I get the impression there’s some major data drops being done, ahead of the holiday weekend…
Yet another day of losing more than a thousand of our fellow Americans. https://t.co/013H6GiVcT
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) September 3, 2020
Nearly 186,000 people in the United States have died from #Covid19.
For a little context: Canada, with roughly one-tenth of the population of the U.S., has nearly 9,200 deaths. So, one-twentieth as many deaths.https://t.co/zE1vlawcuL pic.twitter.com/wg8FrjmUQq— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) September 3, 2020
Terrifying, if verifiable, thread:
.@IHME_UW now projects 410,451 #COVID19 deaths by Jan 1st, this is about 224,000 deaths from now until the end of the year. These are not numbers or statistics but family member, friends, and loved ones. 1/14https://t.co/Hm3vmqzwHI
— Ali H. Mokdad (@AliHMokdad) September 4, 2020
.@IHME_UW expects the daily death rate in the US to reach nearly 3000 a day in December due to seasonality and declining vigilance of the public. 4/14 pic.twitter.com/dT6RsIhAJF
— Ali H. Mokdad (@AliHMokdad) September 4, 2020
The White House's Dr. Deborah Birx rejected reports that a so-called 'herd immunity' strategy was being considered by the Trump administration https://t.co/B9XDkz3mCs pic.twitter.com/cmKvXkcA7T
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 3, 2020
A leading vaccine expert warns against using an emergency use authorization — which allows the FDA to greenlight medical products without going through the lengthy approval process needed — to put a vaccine on the US market as soon as possible. https://t.co/Vk5I3CrnGk
— CNN (@CNN) September 3, 2020
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Listen, if the leader of the free world says a vaccine is safe, that’s good enough for me.
After all, she’s a scientist. https://t.co/w00Aj8sSTN pic.twitter.com/o6dF8CE1Y2
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) September 4, 2020
Q: Why are restaurants are booming in the UK and Germany and lagging behind in the U.S.?
A: Counties that sustainably contain the virus can reclaim little pieces of pre-plague social life, as a treat. pic.twitter.com/0Gclp0eApW
— Derek Thompson (@DKThomp) September 3, 2020
Mainland China reports 25 new COVID-19 cases vs 11 a day earlier https://t.co/PgAJfEM9Fg pic.twitter.com/fkiSX1QLbw
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 4, 2020
South Korean doctors expected to end strike as COVID cases surge https://t.co/EHNYa6WWC8 pic.twitter.com/QoqaHcgaNg
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 4, 2020
ASIA TODAY: The number of people infected with the coronavirus in India rises by another 83,341 and is near Brazil's total, the second-highest in the world. https://t.co/4HAszqnzap
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 4, 2020
Nepal police fire tear gas to stop religious rally amid COVID-19 surge https://t.co/02FeyKvzLh pic.twitter.com/HgqzLNR7BE
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 4, 2020
The confirmed death toll from the coronavirus went over 50,000 in the Middle East as the pandemic continues. That's according to a count from The Associated Press, based on official numbers offered by health authorities across the region. https://t.co/2sA34tH69s
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 3, 2020
Australia's Victoria state reports 81 new coronavirus cases https://t.co/6GfNKnB8Hv pic.twitter.com/PmQVWbklCV
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 4, 2020
Coronavirus: Australia PM Scott Morrison seeks to reopen borders https://t.co/pm8HGGyU32
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 3, 2020
New Zealand to retain coronavirus measures across country until mid-Sept https://t.co/uZz1umLADp pic.twitter.com/tjSVhhAKyZ
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 4, 2020
Brazil's coronavirus cases pass the four million mark: ministry https://t.co/3j9ejKmpm8 pic.twitter.com/3zJDM83QMS
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 4, 2020
Jamaicans go to polls to elect new parliament amid surge in Covid-19 cases https://t.co/aZaz7kw4Ca
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 3, 2020
Mexico records 5,937 new coronavirus cases, 513 more deaths https://t.co/DbfndOBP5b pic.twitter.com/WZLeeBYrzF
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 4, 2020
Mexican officials downplays the country’s rate of coronavirus infections and deaths among medical personnel, appearing to dispute reports this week that Mexico had the highest rate in the world. https://t.co/jgqdJoKc58
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 4, 2020
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Excellent roundup of where things stand with the development of #Covid19 vaccines from @Dereklowe. It closes with this paragraph, which I love and concur with. https://t.co/b6TkuGpGRH pic.twitter.com/a0hbnl3l0e
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) September 4, 2020
The @washingtonpost has catalogued & organized 11,831 questions about coronavirus & provided a guide to help you find the answers. This guide provides links to reporting that holds the answers to those frequently referenced topic areas. https://t.co/3GyGmS6uso pic.twitter.com/qoYhZQz9Ar
— COVID19 (@V2019N) September 3, 2020
Sickle cell disease increases the risk of severe #Covid19. Researchers are now trying to figure out if people who have sickle cell trait — they carry a single copy of the mutated gene that causes sickle cell — are also at elevated risk. By @ushamcfarling https://t.co/sDKZ1DT5a7
— Helen Branswell (@HelenBranswell) September 3, 2020
Roche receives U.S. emergency approval for coronavirus vs. flu test https://t.co/DNklIzGBiz pic.twitter.com/d2Xolq7onE
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 4, 2020
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Fauci warns at risk for surging: North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois https://t.co/aTWkqhC56d
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 3, 2020
Indiana University sees 'alarming' spike in COVID-19 at frat, sorority houses https://t.co/qiKW0o5Y50 pic.twitter.com/EA6r0j6HHn
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 4, 2020
U of Illinois brought back 40,000+ students to campus based on a model created by 2 very confident physicists, who said epidemiology was important but intellectually unchallenging.
Things are not going as planned, because it turns out students party and live together. pic.twitter.com/g5abUj1KsC
— Self-certified armchair epidemiologist (@yellingatwind) September 3, 2020
Links to articles in above tweet:https://t.co/7vkUSSCrJ1https://t.co/fbWOtNoOMghttps://t.co/a9Yj0Z9lLe
— Self-certified armchair epidemiologist (@yellingatwind) September 3, 2020
BREAKING ??@UofMaryland SUSPENDS all athletic training activities after 46 student-athletes test positive for COVID-19 @fox5dc pic.twitter.com/QClZLj5br5
— Ike Ejiochi (@IkeEjiochi) September 4, 2020
This included athletes who were asymptomatic: about a third had signs of myocarditis. Not published/peer-reviewed so grain of salt. Physicians, any way these scans could be misinterpreted? That seems so high… https://t.co/AMWnUKaj7h
— Dr. Tara C. Smith (@aetiology) September 3, 2020
Athens, GA is where the University of Georgia is located. 2 weeks after the university reopened with mandatory in-person classes and minimal virus mitigation measures, the town wastewater contains **10 times** the amount of #coronavirus as 1 week before.https://t.co/0eJhSsWJyi pic.twitter.com/LhJav7dvjr
— Nick Kapur (@nick_kapur) September 4, 2020
I believe the technical term to describe this situation is “shitshow.” https://t.co/GFSw2XCGcC
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) September 3, 2020
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds doesn't rule out raising the drinking age as COVID-19 cases surge among young people https://t.co/pGDf5rKSTF
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) September 4, 2020
Check your alma mater here!https://t.co/weaYWaLwvA
— Lisa Deeley Smith (@LisaDeeleySmith) September 4, 2020
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