COVID 19 Info Basket- Tweets #17

Posted on June 18, 2020 by OumissaInspire

Navigating pregnancy during the global #coronavirus pandemic.@DrPunamKrishan who has recently given birth, gives guidance to those preparing to do the same https://t.co/KJVC36yDVt | #AJDoctorsNote pic.twitter.com/YESCXmNN5s
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) May 3, 2020

#StayHome doesn’t mean the same thing for everyone.

UN High Commissioner for @Refugees @FilippoGrandi explains what measures are adopted in places where #SocialDistancing is a challenge. pic.twitter.com/FlSgZ4YgtS
— Doha Debates (@DohaDebates) May 3, 2020

My dad is an ICU doctor treating COVID-19 patients. In the past WEEK he has set more “I’ve never seen a heart rate/RBC count/etc. like this” records than in his decades-long career. What this virus does to the body is like “sticking your finger in an electric socket.” Stay home.
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) May 3, 2020

Flock of sheep invades Turkey’s city of Samsun last night during the coronavirus lockdown 🐑 pic.twitter.com/Wmf4pKEGPM
— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) May 3, 2020

This London woman ran a marathon in her parents’ tiny backyard to raise money for health care workers 🏃🏻‍♀️#inthistogether pic.twitter.com/Dbq4MJGOfM
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) May 2, 2020

'I'm at risk of gambling again in lockdown' https://t.co/xYkD6jj9SO
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) May 2, 2020

This nine-year-old Kenyan inventor has come up with an ingenious way to wash his hands, and reduce the spread of the #coronavirus 👐🏾🙌🏾 pic.twitter.com/oRlP60JIqJ
— BBC World Service (@bbcworldservice) May 1, 2020

This is new☺️
as the mosques are closed and socializing is limited in Turkey due to Corona pandemic, these people found an alternative way to observe one of the tradition of Ramadan; completing the reading of Quran (Hatim). pic.twitter.com/zOA7JhpCTw
— M. Bilal Kenasari (@MBilalKenasari) May 2, 2020

COVID 19 Info Basket- Articles #17

Posted on June 18, 2020 by OumissaInspire

WHO: Nigeria has expressed interest to be part of COVID-19 drug trials

WHO: Nigeria has expressed interest to be part of COVID-19 drug trials

Robot helps Tunisia medics avoid infection from coronavirus patients https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/05/robot-helps-tunisia-medics-avoid-infection-from-coronavirus-patients/

COVID-19: NAFDAC releases guidance on milk donation

COVID-19 in Sask: Northern leaders say ‘drastic’ action could occur if public health orders not followed

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/covid-19-update-may2-1.5553647

The Independent: Coronavirus: UK death toll rises by 621 to 28,131 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/coronavirus-uk-death-toll-latest-hospitals-care-homes-community-a9495816.html

Nasarawa StatevAssembly Member Dies of COVID-19

https://www.channelstv.com/2020/05/03/nasarawa-assembly-member-dies-of-covid-19/Tweets

White House blocks Fauci from testifying before Congress https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/white-house-blocking-fauci-testifying-congress-about-coronavirus-response-n1198276

9 issues people are bringing up the most in therapy about coronavirus https://www.huffpost.com/entry/therapy-issues-coronavirus_l_5ea9a8d7c5b6106b8ed0dfd5

Peruvian families flee from virus

https://t.co/2wJBoJyFBq?amp=1

New York subway closes for overnight disinfection https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/30/nyregion/subway-close-cuomo-coronavirus.amp.html#click=https://t.co/rTduMjoYY3

Frostbite toes, hidden sign of coronavirus. https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/04/29/coronavirus-rashes-toes/?outputType=amp#click=https://t.co/v3eZUpuxiZ

A timeline of Trumps 100 days of coronavirus denial https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/04/trump-coronavirus-timeline/

Why the Coronavirus is so confusing https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/04/pandemic-confusing-uncertainty/610819/

https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-hampstead-dental-charity-sends-out-toothbrushes-and-toothpaste-to-care-homes-and-shelters-1-6577833

https://www.colgate.com/en-us/oral-health/life-stages/adult-oral-care/disinfecting-toothbrush-tips-0

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/brushing-teeth-right-time-helps-18167539.amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2020/04/29/brushing-teeth-can-help-prevent-spread-coronavirus-12625399/amp/

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41415-020-1450-9

Steps taken in California have more than flattened the curve

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/crushed-the-curve-researcher-says-steps-taken-in-california-have-done-more-than-flatten-the-curve/amp/#click=https://t.co/XlzPBrDaYc

COVID 19 Info Basket- Tweets #16

Posted on June 10, 2020 by OumissaInspire

People look at New Zealand’s success and try to belittle it as a fluke of geography. But the truth is the countries that have achieved success – from New Zealand to S Korea, from Greece to Austria to Denmark – are all v different places.

