I love my wife with all my heart. She is my soulmate and my best friend. There is not a day where I am not grateful for everything which brought us together. We are mere hours into the weekend and I am convinced if we get quarantined together we are going to kill each other.
— Dan Sohege (@thefishareloose) March 14, 2020
To clarify:
— Renée Yoxon (they/them) (@reneeyoxon) March 14, 2020
Isolation = you have tested positive for the virus
Quarantine = you have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for the virus & are waiting to see if you develop symptoms
Social distancing = something everyone can do to reduce the risk of transmission
A school superintendent said something profound in his address cancelling school for the next 3 weeks. He said: In the end, it will be impossible to know if we overreacted or did too much, but it will be QUITE apparent if we under reacted or did too little.
— Coach Roberts M. Ed (@Coach_Nick87) March 14, 2020
Hear those words….
Exclusive: Public Health England document leaked to Channel 4 News shows frontline NHS health workers won’t be tested for #COVIDー19 even if they have symptoms.
— Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) March 15, 2020
PHE say currently no policy position has been agreed – @vsmacdonald reports.https://t.co/3xOyB0GEyq
I am an orthopaedic surgeon. No one needs a joint replacement now. Use my theatres, use the beds in my ward, use ME: I would make the worst intensivist, but I can put a drip, transport patients, clean the floor, triage patients… #StopElectiveSurgery #flatteningthecurve
— Claudia (@Claudiadibella_) March 15, 2020
Coronavirus testing in South Korea:
— Norbert Elekes (@NorbertElekes) March 14, 2020
1. Drive to a testing station
2. Stay in your car
3. It takes less than 10 minutes
4. Results texted to you the next day
Done. Oh, and it's free.
35 Italian tourists to Ethiopia 🇪🇹 refuse to return to Italy 🇮🇹 despite the expiration of their visas. European undocumented migrants finally arrive in Africa! History is full of irony …(google translate) https://t.co/UKUFkDvjCB
— እህት ዐለም ፌሚንዝም (@Afrowomanist) March 14, 2020
How do you self-quarantine in an informal-settlement? Or in a household full of people? How do you ‘stock-up’, when you live from hand to mouth? What will business closures mean for daily/hourly waged workers? Asking for a continent.
— Everjoice Win (@EverjoiceWin) March 14, 2020
Italy just announced 368 coronavirus deaths in ONE DAY.
— Ezra Kaplan (@EzraNBC) March 15, 2020
This is not a developing nation, this is a modern country with hospitals that are equal if not superior to many of those in the US. https://t.co/7DXPQZZnni
“They cited irresponsible behavior by many citizens, who despite the earlier warnings not to gather in large numbers, headed to beaches or ski resorts, and hung out together in town squares, especially after the closure of schools.” https://t.co/V0YbEg2nuW
— Jim Kogutkiewicz (@jimmyfk) March 14, 2020
— Eliaquim Mangala (@Elia22Mangala) March 15, 2020
JUST IN: Serbia declares state of emergency over coronavirus
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) March 15, 2020
80% infected, up to 8 million hospitalised? That might be a #ReasonableWorstCase, but UK's 67.9m pop'n x 80% = 54.3m infected x 20% = 10.8m serious cases.
— Phil Booth (@EinsteinsAttic) March 15, 2020
With still tentative #CaseFatalityRates of 5/10/20x #flu, a 0.5% #CFR could mean ~271,500 dead, 1% ~540,000 & 2% ~1,080,000. https://t.co/j0DmGcmxOE
This is depraved. The German government confirms that Trump apparently tried to bribe German scientists into giving him exclusive rights to the Covid-19 vaccine they were working on developing. He wanted it “for the US only.” How many new lows will he set for the United States? https://t.co/Qm7vFoArQT
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) March 15, 2020
This is how social distancing works pic.twitter.com/pG7V2FC7Ti
— Sam Ghali, M.D. (@EM_RESUS) March 16, 2020
See @allafrica for ongoing updates of #Africa leading on #coronavirus. @NCDCgov #Nigeria has at least 23 emergency ops centers; set up 100-bed isolation units in 48 hrs of first #COVID19 case. #Namibia, despite scant resources, among most aggressive. @hagegeingob @FLON_Namibia https://t.co/GdFDw1F4Xe
— Tami Hultman (@tamihultman) March 15, 2020
Wasn’t even scared until all the grocery stores started clearing out. I’m not afraid of COVID19 but what is scary, is the lack of common sense people have. I’m scared for people who actually need to go to the store & feed their fams but Susan and Karen stocked up for 30 years.
— Jessica Michel (@micheljessica_) March 14, 2020
Married people keep tweeting about how being quarantined together will drive them to kill each other. Saw a tweet about 88 couples in China coming out of quarantine and immediately filing for divorce.
— Oluseyi Sonaiya (@OluseyiSonaiya) March 15, 2020
Y'all are really selling marriage as an institution, here. 👍🏾
Whoever invents an effective vaccine or treatment for the virus will become planet earth’s first universally acknowledged savior.
