“On the other, countries can fight. They can lock down for a few weeks to buy us time, create an educated action plan, and control this virus until we have a vaccine.” @tomaspueyo

Yet another excellent #BigData based #COVID19outbreak management piece. https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56">https://medium.com/@tomaspue...
Here’s what is expected of business leaders at times of crisis.
@anandmahindra leads from the front!
And how
#IndiaFightsCoronavirus #WarOnCOVID19

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Lots of ideas, suggestions, initiatives that can be easily adapted to win #WarAgainstCorona.

Excellent thread by @hanson_hhc on his trip to #Shanghai from #Bangalore as #India becomes #NoFlyZone.

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Excellent threads embedded here!

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A quiet word of #medical reasoning and a realistic measure of #Social_Distancing

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Things i learnt:
1. Chloroquine is aquarium cleaner- never crossed my mind!
2. Don’t consume anything without a doctor’s prescription- ahem!
3. Don’t believe everything you hear on TV- this I know!

What a thread!
https://twitter.com/heidinbc/status/1242238268277755905?s=21">https://twitter.com/heidinbc/... https://twitter.com/HeidiNBC/status/1242238268277755905">https://twitter.com/HeidiNBC/...
Now #Hantavirus is trending!
What have you been eating #China?

https://twitter.com/globaltimesnews/status/1242257863185063937?s=21">https://twitter.com/globaltim... https://twitter.com/globaltimesnews/status/1242257863185063937">https://twitter.com/globaltim...
This is BIG!
A test kit at about USD 10 per patient.
Will probably go down to less than a dollar, with bulk manufacturing and mass testing.

#IndiaFightsCOVID19
#FreeMassTestingNow
#WarOnChinaVirus

https://twitter.com/iambhutia/status/1242420309430423552?s=21">https://twitter.com/iambhutia... https://twitter.com/iambhutia/status/1242420309430423552">https://twitter.com/iambhutia...
#Vietnam- something really wicked and endearing about your sense of humour.
#laughteristhebestmedicine

https://twitter.com/reuters/status/1243180907835473922?s=21">https://twitter.com/reuters/s... https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1243180907835473922">https://twitter.com/Reuters/s...
No words!
https://twitter.com/borisjohnson/status/1243496858095411200?s=21">https://twitter.com/borisjohn... https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1243496858095411200">https://twitter.com/BorisJohn...
This is when #India’s #innovation mindset kicks in.
#3D printers and #Jugaad to serve 4 people with 1 ventilator.

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But for some committed souls!
#inspirational
#IndiaFightsChinaVirus

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When the going gets tough, #IndianRailways get rolling!

Less than 48- hours from the first #idea post, to this!
Kudos @RailMinIndia @PiyushGoyal and all others involved.

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The Virus speaketh through the words of K. M. Chandrasekhar, former Cabinet Secretary.
#COVID19 rules! https://www.pennews.net/opinion/2020/03/20/the-virus-speaketh">https://www.pennews.net/opinion/2...
O #China!
#NotAgain

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The genesis of the #WuhanVirus and its coverup. Great report!

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Another great thread on how staying home, doing nothing is waaay better than doing something and worsening the problem #CopingWithCovid19.

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Now @realDonaldTrump questions @WHO role.

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“ If the public health sector can be the economy’s main engine for six months, the public health versus economic health trade-off can be resolved.” @pujamehra
Look forward to next piece on how it can work.
Maybe, policy makers will listen!
#COVIDEconomy https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-different-economic-approach/article31282618.ece">https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/o...
Shubh Hanuman Jayanti, to all in #Brazil.

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When CEO’s and industry leaders start discussing pay parity, equitable distribution and social costs, you know #COVID19 is not just a stop sign, it’s pointing at a complete change of direction.

https://twitter.com/srinivasanravi/status/1248847500229767169?s=21">https://twitter.com/srinivasa... https://twitter.com/srinivasanravi/status/1248847500229767169">https://twitter.com/srinivasa...
Here’s an idea for #urbanfarms which could ring fence cities and sustain food security in times of #lockdown.

Great thread by @anandmahindra https://twitter.com/threadreaderapp/status/1249311769463578625">https://twitter.com/threadrea...
“Well, the treadmill you’ve been on for decades just stopped. Bam!
What happened is inexplicably incredible.”
Wonderful long copy @juliovincent!

Here’s preparing for the Great Gaslighting after this Big Pause. https://forge.medium.com/prepare-for-the-ultimate-gaslighting-6a8ce3f0a0e0">https://forge.medium.com/prepare-f...
Will the brilliant doctor Fauci get a Nobel prize or a Hollywood biopic,
or would he also be consigned to the footnotes of history by self-seeking grandees when the #WaronWuhanVirus is won.

Awesome long copy profile by @specterm https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Clapping hands sign" aria-label="Emoji: Clapping hands sign"> https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/20/how-anthony-fauci-became-americas-doctor">https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/...
Here’s how to manage work, life and play in times of #COVID19 #SocialDistancing and #Lockdown.

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Kids of Mexican Drug cartel lords are doling out food aid.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-mexico-cartels-idUSKBN21Y3J7

Kids">https://www.reuters.com/article/u... of Indian political cartel lords are getting married.

What #SocialDistancing? Where #lockdowndistress? https://twitter.com/ANI/status/1251014426817368064">https://twitter.com/ANI/statu...
#MustRead loooong @BBCWorld report
2 startling facts-
1. About #Chinese ownership of #US food companies
2. About workforce and what employment means in certain places.
#Coronavirus at Smithfield pork plant: The untold story of America& #39;s biggest outbreak https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-52311877">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/worl...
Bidding goodbye! @iArnavAgarwal experiences it up close as a doctor can.
Poignant #Thread
#StayHomeStaySafe

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Hard hitting rebuttal by @jreichelt editor @BILD_English on #China’s #MaskDiplomacy.
#Watch @Facebook video for the full version, before it’s taken down.

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Hopefully our #HealthcareHeroes can now perform their miracles without fear and favour.

https://twitter.com/shivaroor/status/1252895081528471552?s=21">https://twitter.com/shivaroor... https://twitter.com/ShivAroor/status/1252895081528471552">https://twitter.com/ShivAroor...
This clean air over #India is an #anomaly according to @NASA.
The #lockdown has resulted in the best air in 20 years.

It might stay as studies are showing #Covid_19 #virus attaches itself to air pollution particles.
https://www.news18.com/news/world/coronavirus-detected-on-air-pollution-particles-that-may-carry-it-over-long-distances-scientists-warn-2591919.html">https://www.news18.com/news/worl...
‘we have never encountered before, an anthropological threat that throws all previous linear strategic calculations off course.’

Insightful piece on post #COVID19 world by @NMenonRao

Very nuanced, and diplomatic. https://thewire.in/world/coronavirus-pandemic-us-china">https://thewire.in/world/cor...
‘true leadership understands that there are times to think big and more generously. Such thinking was behind the Marshall Plan and the formation of the United Nations after World War II. This is also such a moment.’ ~ @antonioguterres on #GreenNewDeal. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/28/opinion/coronavirus-climate-antonio-guterres.html">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/2...
‘If we could learn to look instead of gawking,
We& #39;d see the horror in the heart of farce,’ ~ Bertoldt Brecht, Arturo Ui

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@lfspinney shares insights in a #podcast on her book on the #SpanishFlu and its global impact.

1. Xenophobia +Eugenics
2. Stunted children- cannon fodder for WW2
3. India’s freedom struggle- demand for socialised medical care post WW2
#COVID19Impact
https://twitter.com/wef/status/1255852467318915074?s=21">https://twitter.com/wef/statu... https://twitter.com/wef/status/1255852467318915074">https://twitter.com/wef/statu...
Read this thread from @GulatiSinghJ
#COVID19 can strike anyone, anywhere, anytime- even in isolation.