They acted fast and never let it spread.
— Matt Haig (@matthaig1) April 27, 2020

Return to school in children's interests – Ofsted https://t.co/QNuoFzvrFh
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 27, 2020

A team of LUTH Drs, anaesthetists & nurses delivered a woman with Covid19 of a baby girl this afternoon

40yr old mother & 3.3kg baby are doing fine

Our gratitude go to these gallant men & women & all warriors making d nation proud in d face of this scourge#WeShallOvercome pic.twitter.com/rx8VVoLUJi
— LUTH (@LUTHofficial) April 27, 2020

Former Ofsted Chief Inspector Sir Michael Wilshaw says teachers may have to work weekends and evenings to remedy the impact of school closures.

He says “if that doesn’t happen, I can see no alternative but to repeat a year” for some pupils.#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/OEcKYkdcEC
— BBC Newsnight (@BBCNewsnight) April 28, 2020

Borno State Judiciary rising to the #COVID19 challenge 👍🏽 pic.twitter.com/1ejcySsKId
— Ayo Obe (@naijama) April 28, 2020

Dr. Lorna Breen was medical director of one of NYC's top hospitals.

She killed herself Sunday.
She had been talking about how crushed she and other doctors on the frontlines were. She especially noted how hard it was to not be able to save #COVID19 patients. pic.twitter.com/sOFHlAdCoC
— Victoria Brownworth #DemilitarizePolice (@VABVOX) April 27, 2020

It’s not that we hate our kids, is that they have enormous social needs that are usually spread out over peers and teachers and are now concentrated on us and we are also exhausted and sad and some of us are trying to work and some of us are trying to make dinner, it’s so much
— ornery, scandalous, and self-quarantineful (@raychraych) April 22, 2020

COVID 19 Info Basket- Articles #16

Posted on June 10, 2020 by OumissaInspire

Lithuanian capital to be turned into open air cafe to help restaurant owners sell and still maintain distancing

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/28/lithuanian-capital-to-be-turned-into-vast-open-air-cafe-vilnius

How to manage a pandemic.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/04/14/999239/how-to-manage-a-pandemic-covid-asia-vs-west/

UK records highest weekly death toll from all causes since records began

https://www.rt.com/uk/487097-highest-death-toll-uk-1993-coronavirus/

Coronavirus focus threatens precarious progress in Malaria

https://www.ft.com/content/dbb83b3a-7fbc-11ea-b0fb-13524ae1056b

The impossible ethics of pandemic triage

https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/the-impossible-ethics-of-pandemic-triage

Miami goes 7 weeks without a homicide for first time since 1957

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/miami-no-homicide-seven-weeks/

Can Africa afford lockdowns?

https://opinion.premiumtimesng.com/2020/04/24/covid-19-can-africa-afford-lockdowns-by-chukwuma-charles-soludo/

Senegal $1 Testing Kit and Race for vaccines

Why Europe’s highest death toll is in its capital

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-25/why-the-world-s-highest-virus-death-rate-is-in-europe-s-capital

African Tech Innovators Spy Opportunity Amid Pandemic

https://www.ozy.com/around-the-world/africas-tech-innovators-spy-opportunity-in-the-coronavirus-crisis/291468/

Special Report: As virus advanc3s, doctors rethink rush to ventilate.

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN2251PE#click=https://t.co/zaDY88Nz2u

‘Your shift has ended’- Funeral held for NHS nurse who died with coronavirus symptoms.

https://www.channel4.com/news/your-shift-has-ended-funeral-held-for-nhs-nurse-who-died-with-coronavirus-symptoms

The first modern pandemic

https://t.co/1q7YHRXokz?amp=1

COVID 19 Info Basket- Tweets #15

Posted on June 4, 2020 by OumissaInspire

Just in case you missed it on @jimmykimmellive, here it is in raw, uncut form for easy listening: “Stay the F*ck at Home.” Let’s all do our part to keep everyone safe and healthy! #STF@H @jimmykimmel @adammansbach @feedingamerica pic.twitter.com/TDyusAyz9G
— Samuel L. Jackson (@SamuelLJackson) April 2, 2020

Study finds Chloroquine useless in treating Covid-19, but useful if you want to kill 17% of study participants https://t.co/cVpqtQulRB pic.twitter.com/d7667FMGCc
— Boing Boing (@BoingBoing) April 21, 2020

Foreigners in China are now facing heightened public scrutiny as the government says it's trying to prevent importing new cases of #COVID19.

Listen to @AJTheTake: https://t.co/cNhv7GRv8B pic.twitter.com/EnlW6WiHTB
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 22, 2020

#Coronavirus exposes the impact of air pollution — in pictures https://t.co/LQlXz8tmEM pic.twitter.com/PfuG2WmHpg
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 22, 2020

As coronavirus continues to spread, medical researchers worldwide are working hard to find a vaccine against its disease, Covid-19

But how close are we to a vaccine, what's the science behind it, and who would get it first?