— Naval (@naval) March 15, 2020
Today, I see a lot of people saying Y2K was a hoax, because "nothing happened".
— Spry Guy (@SpryGuy) March 15, 2020
That's because millions of people worked hard over a decade to make it a non-issue. I was one them. It was no hoax.
Now I'm seeing people saying we're over-reacting to coronavirus. Ugh. Stop it.
Wow
— Jim Richards Sh🎙wgram (@JIMrichards1010) March 15, 2020
This man is the global authority on the spread of disease. If you are a leader (in any capacity) watch this. If you are not, watch it too. pic.twitter.com/bFogaekehM
Iceland Foods at Kennedy Centre, West Belfast will be opening their store between 8-9am for the elderly starting this Tuesday. The wider public are asked to respect this hour as it has been allocated for elderly people only. Would be great to see other stores now do the same 👏 pic.twitter.com/nfu5Hsz5um
— Paul Doherty (@Paul_Doherty__) March 15, 2020
Social distancing. Self-monitoring. Self-quarantine. Monitored quarantine. Self-isolation. We've been getting a lot of questions about what these terms mean and who should be doing which. Here's info on each of these strategies that help prevent illness in our community. pic.twitter.com/HPElR6wuKQ
— wcpublichealth (@wcpublichealth) March 14, 2020
I just did an updated calculation of what happens to America if we do nothing. And it is nothing short of terrifying.
— Michael Baym (@baym) March 15, 2020
The current rate of spread is a near-perfect exponential. If we do not change our behavior dramatically and fast, here is what the math says: 1/n pic.twitter.com/dzU4dd8H4W
it’s crazy how because of corona we can see how almost everything we do is a totally made up social construct that can be instantly stopped if we wanted to lol
— blondie wasabi (@bIondiewasabi) March 14, 2020
Our first case of the coronavirus and the man that has it refused treatment and left the facility. Our governor of Kentucky called our county judges and police and had him place in his home on quarantine. Cop is having to sit outside his home to make sure he stays in. 🤦🏻♀️
— Debbie Davis (@DebbieD54529158) March 15, 2020
"#HealthWorkers do a heroic job. We know that #COVID19 crisis is putting a huge burden on you & your families. We know you are stretched to the limit.
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 13, 2020
You have our admiration, respect & commitment to doing everything we can to keep you safe & enable you to do your job"-@DrTedros
The learning point is that public health issues is not majorly a problem of developing nations, a good economy or wall wont keep you safe. Developed Nations can be hit hard and unexpectedly.
— Ademokun Kunle (@mo_cubes) March 13, 2020
My Uncle in Iran passed away from corona virus. He was gentle and kind. He’d been battling cancer for several years. His family had to stand one hundred meters away and watch him be buried by men in hazmat gear. My Aunt is now sick. Please take this virus seriously.
— Ramtin Arablouei (@ramtinarablouei) March 13, 2020
African countries need to maintain the proactive steps (& luck) being taken as that's what can save us. If the virus enters and spreads freely in the different countries we will have an unmitigated disaster on our hands.
— Ayọ̀mídé Joe (@Ayomidejoe) March 12, 2020
Our care & critical care systems won't be able to cope
Public health is important
African countries need to maintain the proactive steps (& luck) being taken as that's what can save us. If the virus enters and spreads freely in the different countries we will have an unmitigated disaster on our hands.
— Ayọ̀mídé Joe (@Ayomidejoe) March 12, 2020
Our care & critical care systems won't be able to cope
Just a note shoppers.
— Klara Sjöberg (@klara_sjo) March 14, 2020
Notice how even monkeys only take what's needed? pic.twitter.com/aEiQo14tIu
Valencia confirm five positive tests for coronavirus https://t.co/9e7bD2GD8V
— TODAY (@todayng) March 15, 2020
As the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus continues to climb in the United States, governors are moving to close bars and restaurants to the public in a bid to stop the spreadhttps://t.co/PjvzQmvrjd
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) March 15, 2020
Friends canceled their son’s Bar Mitzvah this weekend but decided to keep the contract with their caterer, a tiny Hmong-owned business. They delivered the food to friends in quarantine & sent pans home with others. Grateful for stories like this and for community in a bleak time.
— hodel in the streets, chava in the sheets (@mrotzie) March 15, 2020
Wipe your phones
— Olátórera (@_latorera) March 16, 2020
wipe your workspace and surface
wash your hands regularly
Be selfish with your space ( in a good way tho)
Practice Social distancing…
Authors + agents: My indie bookstore will have to close its doors soon. If I start a series of online classes to help pay our bills and sell books, can you virtually teach a one hour intensive for us? Your book + expertise included in the ticket price and maybe I can stay open.
— Ally Kirkpatrick (@oldtownbooks) March 15, 2020
If you'e still hanging with friends, going to restaurants/bars, and acting like this isn't a big deal, get your shit together.
