#3 - Wuhan (Novel) Corona Virus -looming pandemy of deadly pneumonia? - Pandemy ongoing!

"A nurse without a mask is like a soldier without a helmet – neither stands a chance against their enemy." @MaEllenSirleaf @rajpanjabi on lessons learned from the fight against Ebola - inc. the urgent need to protect frontline health workers. #COVID19 https://t.co/ezlb12GNXk

— Amref Health Africa (@Amref_UK) March 21, 2020

Hospital physicians tell me this is happening across the state. Nurses worry they could be fired if they wear protective gear, but worry if they don’t they’re putting themselves & patients at risk. It comes as NJ has an explosion in COVID cases, particularly Bergen County. (2/5)

— Wendell Potter (@wendellpotter) March 21, 2020

I've heard other hospitals nationwide are enforcing this policy, too. Who knows how rampant it is? Some internal documents we obtained suggest certain federal restrictions by the CDC may be guiding this decision. (4/5)

— Wendell Potter (@wendellpotter) March 21, 2020

An important change in terminology:

“Social distancing” is to now be called “physical distancing”.

It is healthy to remain socially connected through these challenging times, but also healthy to keep our physical distance.#COVID19 https://t.co/zmxSGgM1AM

— Isaac Bogoch (@BogochIsaac) March 21, 2020

What can we learn from Wuhan experience in controlling COVID-19?

Crucial lessons, now that US has equivalent of multiple Wuhans.

Important thread. Read in full. https://t.co/Ceen3TtG3m

— Richard H. Ebright (@R_H_Ebright) March 21, 2020

KneelB4Zod! wrote:I just can't get how is possible that Italy is completely doomed and we still have no fatalities. In Poland, Slovakia or Russia there is low number of infected as well (probably some dead, I can't say for sure). Still, it's nothing compared to Italy, Spain or US (yes, it gonna be bad). Maybe commies gave us some really good vaccines?

Here is a great talk from @XihongLin at the Broad Institute about the Wuhan outbreak. There are many important messages. @broadinstitute https://t.co/2kbhRKmENi

— Robert Plenge (@rplenge) March 21, 2020

Average social contacts in Wuhan declined from 15 per day to 2 after COVID-19 control measures went in. Reproduction number (R) is proportional to contact rate, so this change in social behaviour let to a dramatic reduction in R, comfortably below the R=1 threshold for control https://t.co/xQ4Mnnpr5k

— Adam Kucharski (@AdamJKucharski) March 21, 2020

I promised to explain what physicists or quantitative scientists could do to help in the #Covid_19 pandemic. After a week of 18 hour days, some time to explain.

Bottom line: in a country where there is limited testing, you can only see COVID-19 with #mathematics.

Please RT.

— Nigel Goldenfeld (@NigelGoldenfeld) March 21, 2020

The Coronavirus pandemic has revealed the US to be a lumbering, lethal giant when it comes to delivering death via military power and an oligarchic failed state when it comes to the provision of basic social welfare and public health. https://t.co/ecOGjRypiW

— Brad Simpson (@bradleyrsimpson) March 21, 2020

"At Bellevue,..city’s largest public hospital, doctors have been told..to anticipate as many as..dozen coronavirus-related intubations a day, which is at least five times..amount on..normal day..If the current trend continues, 'it is totally unsustainable,' the doctor said."

— Richard H. Ebright (@R_H_Ebright) March 21, 2020

Elites are so confused they don’t actually understand that if you don’t have what you need then you don’t actually live in a wealthy nation. America is not rich. Sorry. https://t.co/gELEOfeFrk

— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) March 21, 2020

I still can’t get over this map. @stphnmaher tweeted about everything being open in Florida. They likely have a wave of infections happening and don’t know yet. This from data from smart thermometers. @nytimes pic.twitter.com/muRsnktWu2

— David Coletto (@Colettod) March 21, 2020

BREAKING: Coronavirus Outbreak.

Italy reports 6,557 new cases, 793 new deaths. Deaths 5 times the highest daily in China

Iran: Only 966 new cases, 123 new deaths. Hoping for further decline.

US: 4,557 new cases to 23,940 total. Hospitals overflowing. pic.twitter.com/4RInEVUs7V

— Yaneer Bar-Yam (@yaneerbaryam) March 21, 2020

World Total:
March 6: 100,000
March 17: 200,000, 11 days
March 21: 300,000, 4 d
Deaths:
Feb 18: 2,000 deaths
March 9: 4,000 deaths, 20 d
March 14: 6,000 deaths, 5 d
March 17: 8,000 deaths, 3 d
March 19: 10,000 deaths, 2 d

March 6: Bhutan 1 case, closed border. Today 2nd case. pic.twitter.com/CwrCyp0i79

— Yaneer Bar-Yam (@yaneerbaryam) March 21, 2020

Iran

The head of the Iranian Food and Drug Organization, Mohammad Reza Shanna Saz, to Fars Agency:

Iran has produced a synthetic drug to treat the Corona virus, and this medicine will be distributed in the market within a week to ten days.++

— Y.N.M.S (@ynms79797979) March 21, 2020

Syrian soldier with the caption "No need to shake hands and kisses, if you love me, just smile at me." pic.twitter.com/8aFpCWND9p

— Y.N.M.S (@ynms79797979) March 21, 2020

Whoops. Looks like we found *another* @GOP senator who "suddenly" dumped his stock holdings right after a private briefing on #coronavirus.

Senator @JimInhofe sold up to $500,000 of his stock on the Monday after his Friday (1/24) briefing.🧐 https://t.co/XMQckhSghf

— Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) March 20, 2020