[Thread]https://t.co/z4kOID5Bnx
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 22, 2020

In order to increase COVID-19 testing capacity in Lagos, the State Government has set up sampling stations in the 20 local government areas, for citizens who fit the case definition of COVID-19, to visit and drop samples for testing@jidesanwoolu @LSMOH #CovidLASG #LASG pic.twitter.com/cCs0BcxXlY
— The Lagos State Govt (@followlasg) April 19, 2020

"65X+ difference in deaths between ages 18-44 and those 75+.

Under certain age people rarely die, and 90% who do have diabetes, cancer, immune compromised, etc.

[Proposal] Under 50, doesn't live with anyone > 50 & lacks comorbidities, no longer subject to future quarantines." https://t.co/LclyN1AoST
— Naval (@naval) April 19, 2020

#COVID19Lagos Situation Report presentation by @ProfAkinAbayomi as at 19th April, 2020
Lagos State Case Projection Model@NigeriaGov @followlasg @jidesanwoolu @drobafemihamzat @Fmohnigeria @NCDCgov @Mr_JAGss @EpidAlert @nimrnigeria @WHONigeria @DigiCommsNG #FlatteningtheCurve pic.twitter.com/bBMJhP2JPg
— LSMOH (@LSMOH) April 19, 2020

Ghana has lifted the lockdown, but

Public gatherings are still banned.

Borders and schools remain closed.

It has now done 68,591 Coronavirus tests with 1,042 cases.

Drones are used to transport samples.

It is producing its own face masks, gloves, scrubs, gowns, head gears.
— Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) April 19, 2020

How do you communicate in a refugee camp with no internet access, reduced staff, and few radios? Check out what our @WFP team in Cox’s Bazar came up with 👇 pic.twitter.com/NDBemlKBi5
— WFP Innovation (@WFPInnovation) April 20, 2020

THREAD – History doesn't repeat itself, but it rhymes: a thread about the **Anti-Mask League** of 1919.

I'm not kidding I went HAM researching this

So, starting in Sept 2018 San Francisco suffered from Spanish Flu pandemic.

Initial mask wearing was good — around 80 percent
— Tim Mak (@timkmak) April 19, 2020

Educators are finding powerful ways to connect with students in the sudden shift to remote learning – Stories https://t.co/gapZTYWB9d
— Will Deyamport, III, Ed.D. (@iamDrWill) April 21, 2020

#COVID19 is demonstrating how policy decisions of social exclusion, reduced access to free healthcare, and increased inequality will now be felt by all of us.

These policies are the enemy of our collective health. https://t.co/QPPnfiEZ1y
— MSF International (@MSF) April 21, 2020

Lockdown day 20 and we've begun a new life indoors 😅 How has this period been for you? 👀 Tick the ones you've done, and pass the blank card to 3 friends by tagging them! Let's see what you've been doing! #StayAtHome #StayAtHomeSaveLives #stayresponsible #stayengaged pic.twitter.com/PIuA5XeCDU
— Terra Seasoning Cubes (@TerraCubesNaija) April 20, 2020

With more than a quarter of India's population living below the poverty line, the world's largest lockdown has not been easy.

Khaana Chahiye is a citizens' initiative making 70,000 meals a day for the poor https://t.co/bU7Xlozr1z pic.twitter.com/5DHRdN0vAk
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 21, 2020

At these times, it may be tougher for you and your clients/ patients to access your medicines and other medical supplies, but we are here to ensure that you have no worries about that.
You started the journey, let us get to the destination together. pic.twitter.com/tik2rKXpf2
— My Medicines (@my_medicines) April 21, 2020

Rearranging books is a very soothing lockdown activity 🌈 pic.twitter.com/6bDjeCJIPa
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) April 21, 2020

The price of oil settles at $10 a barrel, a day after having its first negative close in history https://t.co/9dq3DjbiZK pic.twitter.com/STmEYRG9et
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 21, 2020

US stocks fall at the opening bell, gearing up for a second-straight day of losses amid the crash in oil prices https://t.co/7BxTRUP3cc pic.twitter.com/cHbmVK2u5U
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 21, 2020

US stock futures sink as oil futures hover around $0. Follow live updates: https://t.co/HD7nlnxCET pic.twitter.com/gIYGqpJ3P2
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) April 21, 2020

20 tankers—filled w/ 40mm barrels of Saudi oil—are headed to the US. This is SEVEN TIMES the typical monthly flow. At the same time, oil futures are plummeting & millions of US jobs in jeopardy. My message to the Saudis: TURN THE TANKERS THE HELL AROUND. https://t.co/gYoQzvHAEQ
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) April 21, 2020

Oil prices are MINUS $37. This means oil is just not free, the oil producer will pay you $37/ barrel with free oil. But, in INDIA petrol/diesel prices are one of the HIGHEST IN HISTORY !