— Jason Yanowitz (@JasonYanowitz) March 14, 2020
The following thread is taken from an Italian citizen.
As they put it:
"To the rest of the world, you have no idea what's coming."
MUST READ👇
We’re going to be at 300k cases in 30 days. https://t.co/cUiLKMpwcn
— JOE BIDEN HAS DEMENTIA 🌹 (@Miny_K) March 15, 2020
Fake news is free. Real news is behind paywalls. Take down the paywalls during #coronavirus please.
— Biz Stone (@biz) March 15, 2020
Well, that was an exciting afternoon for #COVID19 #coronavirus #disinformation.
— Carl T. Bergstrom (@CT_Bergstrom) March 16, 2020
We had a panic-inducing thread about complete breakdown of the health system in Seattle. pic.twitter.com/sci99Yk0Oa
FINAL UPDATE (thread): My #COVID19 test came back positive.
— Daniel Goldman (@danielsgoldman) March 15, 2020
I want to thank everyone for the outpouring of support. It means a lot to my family and me.
I am almost back to 100%. I’m lucky enough not to fall in the vulnerable category and, for me, it was just like the flu. 1/
Dropped my wife off at the hospital this morning for her 12hr shift. While 95% of the world is distancing from the #coronavirus, health professionals are putting their armor on and attacking it. My wife is a hero. #covid19Canada #HealthCare #frontlines
— Ryan Fahey (@wellnessrf) March 14, 2020
In my pool of acquaintances it is the people who are doctors or who have science and medical backgrounds who think the government’s policy is mad. The less informed people think it makes total sense. This scares me.
— Matt Haig (@matthaig1) March 16, 2020
Thank you, Jack (and welcome to Twitter) https://t.co/TsU5VQkCy3
— jack (@jack) March 16, 2020
I should be qualified to comment on the covid-19 pandemic. I'm a computational/system biologist working on infectious diseases and have spent five years in a world class 'pandemic response modelling' unit. In this thread, I will summarise what I believe I (don't) know. (1/12)
— Prof Francois Balloux (@BallouxFrancois) March 14, 2020
Oh to be a 1998 baby
— Sarah Ingle (@SarahLMIngle) March 14, 2020
✔️ first memory is 9/11
✔️ watches parents lose their jobs in 2008
✔️ graduates into global pandemic and looming recession
The effects of this shutdown on a lot of jobs will be huge, hopefully this doesnt last too long
— Ayọ̀mídé Joe (@Ayomidejoe) March 16, 2020
BREAKING: First dose for possible coronavirus vaccine to be trialled tomorrow in the United States
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) March 15, 2020
Behind the doctors & nurses keeping you safe on frontline, is a vast team of less visible staff such as:
— Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) March 16, 2020
❤️ Administrators
❤️ Scientists
❤️ Managers
❤️ Receptionists
❤️ Cleaners
❤️ Lab technicians
❤️ Porters
To *everyone* in the 1.5 million NHS family, thank you. Thank you all.
The Norwegian Govt set out what it'll do for workers affected by #COVID19:
— The Pileus (@thepileus) March 16, 2020
– Full pay for those laid off for 20 days
– Self employed get 80% of average income from last 3 yrs
– Extra Money for carers for patients with virus
Compare that to the peanuts workers get in the UK
If Rapunzel can entertain herself in her tower for 18 years, I think you can handle being in quarantine for a few weeks.
— ᴅɪɴαн♡ (@KristoffsHoe) March 15, 2020
I just heard a story from a friend that her landlord is halving her rent for two months and giving her back the majority of her security deposit now to help bolster her and her roommate's incomes since they work in retail and food service. Honestly. This is how you fucking do it.
— Kate Bahn (@LipstickEcon) March 15, 2020
Emergency #vaccine stockpiles are critical for global health security by acting as an insurance plan that can rapidly tackle outbreaks. @Gavi currently funds stockpiles for #cholera, #Ebola, #YellowFever and meningococcal disease. Here’s a brief explainer of how they work: pic.twitter.com/EVWpWMA5LH
— Seth Berkley (@GaviSeth) March 16, 2020
AGAIN for those not paying attention.
— Gayle Letherby 🌹 #MyVoiceWillNotBeStilled (@gletherby) March 16, 2020
Life IS political.
Death IS political.
Access, or not, to healthcare is political.
The fact that the most vulnerable will be the most affected is political.#COVID_19uk #CoronavirusPandemic IS political.
Get it? https://t.co/nfEZozsX6j
Results from the suspected case from Kanungu who presented with signs and symptoms similar to #COVIDー19 have tested NEGATIVE at the @UVRIug.
— Ministry of Health- Uganda (@MinofHealthUG) March 16, 2020
As of today, Uganda has NO case of #COVIDー19 @JaneRuth_Aceng @DianaAtwine
"We are moving rapidly towards a full-scale national emergency."
