Posts Tagged ‘covid19’

Coronavirus lockdown: Lessons from Hokkaido’s second wave of infections – BBC News

April 20, 2020

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52305055?at_custom4=C5061096-7FE5-11EA-BB63-8D4A3A982C1E&at_campaign=64&at_custom2=facebook_page&at_medium=custom7&at_custom1=%5Bpost+type%5D&at_custom3=BBC+News&fbclid=IwAR0uGsaIuRVoAVAsyojZwx7yPA0jx59xJ2yMEQG6Gu2A26PLr3imzGBD2Nc

Why We’re Running Out of Masks in the Coronavirus Crisis – The Atlantic

April 19, 2020

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/why-were-running-out-of-masks-in-the-coronavirus-crisis/609757/

Coronavirus: We’re not going “back to normal.” What will the new normal look like? Ed Yong explains.

April 19, 2020

https://slate.com/technology/2020/04/coronavirus-covid19-lockdown-summer-normal-ed-yong.html

UK coronavirus crisis ‘to last until spring 2021 and could see 7.9m hospitalised’ | Coronavirus outbreak | The Guardian

April 19, 2020

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/15/uk-coronavirus-crisis-to-last-until-spring-2021-and-could-see-79m-hospitalised

Can the coronavirus really live for 3 days on plastic? Yes, but it’s complicated.

April 18, 2020

https://www.inquirer.com/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-covid19-how-long-lives-on-surfaces-20200319.html

You may be able to spread coronavirus just by breathing, new report finds | Science | AAAS

April 18, 2020

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/you-may-be-able-spread-coronavirus-just-breathing-new-report-finds

see pic as a need for plastic barriers

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A supermarket cashier in Buenos Aires, Argentina, waits for costumers behind a makeshift plastic curtain as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.
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We’re Testing the Wrong People – The Atlantic

April 18, 2020

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/04/were-testing-the-wrong-people/610234/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_term=2020-04-18T10%253A00%253A16&utm_content=edit-promo

China Raises Coronavirus Death Toll by 50% in Wuhan – The New York Times

April 18, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/17/world/asia/china-wuhan-coronavirus-death-toll.html

NYC coronavirus deaths hit 12,199 as confirmed cases climb

April 18, 2020

Found this an unusual quote: “Although cases and deaths continue to rise, other coronavirus metrics are headed in a more promising
direction.” https://nypost.com/2020/04/17/nyc-coronavirus-deaths-hit-12199-as-confirmed-cases-climb What other metrics? #covid19

Coronavirus Testing Needs to Triple Before the U.S. Can Reopen, Experts Say – The New York Times

April 18, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/17/us/coronavirus-testing-states.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes