Thread by @lulon, Some good readings on CV19 from this past week#covid19Canada1. How South Korea [...]

Some good readings on CV19 from this past week

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1. How South Korea Flattened the Curve https://nyti.ms/3aeD35c

How South Korea Flattened the Curve

The country showed that it is possible to contain the coronavirus without shutting down the economy, but experts are unsure whether its lessons can work abroad.

https://nyti.ms/3aeD35c

2. This one is a very good summary and easy read on CV19 from a globally reknown scientist and public health expert

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100 Questions of Peter Piot, LSHTM Director | LSHTM https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/expert-opinion/100-questions-peter-piot-lshtm-director#.XoCIt0GGG2M.twitter

100 Questions of Peter Piot, LSHTM Director | LSHTM

1. TEDMED: Let’s start with the basics. What is a virus? A virus is a very tiny particle of RNA or DNA genetic code protected by an outer protein wrapper. 2. TEDMED: How common are viruses? Viruses...

https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/expert-opinion/100-questions-peter-piot-lshtm-director#.XoCIt0GGG2M.twitter

3. @edyong209 is the science writer at the @TheAtlantic. He has written an informative and perhaps a seminal essay on CV19

#covid19Canada https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/how-will-coronavirus-end/608719/

How the Pandemic Will End

The U.S. may end up with the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the industrialized world. This is how it’s going to play out.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/03/how-will-coronavirus-end/608719/

4. Bill Gates in an extensive conversation with @TEDTalks

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How we must respond to the coronavirus pandemic (Bill Gates | TED Connects) https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_how_we_must_respond_to_the_coronavirus_pandemic?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tedspread via @TEDTalks

https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_how_we_must_respond_to_the_coronavirus_pandemic?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tedspread

How we must respond to the coronavirus pandemic

Philanthropist and Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates offers insights into the COVID-19 pandemic, discussing why testing and self-isolation are essential, which medical advancements show promise and what...

https://www.ted.com/talks/bill_gates_how_we_must_respond_to_the_coronavirus_pandemic?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tedspread

5. And this NYT piece should be read and studied by every politician and public health policy maker in Canada ASAP.

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It’s Too Late to Avoid Disaster, but There Are Still Things We Can Do https://nyti.ms/3dBIs8f

Opinion | It’s Too Late to Avoid Disaster, but There Are Still Things We Can Do

Our leaders need to speak some hard truths and then develop a strategy to prevent the worst.

https://nyti.ms/3dBIs8f

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