— Simon Gosden. Esq. #fbpe 🕷🇪🇺🇬🇧🏴☠️🦠🦠 (@g_gosden) March 16, 2020
Prof John Ashton says he believes the UK must "move to devolved government" to tackle #COVID19, as the national govt has "missed its chance" to show leadership. #ToryBrexit Britain
pic.twitter.com/QL75bjLKTF
Beautiful and devastating critique in the context of the global #CoronavirusPandemic of both rampant neoliberal individualism and the contradictions of a narrowly hyper-consumerist society that prioritises economic growth over human well-being:
— docrussjackson JOIN A UNION. (@docrussjackson) March 16, 2020
🧐pic.twitter.com/tzjNRmp19r
For those asking what more the UK government can do to combat #CoronaVirus this is a 2min MUST WATCH: How China's gone to war against the virus
— max albedo #EL4C (@MaxAlbedo) March 16, 2020
Even Trump's now setting up mobile testing centres.
Boris Johnson?
Your loved ones will die but we'll come through it!
Not nearly enough pic.twitter.com/eTH8f69dZy
Even little baby Regina is joining @DrTedros in the @WHO #SafeHands Challenge! Hand washing saves lives, especially now during the #COVID19 pandemic. Video with sound – singing is part of the technique! @AndrewNerlinger @LisaEMcDonald pic.twitter.com/YtzEnK559A
— PandemicTech (@pandemic_tech) March 16, 2020
Cleaners, porters and catering staff at Lewisham Hospital walked out today after not being paid or given protective clothing – in a hospital that has had confirmed cases of coronavirus. This is what they had to say.https://t.co/qunYVJi8Nx pic.twitter.com/qzdu8LLbOg
— Counterfire (@counterfireorg) March 13, 2020
I've just watched "93 days", story of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Lagos – #Nigeria, and its successful containment.
— Irene Rizzo (@IreneRizzo_) March 15, 2020
Also, Nigeria has so far successfully detected and contained #COVIDー19 and is currently fighting a Lassa fever epidemic.
Kudos to #Nigerians for their great job 👏🏻
I am 30 minutes into home schooling my 6 year old. I suggest that all school teachers are paid £1m per year from now on.
— Roger Mac Ginty (@rogermacginty) March 16, 2020
JUST IN: Turkey suspends Friday prayers amid coronavirus concerns
— The Spectator Index (@spectatorindex) March 16, 2020
We all know what we need to do to prevent #covid19 #FlattenTheCurve
— Ngozi Onuoha MD MBA-HCM (@DrNgoziOnuoha) March 16, 2020
🟢wash hands
🟢social distance
🟢clean contact surfaces
To cope with anxiety
🟢power off social media intermittently
🟢preparedness; stock up supplies
🟢be prayerful
THINGS YOU CAN DO IN QUARANTINE:
— Cassie: The Last Airbender (@CassK9) March 15, 2020
-chores
-sweep till the floor's all clean
-polish
-wax
-do laundry
-mop & shine up
-sweep again and by then it's like 7:15
-read a book or maybe 2 or 3
-add a few new paintings to my gallery
-play guitar
-knit
-cook
-wonder when will my life begin
Despite there not being any (identifiable) cases of Corona virus in Nigeria, I don’t think we should get complacent or comfortable. I mean, its coming. We need to prepare for the inevitable proactively. Theres no excuse for any country to not be preparing
— Ozzy Etomi (@ozzyetomi) March 16, 2020
** New #COVID19 guidance for New York City **
— nychealthy (@nycHealthy) March 16, 2020
Everyone in NYC should act as if they have been exposed to coronavirus. That means monitoring your health closely and staying home from work if you are sick. New Yorkers who are not sick should also stay home as much as possible.
Most people staying home aren't doing so out of fear; they're trying to avoid becoming coronavirus vectors that could sicken and kill vulnerable others. Going out to bars and restaurants isn't "brave," it's selfish, the moral equivalent of deliberately coughing in someone's face
— David Futrelle (@DavidFutrelle) March 15, 2020
I've hardly seen any reports on what happens to people when they contract Coronovirus… unfortunately I have first hand experience of it as my wife is currently hit hard by it and I mean absolutely floored by it…
— Ben Aitken (@Narrowthefield) March 14, 2020
If you want to know what a hero looks like, here’s my daughter, nursing Covid-19 patients 2 weeks ago. She’s an ICU nurse in London & finished her job this week, was exposed to the virus, could have come home but volunteered to go back & help her team & patients #CloseThePubs pic.twitter.com/W5JqsWNOba
— David Carpenter (@carpenter_david) March 14, 2020
I wish the productivity inspiration tweets would stop.
— Vlad Magdalin (@callmevlad) March 16, 2020
Most of us are trying to hang in there and take care of our families/friends/ourselves, and figure out the next 24 hours.
No one is diving into writing a play or inventing calculus or whatever. Let people breathe for a bit.
If you'e still hanging with friends, going to restaurants/bars, and acting like this isn't a big deal, get your shit together.
