The U.S. is just steps away from crossing the threshold of 2 million #coronavirus cases. In actuality that milestone was probably reached a while ago. But testing and reporting protocols that are dissimilar from one state to the next clouds the full scope of the outbreak pic.twitter.com/nnnUC9uMk8
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) June 10, 2020
>7 million cases of #COVID19 & >400,000 deaths have been reported @WHO .
– Europe is improving,
– Globally it's worsening.
– On Sun, >136,000 cases were reported: most in a single day.
WHO Director-General warned "the biggest threat now is complacency."https://t.co/Iw7BoHaZUE— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) June 9, 2020
14 states just had their highest-ever 7-day average of coronavirus cases:
Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Kentucky, New Mexico, North Carolina, Mississippi, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.https://t.co/2hKh9YqBT1
— Aaron Blake (@AaronBlake) June 9, 2020
Coronavirus hospitalizations rise sharply in several states following Memorial Day https://t.co/A7qhZdhLVS
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 10, 2020
Hospitalizations for the new coronavirus in Texas hit a high today with 2,056 people in the hospital, according to the state. https://t.co/e6MMuhknij pic.twitter.com/9SPAc0EGW7
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) June 10, 2020
The US reported +1,093 new coronavirus deaths today, bringing the total to 114,148. pic.twitter.com/YFMS9xLFum
— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) June 10, 2020
Coronavirus patients most infectious when they first feel unwell: WHO https://t.co/P2CcPElvaQ pic.twitter.com/LWBkNY9QVg
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 10, 2020
Coronavirus is “my worst nightmare,” worse in ways than Ebola or HIV, said Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases https://t.co/z6k1HVprTP
— CNN (@CNN) June 10, 2020
Video at the link:
… “Ebola was scary, but Ebola would never be easily transmitted,” Fauci said speaking at the BIO International Convention.
“HIV, as important as it is, was drawn out and over an extended period of time,” added Fauci, who is also a top member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.
Many never felt threatened by the disease because it was always a threat “depending upon who you are, where you are, where you live.”
In the past, when people would ask Fauci to describe a disease that would be his worst nightmare, he said he would often describe it as something that was a brand new respiratory infection that likely jumped from an animal, and had a very high degree of transmissibility. The world has seen outbreaks that have at least some of those characteristics, he said, but Covid-19 had all of those characteristics combined…
Widespread mask-wearing could prevent COVID-19 second waves, study shows https://t.co/pR78BKDKdX pic.twitter.com/Ed7AsMNEK6
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 10, 2020
… The study found that if people wear masks whenever they are in public it is twice as effective at reducing the R value than if masks are only worn after symptoms appear.
In all scenarios the study looked at, routine facemask use by 50% or more of the population reduced COVID-19 spread to an R of less than 1.0, flattening future disease waves and allowing for less stringent lockdowns.
“We have little to lose from the widespread adoption of facemasks, but the gains could be significant,” said Renata Retkute, who co-led the study.
Mumbai overtakes Wuhan peak as India Covid cases spike https://t.co/teUpoERn3u
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 10, 2020
Thailand to consider reopening more businesses as virus appears contained https://t.co/BXQqkSbWDx pic.twitter.com/Gz7AZT8jdK
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 10, 2020
As Indonesia's overall virus caseload continues to rise, Jakarta's governor has moved to restore normalcy by lifting some restrictions. This has raised concerns that reopening too soon could cause the city of 11 million people to be hit with a second wave. https://t.co/IbjOyTAkCD
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 10, 2020
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