SabKa Saath, Sabka vikas? What a JUMLA!!!https://t.co/kMJx1KY1wf
— Krishna Byre Gowda (@krishnabgowda) April 21, 2020

EMX Exchange Halts Trading of USOIL-Perp After Crude Oil Crash CRYPTO CRYPTO NEWS – https://t.co/sJFDRYj2Ja pic.twitter.com/XVQluSBhJG
— Crypto Crypto News (@CryptoCryptoNe3) April 22, 2020

COVID 19 Info Basket- Articles #15

Posted on June 4, 2020 by OumissaInspire

Opinion: By punishing coronavirus truth tellers, Trump puts us all at risk.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/23/by-punishing-coronavirus-truth-tellers-trump-puts-us-all-risk/?outputType=amp#click=https://t.co/RJBet0XlVp

‘Sadness’ and disbelief from a world missing American leadership.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/23/world/europe/coronavirus-american-exceptionalism.amp.html#click=https://t.co/nKoNc02FwS

We do not have to worry about coronavirus debt for years

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/22/we-do-not-have-to-worry-about-paying-off-the-coronavirus-debt-for-generations

Nigeria Statistics

https://covid19-ng.web.app/?from=2020-02-27

Hydrogen peroxide sterilization of N95 masks

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.03.24.20041087v1

Ghana COVID19 website

https://ghanahealthservice.org/covid19/

First child in Michigan dies

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2020/04/19/5-year-old-first-michigan-child-dies-coronavirus/5163094002/

Medical Dental Council has of Nigeria issues statement

https://www.mdcn.gov.ng/page/recent-news/notice-to-medical-practitioners-and-dental-surgeons-in-nigeria-on-the-covid-19-pandemic

Crude oil prices tank

https://t.co/eKd7HuZjow?ssr=true

Lessons in community led COVID19 efforts

Start where you are: Lessons on community-led COVID-19 relief efforts

Tensions from lockdowns across Africa

https://qz.com/africa/1836458/curfews-not-lockdowns-will-slow-covid-19-spread-in-africa/

Lagos stocks close at best level since January

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-20/foreigners-dismayed-by-lack-of-dollars-avoid-lagos-stock-rally

Renal failure, new presentation

https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/17/health/coronavirus-kidney-dialysis-need/index.html

Trump bans immigration, except healthcare workers and food

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-21/trump-says-he-ll-suspend-immigration-to-u-s-over-virus-concerns

Doctors can refuse to care if Inadequate PPE

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/929094?nlid=135159_5642&src=wnl_newsalrt_uk_200421_MSCPEDIT&uac=206050AJ&impID=2354478&faf=1

Infection killing coronavirus patients

COVID 19 Info Basket- Tweets #14

Posted on May 28, 2020 by OumissaInspire

New study @NatureMedicine estimates that nearly half of #covid19 transmission occurs in the 2-3 days before any symptoms, & peak infectiousness may be close to the actual day that symptoms start. https://t.co/xDn1a27QOj pic.twitter.com/fWUTKC8NJt
— Abraar Karan (@AbraarKaran) April 16, 2020

This nurse opened up about her 'worst shift' yet, exposing the heartbreaking reality of health care workers fighting the pandemic pic.twitter.com/QBNvHKM3Yd
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 11, 2020

Many churchgoers are observing the holy day with family prayers, fasting and by watching livestreamed services. https://t.co/RsVOTALdTU
— HuffPost Women (@HuffPostWomen) April 11, 2020

28 frontline NHS staff have died of coronavirus.

Thousands have reported inadequate PPE – including some of the deceased.

But can @patel4witham bring herself to apologise tonight for the PPE debacle?

No, it seems she can’t.

Breathtaking. pic.twitter.com/bxIuFpGhg5
— Rachel Clarke (@doctor_oxford) April 11, 2020

To help us get an better understanding of how much #COVID19 has spread undetected in the US, #NIH will study ~10K volunteers without a confirmed history of infection to see if they have SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in their system, indicating prior infection https://t.co/QWVzkJiVfn
— Francis S. Collins (@NIHDirector) April 10, 2020

Medical students graduating early to join NHS frontline have had a virtual graduation ceremony – with homemade mortarboards and reciting the Hippocratic Oath over video @UniofExeter

Read more: https://t.co/8EWFQJV3hu pic.twitter.com/R1cNw3IjJO
— University Business (@UB_UK) April 9, 2020

I never knew Nigeria’s healthcare infrastructure was in such bad state – SGF https://t.co/OAsfCNG6U7
— Premium Times (@PremiumTimesng) April 10, 2020

Now that the Chinese ‘Medical Experts’ are here, the truth is beginning to manifest.

We advise our members to be on the alert for further directives as events unfold.