— Jason Yanowitz (@JasonYanowitz) March 14, 2020
The following thread is taken from an Italian citizen.
As they put it:
"To the rest of the world, you have no idea what's coming."
MUST READ👇
If you'e still hanging with friends, going to restaurants/bars, and acting like this isn't a big deal, get your shit together.
— Jason Yanowitz (@JasonYanowitz) March 14, 2020
The following thread is taken from an Italian citizen.
As they put it:
"To the rest of the world, you have no idea what's coming."
MUST READ👇
These numbers are quite meaningless in absence of testing in all but most severe of cases.
— Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) March 16, 2020
Simply cannot understand the fatalism of UK abandoning testing & contact tracing when we *know* it works in the short term.
Dearly hoping 5pm will bring clarity plus evidence.#COVID19 https://t.co/MaPC8opiGM
CBN announces 6 initial policy responses to combat Covid-19 scourge on economy: extension of moratorium on loans, interest rate reduction, creation of N50bn fund, credit support for healthcare sector, regulatory forbearance and strengthening of Loan to Deposit Rate policy
— Central Bank of Nigeria (@cenbank) March 16, 2020
What can you do?
— ♻️🇺🇸 Christopher Zullo (@ChrisJZullo) March 15, 2020
– don’t go out sick
– wash hands
– call ahead, wear mask to doctor
– stock up food, medicines
– work from home
– keep social distances
– hand sanitizer after surfaces
– avoid touching face
– good sleep, vitamins
– cough in elbow
– don’t panic
Not everybody can stay home, and we owe a big debt of gratitude to health professionals, transit and airport workers, first responders, and everyone keeping our communities going. Leaders have to step up to support people whose lives and livelihoods take a hit in the weeks ahead.
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) March 15, 2020
McDonalds
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 16, 2020
Burger King
Pizza Hut
Duncan Donuts
Wendy's
Taco Bell
Subway
None give their workers paid sick leave.
They should be required to post this sign on their doors:
"Because we don't give our workers paid sick leave, they may be sick when they serve you."
https://twitter.com/ccardydnp/status/1239311118679621633?s=21
BREAKING: Seychelles confirms first two cases of #COVID19. Two Italian citizens who were visiting the country have tested positive, according to the island nation's health commissioner. #coronavirus #Seychelles 🇸🇨😷 pic.twitter.com/eFLBEPVtdH
— CGTN Africa (@cgtnafrica) March 14, 2020
To reduce the risk of importation of #COVID19, our first line of defence is the point of entry at the international airports.
— Federal Ministry of Health, NIGERIA (@Fmohnigeria) March 16, 2020
Algeria Suspends Travel To Europe Over Coronavirushttps://t.co/SKyNYZmAw2#CoronavirusOutbreak #CoronaVirusUpdates #COVIDー19 pic.twitter.com/2SRDcjhaKV
— Channels Television (@channelstv) March 16, 2020
Liberia Bans Travel From Affected Countries After First Coronavirus Casehttps://t.co/wPAHSjj23t pic.twitter.com/Asn22sC2QH
— Channels Television (@channelstv) March 16, 2020
Coronavirus: Ghana Closes Schools, Bans Gatherings https://t.co/bbUp3xTHF8 pic.twitter.com/6LDZHjGD0B
— Channels Television (@channelstv) March 16, 2020
Idris Elba
"This is serious. Now is the time to think about social distancing and washing your hands…"
— SkyNews (@SkyNews) March 16, 2020
Idris Elba has released a video saying he has tested positive for #coronavirus and stresses the importance of self isolation.
More here: https://t.co/idCHuIoNzr pic.twitter.com/6Aw36WfEpx
This morning I tested positive for Covid 19. I feel ok, I have no symptoms so far but have been isolated since I found out about my possible exposure to the virus. Stay home people and be pragmatic. I will keep you updated on how I’m doing 👊🏾👊🏾 No panic. pic.twitter.com/Lg7HVMZglZ
— Idris Elba (@idriselba) March 16, 2020
1. The govt strategy on #Coronavirus is more refined than those used in other countries and potentially very effective. But it is also riskier and based on a number of assumptions. They need to be correct, and the measures they introduce need to work when they are supposed to.
— Professor Ian Donald (@iandonald_psych) March 13, 2020
Tips for those who never took online classes:
— gloria elizabeth 🧬 (@montalvoxo) March 13, 2020
– Turn on all notifications from Canvas, Blackboard, Student Email
– Do NOT do your work on your bed, go somewhere you can focus
– Use Google calendar to input important due dates at least 2 days before
– Use checklists each week
As a Hong Konger, I continue to be baffled by the public response in Europe. Though most are concerned, many are still acting like it's nbd. HK was in the news because of #COVIDー19 a month ago. There are travel advisories against HK. Peopled abroad asked me about it. 1/
— Laurel Chor (@laurelchor) March 13, 2020
"5 useful tools to Work from Home during Coronavirus Pandemic" https://t.co/8thkVBjGt0 #coronavirus #coronavirusimpactonbusiness
— Hacker Noon (@hackernoon) March 14, 2020
A thread on social distancing from infection researcher/doc. Key point: you can help protect yourself, your family and others by taking moderate steps, without becoming a total recluse for 6 months. It’s about meaningfully reducing risk- not necessarily completely eliminating it.
