Let's start a thread with pandemic "mitigations" that are as *on brand* for the country while also as pointless as possible. Sri Lanka has a strong entry below. I'll be submitting one right below that. (Warning: gallows humor will likely show up, and may not be for everyone).https://twitter.com/yudhanjaya/status/1394348662558400513 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted indigo dergisi
My submission from Turkey is a refined one: the lone swimmer was *pulled* from the water to be talked at from a close distance by two police officers, and may well need to go to an indoors court to pay a fine. (Tourists, though, are allowed to swim there).https://twitter.com/indigodergisi/status/1388539306189414403 …
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1:34indigo dergisiVerified account @indigodergisiDatça'da 4 turistin özgürce denize girdiğini gören vatandaş da denize girince polis ceza kesti! Plajların yabancı turiste serbest, Türklere yasak olması; otellerde kalan hem yabancı hem Türk turistin denize özgürce girebilmesi sosyal medyada tepki çekti!#TamKapanmadanAnladığım pic.twitter.com/YufALz2Pzy3 replies 13 retweets 167 likesShow this thread -
Remember we are looking for *on brand* for the location and pointless, high score on both increases competitiveness. Merely pointless doesn't count as much because that's just too many examples right now.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Allan
Australia represents! Being wealthy and big enough that you have resources to helicopter in to campers so remote that was the only way to get to them? Also saying "stay home, save lives" at the end. A++.https://twitter.com/AllanRicharz/status/1394379345767145478 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Matt Boyd
A seal of approval for this one! (No worries, I'll show myself out at the end).https://twitter.com/3PSboyd/status/1394380338399301633 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Anoop
Okay, this one has me worried. I hope this was not widespread.https://twitter.com/Anooprkp/status/1394380887702134784 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted DR_O_oDR ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Perennial first world problem, so to speak. In the clinic I volunteered, solution was sensible: let people put a surgical mask *over* their N95. (It was prolonged time indoors and not in a hospital so no hospital ventilation—highest risk thing I did tbh).https://twitter.com/DRO_oDR/status/1394381257430142988 …
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Yes, this may be the sad US winner. Announcing a weird travel ban late (and not strong enough if one really wanted to shut the border) but causing a rush back and then making the people wait in cramped queues indoors while handing out disinfectant wipes. https://twitter.com/malatesting/status/1394381749212352517 …pic.twitter.com/0VzwpfIJvV
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seen at US indoor youth sporting event - "Masks required at all times. Chin OK"
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My grandmother would sprinkle
in my stuff, hoping I'd miss a few and thus be protected, so sounds about right.
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