Read our full statement here 👇🏽 pic.twitter.com/p53NyL2OYx
— Nigerian Doctors (@nmanigeria) April 9, 2020

NEW: Man, who was taken to UK hospital with coronavirus symptoms, deliberately coughed in the face of two NHS nurses.

He has been jailed for a year.
— Norbert Elekes (@NorbertElekes) April 10, 2020

I had watch this video over and over to be sure I heard the minister of health clearly.

He didn’t mince words or even stammer, came out straight that the reps had to remind him that this was a Novel virus we are dealing with. pic.twitter.com/9O4h7fAxgj
— Ronald Kelechi Ikpe MBBS, MSc (@ronikpe) April 10, 2020

I’ve been trying not to say this but the major disrespect we get is from the Nigeria Government.

The Incompetence in our health system became Visible with the Pandemic and now more than ever Doctors should be incentivized but our Minister of Health said it’s their “Standard Job”
— DANNY 👑 (@Danny_Walterr) April 10, 2020

I feel so terrible for the doctors who will inevitably become overwhelmed treating these people in about a week https://t.co/1UlQK4tVTp
— Soraya Nadia McDonald (@SorayaMcDonald) April 18, 2020

Amazing study, supporting droplet (rather than aerosol) as key means of transmission. One asymptomatic person infected 10 (out of 91) at restaurant—but *only* if they were in direct line of air pushed by the A/C. (Aerosol would have infected others, too). https://t.co/j8VXjnWtlN pic.twitter.com/w8yNENCT6M
— zeynep tufekci (@zeynep) April 18, 2020

A look at how Trump’s #coronavirus response shifted and evolved. pic.twitter.com/chPtoEDv4V
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 19, 2020

https://twitter.com/iArnavAgarwal/status/1251568130268303369?s=19

Internal debate on when schools will reopen…

1. They won’t reopen until September, given the support the government has put in place.

2. Gut instinct says they will open schools after half term, because economy > human life.

3. You have no control so just live in the now.
— Mrs Jagger (@JaggersMaths) April 19, 2020

If any government deserves criticism, it’s China’s. It lied & covered up the spread of the virus, arrested doctors who spoke out..oh, & also keeps MILLIONS of Uighurs in concentration camps!

‘China virus’ is xenophobic BS.

Criticizing the Xi dictatorship is necessary & welcome. https://t.co/iK4MvooO8B
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) April 19, 2020

Watch @ProfAkinAbayomi's broadcast: Happening Now #Arts4Life Performance for #COVID19Lagos Patients @jidesanwoolu @drobafemihamzat @NCDCgov @Nigeriagov @LSMOH @Fmohnigeria https://t.co/OeJUejjNjb
— Prof. Akin Abayomi (@ProfAkinAbayomi) April 19, 2020

https://twitter.com/iarnavagarwal/status/1251568130268303369?s=21

Oil is almost down to $1/barrel. Since many are not familiar with oil markets, its important to note why this is happening.

The May contract expires tomorrow. If you have a May contract at expiration, you must take physical delivery of 1,000 barrels of oil at Cushing in Oklahoma
— (((Alex Gilbert))) (@gilbeaq) April 20, 2020

And somebody said doctors shouldn't hang stethoscope.

😂😂😂

See as they're just passing me anyhow on my way to work.

I'm this close to tying a wardcoat on the bumper of my car.

You people must take.

If you people can't renumerate the profession, allow us to eat respect.
— Dr Sam Oyèyínká (@DrFeruke) April 17, 2020

This will be happening in 25 minutes (5:30 PST). Raising money for Covid19 charities. Come on by. 😀😀 https://t.co/G7ofUJdFBZ
— Jim O'Heir (@JimOHeir) April 18, 2020

Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on. May God rest his soul. Amen. Funeral arrangements to be announced soon.
— Femi Adesina (@FemAdesina) April 17, 2020

Please let’s spread the right information about Dr Emeka Chugbo who died of COVID 19 infection in Lagos on 15/4/2020

Dr Chugbo was a consultant Obsterician and gynecologist that was called in to do an emergency CS for his pregnant patient who was in sever distress as well
— I just wonna make money and live happy. (@NneStainless) April 17, 2020

#COVID19 and #FaceMasks:

We have recently updated our guidance on face masks' use.

1. Their use in the community could be considered, especially when visiting busy, closed spaces – such as grocery stores, shopping centres, or when using public transport. pic.twitter.com/BWpaQ8nRX1
— ECDC (@ECDC_EU) April 11, 2020

Today makes it 21 days of working on the covid isolation ward, and it has been the absolute ghetto. Thankful to God for my Mental health, immune system and Quarantine radio 🙏🏾
— Bambino (@bamba___) April 16, 2020

Coronavirus is ruining all your plans for 2020? Save them for 2022.