— Sandy Douglas (@sandyddouglas) March 13, 2020
To stay ahead of an epidemic or disease outbreak you must overreact in your response.
— Ayọ̀mídé Joe (@Ayomidejoe) March 13, 2020
China (initially), Italy, Iran and the US reacted poorly they lost control.
Taiwan, China (later) & South Korea (later) overreacted and their numbers are declining.#CoronavirusPandemic
“Seemes that someone conjured up a plan to spread the coronavirus across the world. But before that. They had to synthesize a cure for their sake. A vaccine was needed and created. I know the one man capable of creating a vaccine for this magnitude of a virus.. The Vaccinist” https://t.co/VcV8Y7174n
— Darkskinn Simba (@_DrBeard) March 12, 2020
“Seemes that someone conjured up a plan to spread the coronavirus across the world. But before that. They had to synthesize a cure for their sake. A vaccine was needed and created. I know the one man capable of creating a vaccine for this magnitude of a virus.. The Vaccinist” https://t.co/VcV8Y7174n
— Darkskinn Simba (@_DrBeard) March 12, 2020
Uganda deported 22 Europeans who traveled to Uganda for the EU-Uganda Business Summit, and refused to be quarantined for the mandatory 14 days to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
— Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) March 13, 2020
President Bolsonaro tested positive for coronavirus.
— ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) March 13, 2020
Literally days after he called the crisis a “fantasy.”
This f*cking asshole drove around small towns and bought up all their hand sanitizers and now he can’t sell them because Amazon and EBay said no. That’s EXACTLY what he (and others like him) gets. https://t.co/FeS5yKztHD
— Perma-Bitchfaced and Unbothered (@OverlySarcasmic) March 14, 2020
I am deeply uncomfortable with the message that UK is actively pursuing ‘herd immunity’ as the main COVID-19 strategy. Our group’s scenario modelling has focused on reducing two main things: peak healthcare demand and deaths… 1/
— Adam Kucharski (@AdamJKucharski) March 14, 2020
Just intubated my first two presumed-positive #coronavirus patients… some thoughts:
— 💉Josh Rubin, MD 🩺 (@DrSandman11) March 14, 2020
– preO2 with FiO2 NRB mask for 5 mins
– PPE: hat, N95, face mask, gown, gloves, shoe covers
– drugs prepared outside
– RSI, no bagging, glidescope intubation#COVIS19 #MedTwitter 🦠 pic.twitter.com/8Bdzl9vMEe
How this puts the plight of refugees in perspective https://twitter.com/shanicealethia/status/1238753376151777286?s=21
Nicolas Taleb in UK’s policy
UK's "herd immunity" risk-blind strategy hinges on unempirical psycholophasters' theory abt "crisis fatigue" & "nudging" BS. Assumes
— Nassim Nicholas Taleb (@nntaleb) March 14, 2020
1) no reinfection
2) hospitals will not be overwhelmed (w secondary deaths), 3) disease must return
4) no vaccine is coming
Total IYI Lunacy.
The 1918 influenza epidemic hit Nigeria
Someone sent me this. Had no idea the Spanish flu hit Nigeria this bad. Perhaps a warning that the current vigilance for coronavirus should not relent at all pic.twitter.com/6phNXHhD7F
— tyro (@DoubleEph) March 14, 2020
Shakespeare wrote a book in the plague quarantine https://twitter.com/rosannecash/status/1238700345548627969?s=21
Omar Sulayman
Yes, I just said "Qurantine" yourself. And yes its corny. But seriously, lets do it. Give yourself a few pages a day 🙂
— Omar Suleiman (@omarsuleiman504) March 14, 2020
As a society, America is getting a lesson in the public good. Health is a public good, which is one reason everyone should have health care. In the longer term, so are education, transportation infrastructure, and safety.
— Thomas E. Ricks (@tomricks1) March 14, 2020
The Influenza Global Pandemic of 1918-1919.
— Yoruba History – by NNP (@YorubaHistory) March 14, 2020
Á ò rí’rú eléyì rí, a fií dé rù b’omo ni; unprecedented is just a word, there’s really nothing new under the sun!
In this season of Coronavirus let us look back at some devastating epidemics that has affected us in the past.
