Posts Tagged ‘covid19’

Nearly a third of 200 blood samples taken in Chelsea show exposure to coronavirus – The Boston Globe

April 18, 2020

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/04/17/business/nearly-third-200-blood-samples-taken-chelsea-show-exposure-coronavirus/

The Coronavirus Economic Reopening Will Be Fragile, Partial and Slow – WSJ

April 17, 2020

Lots of thoughts on a PPE oriented future – with masks & plastic dividers

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Some firms may bring office workers back in alternating groups to allow for social distancing in open-plan offices. Restaurant chains may operate at half capacity, installing plexiglass shields between booths, while stores may do away with tester cosmetics and sanitize items after customers try them on.

Employees sit behind protective screens at a Hyundai Card cafeteria in Seoul. …
Cushman’s Amsterdam office is testing a workplace setup designed for social distancing. In the “Six-Feet Office,” transparent shields divide desks, markers direct foot traffic and disposable desk pads catch germs and can be discarded when a worker leaves for the day. “In the next four to six to eight weeks as people begin going back to work, companies aren’t going to have the time or the ability to remodel offices,” Mr. White said.

Cushman & Wakefield offices in Amsterdam dispay a new design concept called ‘Six-Feet Office.’
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-coronavirus-economic-reopening-will-be-fragile-partial-and-slow-11586800447

Opinion | Who Is Immune to the Coronavirus? – The New York Times

April 17, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/13/opinion/coronavirus-immunity.html

Race to find COVID-19 treatments accelerates | Science

April 17, 2020

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/367/6485/1412

Mathematics of life and death: How disease models shape national shutdowns and other pandemic policies | Science | AAAS

April 17, 2020

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/03/mathematics-life-and-death-how-disease-models-shape-national-shutdowns-and-other

Ending coronavirus lockdowns will be a dangerous process of trial and error | Science | AAAS

April 17, 2020

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/ending-coronavirus-lockdowns-will-be-dangerous-process-trial-and-error

Five of six face masks fail absorbency test, Singapore News & Top Stories – The Straits Times

April 17, 2020

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/five-of-six-face-masks-fail-absorbency-test

suggestions:{{
the white internal layer should not burn
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the internal layer should be leakproof
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Gilead data suggests coronavirus patients are responding to treatment

April 17, 2020

https://www.statnews.com/2020/04/16/early-peek-at-data-on-gilead-coronavirus-drug-suggests-patients-are-responding-to-treatment/

Asthma Is Absent Among Top Covid-19 Risk Factors, Early Data Shows – The New York Times

April 16, 2020

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/16/health/coronavirus-asthma-risk.html?smid=tw-nytimesscience&smtyp=cur

Our Pandemic Summer – The Atlantic

April 16, 2020

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/pandemic-summer-coronavirus-reopening-back-normal/609940/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share