Don’t take ANY chances, take precautions, instead!

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Don’t like the look of this graph. Specially the last 3 days. #StayHomeStaySafe unless absolutely necessary.

It ain’t over, till it’s over!

More: https://ddi.sutd.edu.sg/ ">https://ddi.sutd.edu.sg/">...
Did the 1855 #pandemic lead to the Sepoy Mutiny- #India’s first war of independence?

Interesting facts! Wonder what political upheavals unfold with #COVID19. https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/pandemics-timeline">https://www.history.com/topics/mi...
Why did #China stop flights from Wuhan to the rest of the country after the #COVID19 outbreak, yet allowed international flights to operate from Wuhan, thus facilitating the international spread of the #WuhanVirus?

Interesting opinion piece @Chellaney https://chellaney.net/ ">https://chellaney.net/">...
What comes after https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍎" title="Red apple" aria-label="Emoji: Red apple"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🍊" title="Tangerine" aria-label="Emoji: Tangerine"> https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥬" title="Leafy green" aria-label="Emoji: Leafy green">? Here’s inspiration for our Babu’s from #Belgium.

#COVID19Rules

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#Seoul again?
Contagion comebacks

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What this #Contagion is holding out as a lesson for humanity, is all the -phobia’s which have ‘other’ed minorities.

All #Pandemics are the same, can this be any different in #social outcomes? https://twitter.com/hyunsuinseoul/status/1259526164441206784?s=21">https://twitter.com/hyunsuins...
The weather and this!
What I start my day with...these days.
https://twitter.com/shamikaravi/status/1262218717464866817?s=21">https://twitter.com/shamikara... https://twitter.com/ShamikaRavi/status/1262218717464866817">https://twitter.com/ShamikaRa...
“Either you’re going apeshit or the virus is. Those are the only choices, at least if you want to win.”

On how #Mongolia has fought #WuhanVirus so far. Great read!
Cc: @madversity https://medium.com/@indica/covid-underdogs-mongolia-3b0c162427c2">https://medium.com/@indica/c...
#India went from 606 cases on March 25 to 134K and counting on May 24- even the best #Lockdown plans needed effective implementation.

Important Thread on how to get the #OpenUp right.

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Meanwhile, #China’s sabre rattling continues.

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And to show they mean it, here’s what #China banned on #TikTok 4 days back.

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Here starts the next outrage, now on reporting #COVID__19 data.
Vietnam was touted as a success story earlier, now being dissed.

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Is this the cure? #dexamethasone
or will it go the same way as #HCQ, and #azithromycine?
WHO knows??
https://twitter.com/wsj/status/1272903021601738755?s=21">https://twitter.com/wsj/statu... https://twitter.com/WSJ/status/1272903021601738755">https://twitter.com/WSJ/statu...
Wake up #Delhi! With a population of 14 Million, am sure you can test 1 Million (will cost 200 Cr. If prices are held at 2000/-) and then trace, isolate, and stop the virus. Enough time wasted already.
Can public health experts validate the methodology here?
If true? #Delhi and #Telangana need to hit the reset button soon.

#COVID19 seems to be in community transmission mode.

https://twitter.com/rajamass/status/1274965114370707461?s=21">https://twitter.com/rajamass/... https://twitter.com/Rajamass/status/1274965114370707461">https://twitter.com/Rajamass/...
6 months of #COVID19 wasn’t bad enough?
Yet another #pandemic from #China?
WHO can say?

https://twitter.com/bbchealth/status/1277682813333012481?s=21">https://twitter.com/bbchealth... https://twitter.com/bbchealth/status/1277682813333012481">https://twitter.com/bbchealth...
In hot and humid Mumbai, managing to pull off dance moves with mask and PPE on, during a 16- hour shift!
Awesome https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👏" title="Applaus-Zeichen" aria-label="Emoji: Applaus-Zeichen">

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Some welcome news. Please share the word.
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Whatever you do, don’t go commando!

#WearAMask
Important thread, this!

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