Stuck at home with small kids due to #COVID19? Here are some fun activities you can enjoy together:
— Ran Blekhman (@blekhman) March 13, 2020
– Write a research paper
– Teach a class via zoom
– Write a grant proposal
Heartrending dismay by Uber driver on risk of infection https://twitter.com/uber_trips/status/1239013389680214017?s=21
The Department of Health has confirmed 1,140 people have tested positive for covid-19 in the UK
— Sky News Breaking (@SkyNewsBreak) March 14, 2020
I am an orthopaedic surgeon. No one needs a joint replacement now. Use my theatres, use the beds in my ward, use ME: I would make the worst intensivist, but I can put a drip, transport patients, clean the floor, triage patients… #StopElectiveSurgery #flatteningthecurve
— Claudia (@Claudiadibella_) March 15, 2020
SCOOP: Cuban doctors have discovered an antiviral for #COVID19 and are collaborating with China, Italy, and Venezuela. This is what happens when you invest in science and public health rather than spend $800,000,000,000 a year blowing up children.
— joe kennedy III is a republican (@proustmalone) March 13, 2020
JUST IN: “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon” and “Late Night with Seth Meyers” will suspend production at least until the end of March. https://t.co/ZiK0FxUPEI
— HuffPost Women (@HuffPostWomen) March 12, 2020
Things Covid has proven:
— Marcus Gray LaPorte (@MarcusGrayDoor) March 12, 2020
1. The job you were told couldn't be done remotely can be done remotely
2. Many disabled workers could have been working from home, but corporations just didnt want them to.
3. Internet is a utility, not a luxury
4. Universal healthcare is necessary
We're all democratic socialists in a pandemic… https://t.co/8GYX1ZCnIj
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) March 12, 2020
COVID-19 is a 'controllable pandemic': WHO https://t.co/yYTOE4caWW
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) March 12, 2020
Moral of the global stock market plunge: The 'free' market works only when society is working. Capitalism doesn't thrive on selfish individualism, it thrives on functional communities.
— Ayo Sogunro – #Transformist (@ayosogunro) March 12, 2020
The American Muslim community should set up a fund for low income families who will need assistance when schools shut down. Many depend on school system so they can work. Those on daily wages or paycheck to paycheck. All masjid zakat funds could contribute to it. #Covid_19
— Hena Zuberi (@HenaZuberi) March 12, 2020
MAJOR BREAKING NEWS: NPR Source Says Trump Blocked Coronavirus Testing in January to Aid His Reelection Chances By Keeping US Infection Figures Low
— Seth Abramson (@🏠) (@SethAbramson) March 12, 2020
NOTE: Please RETWEET this—America needs to know what this monster did. Thousands of future deaths will rightly be laid at his feet. https://t.co/FFGm5BDmIF
Just learned that the local masjid in Ann Arbor has “created a special Zakah fund for those who need to stay home and cannot work during this pandemic” To donate: https://t.co/rSUf2FESe0 @Palunquita @namirari @ZareenaGrewal #CoronavirusPandemic
— Su'ad Abdul Khabeer (@DrSuad) March 12, 2020
Sikh community-specific resources for preventing transmission of coronavirus, in both Punjabi and English!
— Pooja Kaur Gill (@chaatrik13) March 12, 2020
Compiled by Sikh doctors for the Sikh sangat worldwide
Please implement these practices, retweet, be safe and responsible, and share widely!🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/of1WKGVtJG
Italy: Punishment in the time of coronavirus https://t.co/JfHYN3XNKA
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) March 12, 2020
Today some 87 million Americans remain uninsured or underinsured. The absurdity of our health care system is becoming more and more obvious as we face the challenge of the coronavirus. We need Medicare for All.
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) March 11, 2020
If the Coronavirus pandemic doesn't make Americans realise they need Medicare4All, I don't know what will.
— Sunny Hundal (@sunny_hundal) March 12, 2020
Healthcare is never just an individual issue. As a species we live together, we die together.
Your phone is a disease magnet. Viruses can cling to glass surfaces for up to 96 hours, multiple days’ worth of potential infection. So take a second to clean up your electronics. Here's how: https://t.co/uxZXb1m4un
— WIRED (@WIRED) March 12, 2020
BREAK: Belgium adopts most stringent measures outside of Italy in Europe…
— Darren McCaffrey (@DarrenEuronews) March 12, 2020
All schools are to close but so are ALL bars, restaurants and recreational places like gyms etc ALSO bans on all recreational events regardless of size
Shops, pharmacies and public transport remain open
Earth is taking a break, a much needed break.#CoronaVirusUpdate #Covid_19 #كورونا pic.twitter.com/61a7tAJD3I
— Ghayda🌐 (@GhaydaaSamaan) March 12, 2020
“Doctors confirmed that they were given strict orders from the authorities of the Syrian regime to remain silent and refrain from talking about the outbreak of the coronavirus” – Syrian Observatory for Human Rights https://t.co/kF747Qkxkr
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) March 12, 2020
Just days after mocking COVID-19 as a media farce & a flu, Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro — in isolation as the country waits to learn his test results — addresses his followers wearing a mask, telling them not to attend a long-planned protest on Sunday in his defense: pic.twitter.com/62ORFdUhUM
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) March 12, 2020
Amazing #COVID19 dashboards by @avatorl https://t.co/FacxVa61vY
— Naval (@naval) March 12, 2020
French Pres. Macron: After G7 leaders call, "we agreed to organize an extraordinary Leaders Summit by videoconference on Monday on Covid-19. We will coordinate research efforts on a vaccine and treatments, and work on an economic and financial response." https://t.co/lamnLbI2eo
— Breaking News (@BreakingNews) March 13, 2020
Things Covid has proven:
