformation in populations? Follow us

Katy Hayden

kjhayjay

Today was meant to be the first day of the Sibbaldia and @PlantNetwork Conference with @IPSN_BGCI, on this #EarthDay in the International Year of Plant Health. We’d hoped to