#Tracing

Jeffrey Ochwoga Kenyatta

kenyatta_jeff

.@MOH_Kenya, @MoICTKenya, @DrPatrickAmoth, @DrMercyHealth, @AdanMohamedCS, @StateHouseKenya, @ntvkenya, @KTNNewsKE, @citizentvkenya The app that I have developed is called Safe Paths and uses Bluetooth tech and GPS in a smartphone to log

Jens von Bergmann

vb_jens

The Canadian Perspectives survey has some interesting data about people's attitudes in Covid times. A quick look at the Series 3. It's been out for 2 months now, so a

Phil Syrpis

syrpis

I don't know why it took me so long... but, thanks to #Newsnight, I think I've finally worked out why the Govt is saying nothing about its exit strategy. TL;DR

KJ Seung

kj_seung

"Self contact tracing" for COVID-19This is a real thing! In the past few weeks, we have seen multiple large clusters of people who have been traced largely by themselves. When

Dr Marie Casey

marietcasey

There is a fatal lack of understanding in how contact tracing is being managed in this pandemic.So I will explain.John feels unwell on Monday, contacts his GP, gets a swab

Dr Matt Prescott

mattprescott

What happens if humans never develop immunity to COVID19 and it turns into a chronic infection with no cure? These unknown, long-term risks are a good reason to stick with

Gnome De Plume

PHealthGnome

Ok, so lets break a rule and talk about the relative safety of schools. I don't normally talk about this because no matter what I say my mentions get angry

Kevin Esvelt

kesvelt

Can tracing alone control COVID?Our model: it's possible if we >double efficacy by changing how we trace & use digital apps.Thanks to @willbradbio, @EthanAlley, @jhhhuggins, & epidemiologist @alun_l !https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.05.06.

Chris Wymant

ChrisWymant

Fascinating reading. 10 findings about the UK response to COVID-19 and 10 recommendations for the Government, from @GregClarkMP & @CommonsSTC. Thread.https://twitter.com/CommonsSTC/status/1262646924240281600 "Finding 1 (F1): The Go

Richard Osman

richardosman

Daughter’s best friend heading home to Hong Kong. She will be tested on arrival, with results 10 hours later. If positive she will be quarantined for 14 days, if negative

Dr. Sam Dundon

serdundon

Most common concerns I've heard so far include (for starters): Lack of childcare, ongoing PPE shortages, worries that folks won't observe guidelines Unis do put in place, the continually limited

Dr. Sonali Vaid MD MPH

SonaliVaid

On the futility of containment zones,&why we cannot copy paste actions done in Wuhan in Feb to Delhi/India in Sept 2020I am now in a containment zone..wait..of just 3 houses

Deepti Gurdasani

dgurdasani1

Press briefing today- data clearly shows that the UK has essentially followed the Italy curve almost exactly. Germany shows an early plateau & is moving the S. Korea way. What

Super Deluxe

sachp

Lots of important and pertinent questions being asked regarding this and citizens' data privacy. Some info:1) Privacy has not been recognized in our constitution as a fundamental right. However, case

Alice Wu

thatalicewu

A note from abroad: Realizing now that I've been 5 days out of US that many folks back home don't realize how other countries might be living with the 'Rona.

Michael Veale

mikarv

Governments cannot be trusted w/ social network data from Bluetooth. So w/ colleagues from 7 unis, 5 countries, we've built & legally analysed a bluetooth COVID proximity tracing system that