— Marcus Gray LaPorte (@MarcusGrayDoor) March 12, 2020
1. The job you were told couldn't be done remotely can be done remotely
2. Many disabled workers could have been working from home, but corporations just didnt want them to.
3. Internet is a utility, not a luxury
4. Universal healthcare is necessary
I know coronavirus is on everyone’s mind right now but please can we just take a minute to think about all the doctors and nurses working literally day and night potentially risking their lives to look after the infected. I can’t imagine how awful this pandemic is for them
— Lauren Faulkner (@lauzyfaulks) March 12, 2020
Is there a way I can just get my flatmates to sit down in one place and not bring Corona home!?
— Olagunju S Olatunde (@aboofaaris) March 13, 2020
Europeans traveled in to Uganda and refused to be quarantined cus, you know, it's Africa. They got deported immediately to their virus infected county and that's how to stand up
— Nwachukwu (@NonsoDrafts) March 13, 2020
we have a doctor in icu currently fighting for her life because a patient lied about their travel history. I hate humans
— goddess🍷 (@Omah____) March 13, 2020
#COVID19Lagos Updates
— LSMOH (@LSMOH) March 13, 2020
☑️ Index case remains on admission and perfectly well but the only reason we are keeping him is because our tests confirm he is still secreting small amount of virus which means that he is potentially still contagious – @ProfAkinAbayomi@NCDCgov @WHO pic.twitter.com/YWDEqNMz9D
Can patients please stop lying about their medical history 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
— Queen✨ (@milli_cent_) March 13, 2020
Stop putting doctors and medical practitioners at risk!
“corona virus barely affects young people” bruh it’s a respiratory disease and half of y’alls lungs are ruined from vaping but go off
— myesha thee stallion (@myeshachou) March 11, 2020
Nah why do Europeans get Corona and decide to do a world tour? https://t.co/tYt8VwsDO3
— Billy Jin (@billirubin) March 12, 2020
I have some additional news to share this evening. Unfortunately, the results of Sophie’s COVID-19 test are positive. Therefore, she will be in quarantine for the time being. Her symptoms remain mild and she is taking care of herself and following the advice of our doctor.
— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) March 13, 2020
To help teachers continue to teach their students when schools are closed, Replit just made itself free for all public schools teachers.https://t.co/e8Z4gvnKBm
— Paul Graham (@paulg) March 13, 2020
It's always interesting to compare UK and Irish editions of the same paper. The difference in approaches here couldn't be more stark. The Irish government are doing the right thing #Covid_19 #Coronavirusireland #covid19UK cc @SimonHarrisTD pic.twitter.com/DDzZ0p9nF5
— Dave Rooney (@daverooney) March 13, 2020
Black people are NOT immune to Coronavirus. There is NO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE to back this claim! Disinformation will not get us anywhere. Keep yourselves self. Wash your hands with SOAP and WATER. Stay vigilant. Don't be foolish #CoronavirusPandemic #coronavirusinKenya
— Yvonne Okwara-Matole (@YvonneOkwara) March 13, 2020
This doesn’t happen when you order your courses en ligne 🤓 https://t.co/e4akqbH4Vg
— 𖤐 𝐋𝐔𝐊𝐘 𝐕𝐉 💕 – LUQUARANTINE 𖤐 (@LukyVJ) March 13, 2020
I’m not jasmine I’m corona
— IGGY AZALEA🕙 (@NICKl_lGGY) March 12, 2020
Soon as i came in I ain’t seen ebola
See me in everybody lung put bitches in a coma
Started from wuhan next stop is roma https://t.co/Dh6WqAe7RH
Italy is CLOSED! And what did the government do to support it's people? It suspended all mortgages and household bills until people can go back to work. THAT is taking care of your citizens.
— Danielita🌸 (@daniela_florezz) March 12, 2020
THREAD: Yesterday, I spoke with doctors from one of the nation’s leading academic hospitals located in a state where #COVID19 cases are increasing quickly. This is what they told me: They've been seeing *many* patients with symptoms concerning for COVID19 who need testing (1/x)
— Vivek Murthy (@vivek_murthy) March 13, 2020
Two covid-19 lessons so far:
— Songbird (@BluehairCoffee) March 13, 2020
1) it is being revealed that our system could in fact handle the demands of young socialists and become humanity driven instead of profit driven
2) it was actually the threat of death of the capital owning class that did the trick
This thread relates to #COVID19 developments of the last couple days in the US, the work needed to slow down the spread, and the dangers around the calls for developing herd immunity as a national goal in the UK. 1/x
— Tom Inglesby (@T_Inglesby) March 14, 2020
