#Tracing

Rita Makhoul

rampurple

A lot of tweeps have been raising concerns about mass surveillance to fight the pandemic. I've decided to dedicate this thread of tweets to article links that address this issue.

Nate Silver

NateSilver538

This is a long, interesting thread on how much more transmissible B.1.1.7 (aka "the UK variant") really is.https://twitter.com/phl43/status/1380513950832414723 One thing I'd add is that contact-tracing data from the UK found

Yellow Flanders

cultureofdefeat

5,956 lab tests for Covid 19 processed in NS yesterday (plus 1,750 rapid tests in downtown Halifax - not sure how many at other rapid test sites in the city).

Steve Cheney

stevecheney

A thread about the future of preventative health in a post COVID-19 world:What were emergent discussions on technology playing a key role have now taken stage. Going forward, ‘Proof of

Sam Freedman

Samfr

Here's a list of Qs I'd like the Govt to answer made as specific as possible:1. What would you need to see in the data before reduce lockdown restrictions?2. On

hk

hassankhan

very good thread that makes the Apple-Google contact tracing proposal understandablehttps://twitter.com/benadida/status/1249067484679794688 However, I’m skeptical of @benadida’s idea to have county health departments build the apps seeing as how it t

Noah Bloom

tradewithbloom

THREAD (1/4): I’ve re-entered an $INPX position based on new info indicating we see widespread adoption of their IOT tech. Lenovo sent out this tweet confirming the partnership along w/

peter kilmarx

PeterKilmarx

Six months after #COVID19 declared a pandemic, with ~1,000 deaths per day in the USA, #ContactTracing capacity is still woefully inadequate. Only six states plus DC have the recommended 5+

Ben Sigelman

el_bhs

0/ Now that organizations are building or buying observability, they are realizing that it can get really damned expensive. And not just “expensive,” but “expensive and out of control.”This is

Berkeleyside

berkeleyside

Tune in right here to today's briefing from Gov. @GavinNewsom. Watch on FB:https://www.facebook.com/CAgovernor/videos/686605895491026/ The Twitter link is here:https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/1253035178760364033 The topic today is testing,

John Scott-Railton

jsrailton

IMPORTANT STUDY: up to 50% of Americans wouldn't use a contact tracing app with privacy & accuracy problems. Research by: @eredmil1 et al. Quick THREAD. https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.04343 Americans least trusting of

Prof Shamika Ravi

ShamikaRavi

#DailyUpdate #COVID19India Total cases are 78,055 and growing. ACTIVE cases are growing at 4.2% - so doubling in 17 days. This is the slowest growth in active cases India has

ALT-immigration 🛂

ALT_uscis

The forgotten part of the covid pandemic COVID-19 tears through Northern Cheyenne reservation | State & Regional | http://billingsgazette.com https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/until-the-enemy-passes-covid-19-tear

Shannon Young

SYoungReports

Mexico has surpassed the UK in confirmed COVID-19 deaths. Over the course of July, Mexico also shot past the former hotspots of Spain, France and Italy to take the #3

Zain Chagla

zchagla

We should be finally starting to see the post effects of thanksgiving and the lockdown. But reminder of the roadmap to get out. -Testing - slots even opened today in

John Drury

ProfJohnDrury

Self-isolation for #COVID__19 has always been a problem.Resorting to coercion is a failure of public engagement and is a poor solution.A thread of evidence and alternatives. 1/6https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54221953 2/6'Legal enforcemen