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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Mar 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Atul Gawande

      Anyone thinking regional quarantines will work needs to read this. It just worsens the spread as people flee, and you can't block all roads in a country the size of US. (Also, Italy, too, calamitously dragged its foot on pushing for universal mask wearing as early as possible).https://twitter.com/Atul_Gawande/status/1243880262737563649 …

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      Atul GawandeVerified account @Atul_Gawande
      This, from @HarvardHBS, is the best analysis I've seen on what happened in Italy. https://hbr.org/2020/03/lessons-from-italys-response-to-coronavirus …
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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Mar 2020

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted Miranda Yaver, PhD

      One, United States as a country isn't social-distancing anywhere at the level other countries that finally "bent-the-curve" have. Two, all the ones that successfully and dramatically suppressed first wave have: mass testing and universal mask wearing.https://twitter.com/mirandayaver/status/1244004886120816640 …

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      Miranda Yaver, PhDVerified account @mirandayaver
      The curve isn't bending at all in the US. That does NOT mean social distancing isn't working. It means it's taking time to see its effects. This is not the time to relax social distancing measures. It's the time to strengthen them. We need a nationwide #SafeAtHome order. https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1243998677863145473 …
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        1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Mar 2020

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted James Surowiecki

          Yep. Japan is screwing everything else but masks. Not testing widely, not isolating. Yet, the population wears masks. I suspect they have more cases than they have confirmed, but they are not Italy. Hospitals aren't overrun. Best example of mask efficacy!https://twitter.com/JamesSurowiecki/status/1244020197759102976 …

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          James SurowieckiVerified account @JamesSurowiecki
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          Japan did not - and still does not - have mass testing.
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        1. GraveyDice  💜 cis he/him‏ @GraveyDice 28 Mar 2020
          Replying to @zeynep

          Here in NZ we are on complete lockdown nationwide. And people are mostly complying. We have been told not to worry about the rate still going up. That is just identifying cases that were already there. But after a week or two they will come down.

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        2. James Surowiecki‏Verified account @JamesSurowiecki 28 Mar 2020
          Replying to @zeynep

          Japan did not - and still does not - have mass testing.

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 28 Mar 2020
          Replying to @JamesSurowiecki

          Yep. Japan isn't testing or properly isolating but has substantial mask wearing. So, I suspect 1-they have more cases than they acknowledge *but* they aren't Italy. Hospitals aren't overrun. It's actually a great example of importance of masks. Screw everything else up but masks!

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        1. GraveyDice  💜 cis he/him‏ @GraveyDice 28 Mar 2020
          Replying to @zeynep

          We have actual leadership in this country. Could they have moved earlier? Sure. But they have been decisive and got a plan together. They made it clear that some kiwis around the world are stuck where they are and will not come back at this time. Fair enough.

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        1. GraveyDice  💜 cis he/him‏ @GraveyDice 28 Mar 2020
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          We have a Leader who pushes kindness and respect. She models that behaviour. And a lot of us are doing this for her. Because she asked us to.

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        1. Insubstantial Pageant‏ @Baseless_Fabric 28 Mar 2020
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          Aren't masks nearly useless without proper donning and doffing procedures? Pretty sure I saw a paper on it not that long ago...

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        1. Rick Baumhauer‏ @Rick_Baumhauer 28 Mar 2020
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          Agreed - had to venture forth yesterday and today for groceries, and was dismayed at Target, in particular, in spite of regular social distancing announcements over PA, people just weren’t taking it seriously. Too many people talking on/staring at the phone, not paying attention.

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        1. Justin Russell‏ @justinrussell 28 Mar 2020
          Replying to @zeynep @conradhackett

          We can’t even get enough masks for healthcare workers in *hospitals*. While I appreciate that there’s some evidence (though far from unanimous) that masks help if used properly, is encouraging widespread panic adoption best for public health right now given supply constraints?

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        1. swani74‏ @swani741 29 Mar 2020
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          We don’t have enough data about anything until we’re able to test everybody. Anyone who thinks this virus just arrived in NYC is insane. It was in Wuhan & likely Lombardy as early as November. Flights were only stopped a week ago. How many people travelled to & from over Xmas?

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