Because 2022 is 2020 too
— FAROUQ (@farouq_yahaya) April 17, 2020

Is there anyone in the Wembley, Stonebridge, Harlesden, Willesden or Neasden area who is in need of sanitary products and toiletries? Tampons, sanitary towels and shower gels etc.? There's an organisation called PLIAS who have lots and are giving them away if you cant afford.
— Tianna, the Writer 🌸 (@dontsmileattee) April 17, 2020

Assembled in 2 weeks, the NHS Nightingale Hospital Northwest designed by @bdp_com and delivered by joint venture IHP and the Army has just opened. It is in the Grade II* listed 1880 former Manchester Central Station by engineer Sir John Fowler, now a convention centre pic.twitter.com/ETG19G9Mfj
— RIBA Journal (@RIBAJ) April 17, 2020

https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1251141774682189825?s=19

When Nobel Laureate Peter Agre was growing up his mother gave him this advice – leading him towards towards a career in medicine.

Today it's more important than ever that we use our talents to help each other. pic.twitter.com/lhyL7tB6zE
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) April 17, 2020

I’m still not writing off 2020
— Mummy Kamkam (@moldina) April 16, 2020

Partial list of hospitals to which Tesla sent ventilators pic.twitter.com/sfI6yuUbrM
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 16, 2020

There's never been a time in the history of the entire Universe where an upsurge of content creators has occurred as we have now. All thanks to 'rona.
— Wale Adetona (@iSlimfit) April 16, 2020

Found the kid playing with her dog instead of Zooming with her teacher. She told me not to worry. She took a screenshot of herself “paying attention,” then cut her video & replaced it with the picture. “It’s a gallery view of 20 kids, mom. They can’t tell.” She is 10. #COVID19
— Angie Maxwell (@AngieMaxwell1) April 15, 2020

If it turns out that the coronavirus did escape from a lab in Wuhan, Twitter is going to owe ZeroHedge an apology for automatically flagging every link to their site. In fact they probably already do. pic.twitter.com/BIfpOl3RPP
— Paul Graham (@paulg) April 16, 2020

My granddad died yesterday from COVID-19. He was an atmospheric physicist and committed Christian who devoted his career to climate justice, including chairing the IPCC and changing the mind of a major U.S. evangelical lobbyist. I want to tell you a bit about his life's work.
— Hannah Malcolm (@hannahmmalcolm) April 16, 2020

Hard to tell these days, but the NHS isn't Comic Relief. It is meant to be funded by the government.
— Matt Haig (@matthaig1) April 15, 2020

Patient had 3 nasal swabs that were all covid negative. We ran the test from the sputum off their ETT and came back positive.
— Miguel Reyes, MD (@miguel_reyesMD) April 17, 2020

NEW: More than 160 'recovered' patients in South Korea have tested positive a second time for coronavirus.

All of them were twice tested negative, before being 'cleared' of the virus.
— Norbert Elekes (@NorbertElekes) April 18, 2020

There will be no gun salutes to mark the Queen's 94th birthday on Tuesday

Officials say the Queen has decided it would not be appropriate because of the coronavirus outbreakhttps://t.co/TJodM7ylTv
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 18, 2020

Despite public-health experts’ warnings, tobacco giant money funds pro-vaping coronavirus spin https://t.co/Tbjd2ieogR pic.twitter.com/stPsMdVqAz
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 18, 2020

Coronavirus: Partygoer jailed for lockdown breach https://t.co/h0DFYlPIGc
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 18, 2020

Collateral damage from COVID-19 is quite high now as patients with chronic diseases are shunned & healthcare practitioners fear to see “regular emergencies”, every patient being a “covid suspect”. Heart attacks, asthma, diabetes patients now dying while waiting for covid test.😞
— Olufemi A. Fasanmade (@ofasanmade) April 17, 2020

Wearing masks in public places is mainly to protect others from you in case you're infected. Not to prevent you directly. But if everyone is covered then we are all protecting each other. Do you get?

Dr. Folakemi Adeife Gold
— Nigerian Health Blog (@DrUdomoh) April 17, 2020

Eighty doctors doing their medical education remotely & learning from colleagues who’ve been there with covid.

A month ago? Unimaginable. Now? It’s how we do things round here https://t.co/sj8FHQ3wdk
— Mike Hunter (@DrMikePsych) April 17, 2020

Coronavirus: English councils could resort to 'extreme cost-cutting' https://t.co/DjSJfiGbk6
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 18, 2020

When main disease is lower vs upper respiratory tract (ARDS picture) that is where highest #covid viral load will be = ⬆️chance of getting + result from tests. If intubated should always use deep aspirate not pharyngeal swab.
— Sharmila Dissanaike (@DissanaikeMD) April 17, 2020

I tested negative for COVID-19 but positive for antibodies, meaning I had the virus but no longer do. I never had any symptoms.
— Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) April 17, 2020

COVID 19 Info Basket- Articles #14

Posted on May 28, 2020 by OumissaInspire

https://t.co/p53NyL2OYx

Blame Capitalist Globalization not China for Pandemic

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/10/blaming-china-coronavirus-pandemic-capitalist-globalisation-scapegoat

https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-u-s-china-clash-over-coronavirus-their-doctors-quietly-join-forces-11586516401?mod=mhp

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2020/apr/10/world-health-organization-who-v-coronavirus-why-it-cant-handle-pandemic?

