the west built an economy so amazingly optimised that it tricked itself into thinking it was robust
— hal ?? (@halhod) April 17, 2020
As entire countries shut down to prevent the spread of coronavirus, "essential" services remain open
In some places that's gun shops, for others it's chocolate storeshttps://t.co/K36X49s4kl pic.twitter.com/lqu7DXkUdM
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 16, 2020
WHO unsure antibodies protect against COVID, little sign of herd immunity https://t.co/mhCKNR78GD pic.twitter.com/IIqFoNAKBv
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 18, 2020
Global coronavirus death toll hits 150,000: Reuters tally https://t.co/x9fei41O9h pic.twitter.com/U57Yo1p36Z
— Reuters (@Reuters) April 18, 2020
Heartland hotspots: A sudden rise in coronavirus cases is hitting rural states without stay-at-home orders. Oklahoma saw a 53% increase in cases over the past week; a 60% jump in Arkansas, 74% in Nebraska, 82% in Iowa. and a 205% spike in South Dakota https://t.co/Pod1ygOxJV pic.twitter.com/IEmgNKTi3a
— delthia ricks ? (@DelthiaRicks) April 17, 2020
Federal agencies and 16 companies — including some of the biggest players in the pharmaceutical industry — will collaborate on potential treatment options and a vaccine for COVID-19, the head of the NIH says.https://t.co/oYX18sh4Co
— NPR (@NPR) April 18, 2020
Santa Clara Co survey ests actual prevalence #COVID19 in that #SiliconValley area is 2.5% to 4.6%. If that were true in NYC — where test+ total now = 123,146 — we have between 220,000 to 404,800 cumulative infections in the City.
So either a gap of 96,854 or of 281,654, if true pic.twitter.com/trljeVus7I— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) April 17, 2020
A pattern is emerging among COVID-19 patients arriving at hospitals in New York: Beyond fever, cough and shortness of breath, some are deeply disoriented to the point of not knowing where they are or what year it is https://t.co/2SKuRWdml8 pic.twitter.com/tJNwXDlZVQ
— AFP news agency (@AFP) April 18, 2020
Big brother…is in your pocket: survey of principal apps and technology being deployed in East Asian countries for COVID-19 surveillance, contact tracing and quarantine enforcement @AFP pic.twitter.com/en7mURL1bZ
— AFPgraphics (@AFPgraphics) April 17, 2020
The costs of PPEs (personal protective equipment for hospital personnel) have skyrocketed >1,000-fold since the #COVID19 #pandemic began.
Somebody is making a hell of a lot of money.https://t.co/OqiLYWnhsj pic.twitter.com/YFRNMEu4Kj— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) April 18, 2020
#UPDATE Criticism is mounting against China over its management of the #coronavirus outbreak, which has killed more than 145,000 people worldwide and hammered the global economy since it first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan https://t.co/aHrP2jzyQR pic.twitter.com/Ls6R5STbM2
— AFP news agency (@AFP) April 17, 2020
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