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New information. >8000 close contacts of reported cases tested for #COVIDｰ19. Most interesting/concerning/comforting result is 34% of close contacts were + for COVID. This is very large fraction of contacts infected- suggests much wider spread. But 1/n.
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
medrxiv.org/content/10.110…
There is a silver lining. The large numbers of contacts found to be positive were largely without symptoms, or at least not requiring medical attention themselves at enrollment.... 2/3
So, despite a potentially larger fraction of close contacts than we might have currently known of (though the rate is not too surprising), the data reinforces that most will NOT have severe diseases and many will be very mild. Very nice work by the authors! 3/3
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“All the crematoriums of Hubei are backed up & cannot take bodies."
ATL🇺🇸 Having reported in over 30 epidemic zones, @Laurie_Garrett breaks down the tough realities of #coronavirus, possibility of a global pandemic & how to stay safe.
“All the crematoriums of Hubei are backed up & cannot take bodies."
ATL🇺🇸 Having reported in over 30 epidemic zones, @Laurie_Garrett breaks down the tough realities of #coronavirus, possibility of a global pandemic & how to stay safe.
@Laurie_Garrett “There is now a global supply crisis for PPEs [full-body protection]…Where are they all made, for the most part? China.
...I don’t know where PPEs are going to come from if we have this epidemic here.”
@Laurie_Garrett on ATL🇺🇸
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...I don’t know where PPEs are going to come from if we have this epidemic here.”
@Laurie_Garrett on ATL🇺🇸
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#coronavirus: Many healthcare workers won't go home for weeks, so they don't infect their families.
In Wuhan, they're in “a true hell on earth. They’ve gone into Dante’s Inferno," says @Laurie_Garrett, who has been in over 30 outbreaks on ATL🇺🇸
#coronavirus: Many healthcare workers won't go home for weeks, so they don't infect their families.
In Wuhan, they're in “a true hell on earth. They’ve gone into Dante’s Inferno," says @Laurie_Garrett, who has been in over 30 outbreaks on ATL🇺🇸
