From an article that compiled interviews with top experts on what works to slow the spread of this coronavirus. Universal mask wearing!https://twitter.com/abraarkaran/status/1242259652001366016 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Brian M. Rosenthal
Hong Kong is the densest city in the world. It has a tiny fraction of New York’s cases. Almost everyone wears masks though and they take the distancing seriously.https://twitter.com/brianmrosenthal/status/1242233477120110592 …
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Brian M. RosenthalVerified account @brianmrosenthalNEW: New York City is now the epicenter of the#coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., with 12,000 cases -- nearly 25x as many as Los Angeles. Why? We found one glaring reason: Density https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/nyregion/ny-coronavirus-crowds-density.html …#CoronavirusNewYorkShow this thread19 replies 194 retweets 555 likesShow this thread -
Future generations will be driven batty by the amount of concern over contamination from cardboard boxes—a tail risk: porous surface, exponential decay—compared with protecting the pathways to OUR RESPIRATORY SYSTEM WITH MASKS FOR A RESPIRATORY ILLNESS WITH ASYMPTOMATIC SPREAD.
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I believe that this is the best temporary make-your-own-mask solution. It’s disposable, requires only paper towel and tissue and had promising lab tests.https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3050689/how-make-your-own-mask-hong-kong-scientists …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Jeremy Howard
The Czech Republic converted, quickly, to universal mask wearing, including home-made masks as necessary about a week ago. There really are no arguments left against promoting universal mask wearing and yet media/guidelines still say no need.https://twitter.com/jeremyphoward/status/1242894403984900098 …
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Jeremy Howard @jeremyphowardThe person who really kicked off#masks4all in Czech Republic was@PetrLudwig with his powerful and compelling video. A key part of his message: wearing a mask is a selfless, pro-social behavior https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5xy2n941jM&feature=youtu.be … pic.twitter.com/pJa20lb67SShow this thread14 replies 136 retweets 251 likesShow this thread -
Another misinformation I see floating widely: without eye-protection masks are useless. No. It's a respiratory disease. Goggles help lessen risk, sure, but key route is respiratory. Masks are key. Surface contamination from boxes is similarly a tail risk. (But wash your hands!)
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One other thing, there is now enough testing to show that you can sterilize against Coronaviruses by throwing your otherwise disposable procedure mask in the oven for ~160F for 30 minutes.
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Stanford. They had to use ecoli as a stand-in for the virus.pic.twitter.com/wM1NEg73kN
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Yeah that's why we need better/more testing ASAP. I think it's a good first approximation for the moment... I do really like the Hong Kong paper-towel/tissue design though: lab-tested, disposable.
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