#LockDowns

The New York Times

nytimes

The coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. right now rivals any in the world.It has been surging since mid-June, and the country’s rate of infection now puts it squarely in the

Simply Biochemistry

SimplyBiochem

1) THREAD - Why the new SARS-CoV-2 UK variant is NOT a new strain.Unfortunately the way this recent development has been reported has upset a lot in the scientific community.

TheFliteCast

TheFliteCast

Florida is exactly why there's no such thing as "a second wave" of COVID-19. The lack of a unified federal response has made the situation regional, meaning some states CAN

Justin Sandefur

JustinSandefur

World Bank's initial C-19 forecasts were far too optimistic, particularly for poor countries. Subsequent revisions imply the number of people falling into poverty will be roughly x2 as high.+131m

Shako The XRP Doggo

ShakoDoggo

For the people that are thinking that Donald Trump did nothing in his first term, you all will be shocked by this. Read the full thread :) America gained 7

John Lichfield

john_lichfield

Here is an extended French Covid update and number crunch...The daily figures for new Covid cases in France yesterday were dreadful – 4,771, which is the highest in 24 hours

Big Daddy

bigdaddyofnine

The price of lockdown:We live in Pennsylvania. Our governor has decided that, for our own good, we are no longer allowed to eat indoors at restaurants as of today 17

Abir Ballan 😊

abirballan

The corrupt Lebanese government put the country in lockdown to flatten the “revolution”. As a result of the worsening economic situation, many healthcare workers were laid off and now the

Larry Schweikart

LarrySchweikart

1) "Trump needs to . . ." I get a dozen of these a day. 2) "Trump needs to get evidence of this fraud out." Right. Do you guys see

Ed Yong

edyong209

I’m really grateful to everyone who read the big new cover story this week. If you’ve liked my work, perhaps you’ll also like the work that I like. Here are

Alex Washburne

Alex_Washburne

For all the epidemiologists who were furious at banks' initial horribly confounded correlation analyses of COVID outcomes across countries, I would've thought one of them would recognize the equal absurdity

Daniel Reeders 🏳️‍⚧️

engagedpractx

It's pretty unusual because NSW is the original police state, quite literally, and police continue to exert immense influence over governance in this state. Best practice in public health is

Vivian Koko

koko_vivian

The second wave will hit like a hammer in 4-6 weeks. How do I know? In March, I made the trade of a lifetime by watching the first wave come,

Tim Skellett

Gurdur

Drama-queening is most definitely NOT an answer. @AlexBerenson is a liar, who weirdly has taken it upon himself to become an apologist for a virus. Imagine saying this for polio,

Maajid أبو عمّار

MaajidNawaz

THREAD:Lockdowns do not workThe Home Office still refuses to publish any impact assessment on *all the harms* of lockdown compared to not locking down (leaks suggest that they have this

Jens Nordvig

jnordvig

Where is the US 2nd wave heading? There some bad news, but also some better trends to pay attention to. Hence, this is an attempt at a 'balanced thread' (so

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