We pay doctors on coronavirus duties N50,000 each daily, not N5,000, says FCT minister

https://punchng.com/isolation-centre-doctors-others-lament-n30m-unpaid-allowances

Immigrant doctors on the frontline of Britain’s COVID19 amidst Brexit and anti-immigrant affair

https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/news/article.aspx?id=1226

Poor Countries Need to Think Twice About Social Distancing

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/11/south-korea-beating-coronavirus-citizens-state-testing

Lockdown alone cannot stop spread

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/who-chief-scientist-soumya-swaminathan-interview-data-is-key-to-control-coronavirus-pandemic/article31319156.ece/amp/?homepage=true&__twitter_impression=true

Boris Johnson discharged from hospital but not returning to work

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2020/apr/12/coronavirus-live-news-nhs-staff-deaths-boris-johnson-latest-updates?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WhatsApp

Boris Johnson appreciates his carers

http://news.sky.com/story/boris-johnson-i-owe-doctors-and-nurses-my-life-after-coronavirus-treatment-11972103

False negative affecting testing

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/false-negatives-complicating-covid-19-testing-200411100741669.html

Droplets emitted by speaking in experiment published by New England Journal of Medicine

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2007800

Saliva spray during speech could transmit virus

https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2020/apr/07/saliva-spray-during-speech-could-transmit-coronavirus-study

Google thanks delivery staff for COVID19 efforts

https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/google-thanks-packaging-shipping-delivery-workers-with-hearts-and-a-special-doodle/articleshow/75152738.cms

China must pay reparations over COVID19

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/04/16/china-must-pay-reparations-africa-its-coronavirus-failures/

G7 backs WHO leaving Trump isolated

https://apple.news/AfF91oDOjSumm_dclBwFNiQ

America’s future

Every western system was unprepared

IT’S TIME TO BUILD

Floridians flock to beach amidst highest COVID19 death toll

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/04/18/florida-beaches-reopen-coronavirus/

Nurses suspended for refusing to treat patients without N95 masks

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/coronavirus-mike-gulick-santa-monica-nurses-suspended-refusing-covid-19-care-without-n95-masks/

The Coronavirus Is Mutating. What Does That Mean for a Vaccine?

Reduction in oxygen in lungs causing ‘sudden’ deaths

Refusing to treat where PPE is inadequate

https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/covid-19/your-health-and-wellbeing/covid-19-refusing-to-treat-where-ppe-is-inadequate

Back in February, Nigeria’s Ministry of Health blocked from procurement of COVID19 supplies

Coronavirus: Health ministry’s preparation suffers as Presidency blocks procurement

Blame Capitalist Globalization not China for Pandemic

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/10/blaming-china-coronavirus-pandemic-capitalist-globalisation-scapegoat

https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-u-s-china-clash-over-coronavirus-their-doctors-quietly-join-forces-11586516401?mod=mhp

Coronavirus: Germany says its outbreak is ‘under control’

https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-europe-52327956#click=https://t.co/8VqXMy08vE

Government ‘ignores’ UK textiles firms desperate to make PPE https://t.co/fg4ltbLry9?amp=1

WHO and Global Politics

https://www.thinkglobalhealth.org/article/world-health-organization-and-pandemic-politics

South Korea’s New Coronavirus Twist: Recovered Patients Test Positive Again

https://flip.it/ckjbz5

How doctors can keep families safe after caring for COVID19 patients

https://www.ama-assn.org/practice-management/physician-health/how-doctors-can-keep-their-families-safe-after-providing-covid

*COVID-19: Doctors and Nurses in the UK have been asked to re-use their gowns or treat patients without the use of PPEs this weekend, as UK hospitals are set to run of PPEs in the next few hours. Fresh supplies will be procured next week.*

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/coronavirus-nhs-ppe-gowns-matt-hancock-news-latest-a9471331.html

Coronavirus destroys the Myth of the Deficit

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/apr/17/coronavirus-deficit-american-economy

Africa lockdown

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52268320

Face mask use

Face mask advice

Infodemic

Dealing with stress in the face of a pandemic.

