related Slavitt thread

artappraiser — Fri, 15 May 2020 22:44:36 +0000

In reply to At Senate Hearing, Government Experts Paint Bleak Picture of the Pandemic

related Slavitt thread yesterday:

COVID Update May 14: The attacks on Anthony Fauci is a mis-placed hit job.

And it’s actually dangerous. 1/
— Andy Slavitt @ (@ASlavitt) May 15, 2020

Los Angeles County is telling

artappraiser — Tue, 12 May 2020 23:12:15 +0000

In reply to At Senate Hearing, Government Experts Paint Bleak Picture of the Pandemic

Los Angeles County is telling people they may need to stay home until Augusthttps://t.co/zLGSkJBdpU
— katherine (@katherineOma) May 12, 2020

Bleaker than Fauci & Redfield

artappraiser — Tue, 12 May 2020 22:07:38 +0000

In reply to At Senate Hearing, Government Experts Paint Bleak Picture of the Pandemic

Bleaker than Fauci & Redfield, they sound optimistic in contrast with this:

New clusters emerge in countries praised for successful coronavirus fights.

@ NYTimes.com/live coronavirus updates, a few minutes ago (go to link for embedded links where underlined; it's free access)

Several nations that have been hailed for curbing the spread of the pandemic are finding that victory over the coronavirus can be elusive and fleeting — especially after they start lifting lockdowns.

Singapore was once a model for its speed and efficiency in tracing the contacts of infected people. But cases there have ballooned to more than 23,000 as the virus spread in dormitories for foreign workers.

Officials in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the outbreak began, recently celebrated its emergence from more than two months in lockdown. But after six new cases were confirmed this week, it said it would test all 11 million of its residents.

And in South Korea, which has been a pioneer in using technology for contact tracing, more than 100 new cases have emerged after an infected man visited bars and clubs in a Seoul nightlife district. Just days after some restrictions were relaxed, the mayor ordered nightspots closed indefinitely.

Officials from the World Health Organization are urging governments and the public to maintain “extreme vigilance” while easing restrictions and that ignoring precautions would inevitably lead to more infections. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the W.H.O., said on Monday that only a “slow, steady lifting of lockdowns” could ease economic pains while keeping infections at bay.

In France, drinking alcohol was banned on Paris canals and riverbanks on Monday, after throngs of people were seen drinking along the Canal Saint-Martin as the country eased strict confinement rules. Germany, despite an aggressive program of testing and tracing infections, has seen an increase in cases since measures were eased last week.

In the United States, scientists are warning that the feared “second wave” could instead consist of a series of smaller waves breaking across the country [....]

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related Slavitt thread

Los Angeles County is telling

Bleaker than Fauci & Redfield