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zeynep tufekci Retweeted NPR
As the news of first US death comes in, keep in mind that we already know there is community transmission in the United States. The key goal for everyone remains the same: practice hand/face hygiene and community isolation to lessen the load on hospitals.https://twitter.com/npr/status/1233813638496083968 …
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If you can work from home with no adverse effects for you, sure, yes, now. If you can’t, then don’t worry about it and wait if/until employer allows. It’s not about decreasing personal risk (most cases are mild) but decreasing cumulative load on hospitals. https://twitter.com/sarahclaire20/status/1233648613575626752 …
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Can't imagine a worse way to handle the mask situation to simultaneously tell people they don't need masks *and* that health-care workers very much need masks so people shouldn't buy them. People aren't idiots. It's the age of mistrust already. Truth and transparency work better.
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Surgical masks aren't proper respiratory protective devices but they do lessen spread by infected people (some with few symptoms may not know they are) and yes may even protect the wearer some. (Eg: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195670113000698 …). But we didn't prepare and yes hospitals need them more.
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N95 masks of course, protect the wearer (See stark results from Wuhan: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.02.18.20021881v1.full.pdf …) and would've been appropriate to have a few at home to take care of milder illnesses to lessen load on hospitals but we didn't prepare and YES YES hospitals desperately need them more.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Nancy
Yep, as soon as we start testing US numbers are going to spike. It's pretty clear that there has long been widespread community transmission in the United States. Again, the risk we face is that hospitals will get slammed and we will run out of ICU beds.https://twitter.com/focused4USA/status/1234132657421766658 …
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Reminder that US cases will spike soon because we are finally starting to test not because of anything new. We are finally measuring what's been happening: community-transmission. The advice is the same: hand hygiene, don't touch your face, limit going out and mass gatherings.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
I logged onto Facebook for the first time in days and groups are full of people asking about travel. It’s unconscionable that there is no public messaging. The World Health Organization recommends people over 60 or with other conditions to avoid crowds.https://twitter.com/drtedros/status/1233695157888987137 …
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Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusVerified account @DrTedrosIf you are 60+, or have an underlying condition like cardiovascular disease, a respiratory condition or diabetes, you have a higher risk of developing severe#COVID19. Try to avoid crowded areas, or places where you might interact with people who are sick.#coronavirusShow this thread1 reply 31 retweets 90 likesShow this thread -
As Washington State announces four new coronavirus deaths, they’re also asking people to avoid emergency rooms. That’s where a lot of Americans get primary healthcare so this is going to be a mees. But this is also why people should try to stay home—to preserve hospital capacity.pic.twitter.com/7ShR8oZLFK
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This also means if people live in Seattle and they know someone with a chronic condition or who is old or is generally stubborn about their health or follows rules they should be doubly annoying about checking in on them
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