On becoming a #COVID19 survivor and advocate.

https://nhwat.ch/3boLoUo

Kidney disease, overlooked aspect of COVID19

Knowing your limits in a pandemic

Epistemic Humility—Knowing Your Limits in a Pandemic

How does the virus kill

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/04/how-does-coronavirus-kill-clinicians-trace-ferocious-rampage-through-body-brain-toes

Seattle Coronavirus Study

Greater Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network (SCAN) Releases Data from First 18 Days of Testing

COVID 19 Info Basket- Tweets #13

Posted on May 19, 2020 by OumissaInspire

Birmingham care staff face running out of PPE 'in two weeks'https://t.co/BTUKl55aJx
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 16, 2020

New York extends shutdown order until May 15 https://t.co/tpQKwdGAST pic.twitter.com/GK3mGFsYvg
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 16, 2020

UK extends lockdown by 'at least' 3 weeks https://t.co/3hIFo3aonI pic.twitter.com/lQMGCPO8cE
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 16, 2020

Harvard PPE team uses Slack to design patient isolation hood for hospital use. @Harvard @HarvardGSD #PPE https://t.co/R77ItqiSxs pic.twitter.com/rD8HjtUtET
— Archinect (@archinect) April 16, 2020

“The coronavirus pandemic is travelling the well-worn path of inequality, and we are already seeing that low-wage workers, and women low-wage workers in particular, are hit the hardest”.#Coronavirus recession will hit women harder, experts warn https://t.co/uNClSun3E7 pic.twitter.com/DFzPg0qmyL
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 16, 2020

Duke of Sussex makes video call to sick children https://t.co/5t5UhQ01g8
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 16, 2020

Self-isolating couple forced to leave their home after a car crashed into ithttps://t.co/JSQSDR5FWt
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 16, 2020

MPs to quiz ministers via video conferencing https://t.co/T4PoW9EbTU
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 16, 2020

New study @NatureMedicine estimates that nearly half of #covid19 transmission occurs in the 2-3 days before any symptoms, & peak infectiousness may be close to the actual day that symptoms start. https://t.co/xDn1a27QOj pic.twitter.com/fWUTKC8NJt
— Abraar Karan (@AbraarKaran) April 16, 2020

34 weeks pregnant, and days into a fight against the coronavirus, she made the decision to go into a coma. When she woke up, her baby was 5 days old. https://t.co/FY5aeKmqEC
— CNN (@CNN) April 14, 2020

Ghana becomes the second African country to do 40,000 Coronavirus tests. Ghana is producing its own face masks, gloves, scrubs, hospital gowns and head gears.

It is also providing free water, electricity and food for its poor citizens. Health workers received a 50% pay raise.
— Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) April 15, 2020

It's just past 4:00 a.m. in the #COVID ICU. If you were here, you might be surprised at how quiet it is, at how few people you see. You might think it's not so bad here. How could this be a crisis?

That is not an accurate reflection of what's happening here. 🧵 pic.twitter.com/X7SwVlgh5G
— Lakshman Swamy (@laxswamy) April 13, 2020

A few people shared what they found out about their isolation partners while working from home. pic.twitter.com/HdeC4XQ1zQ
— After Five (@_After5) April 15, 2020

FRSC INITIATES IMMEDIATE SANCTIONS ON PATROL TEAM INVOLVED IN THE TRENDING VIDEO WITH A MOTORIST DURING ENFORCEMENT OF STAY AT HOME ORDER https://t.co/ixjOmTeINm
— FRSC, NIGERIA (@FRSCNigeria) April 15, 2020

Malawi health workers protest against lack of protective gear https://t.co/Av3oIAlWrG pic.twitter.com/Xb8psoU9SJ
— Al Jazeera News (@AJENews) April 14, 2020

As #COVID19 continues to spread globally, #measles immunization campaigns in 24 countries have already been delayed; more will be postponed https://t.co/mYHWgS45Ox #coronavirus pic.twitter.com/lxYTOzjLyZ
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) April 14, 2020

War of words results in more than 1.44 million posts and 4.64 billion views on Chinese platform Weibo. https://t.co/xyWqFLkrJi
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 14, 2020

#NewArticle. The fossil fuel industry will not die today, or in the next ten years, but it will not continue to grow in the long term. https://t.co/M0yDrrNSsX
— Stears Business (@StearsBusiness) April 14, 2020

Which regions have been worst hit by coronavirus? https://t.co/QBMNrbtqxl
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 14, 2020

Tour de France set to be postponed amid coronavirus pandemic https://t.co/8yQCT438ij pic.twitter.com/vhNi1a3pbJ
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) April 14, 2020

As lockdowns continue across the world, many have found themselves living alone for the first time

Three women, on three different continents, share their stories https://t.co/FSro1IZREc
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) April 14, 2020

Well done my doctor son.
You came back from your gap year to look after COVID patients.
You got coughed on.
You got COVID.
You lay alone in a bedsit for 10 days.
You got better.
You're off back to the wards to look after COVID patients.

You and your young, brave, hopeful friends
— Trisha Greenhalgh 😷 (@trishgreenhalgh) April 14, 2020