*SHORT THREAD*
More from Dr. Aylward, the @WHO lead on their China mission.
1/ @NPR published this piece today.
Dr. Aylward believes that discrete #COVID19 outbreaks around the world are still containable-- w/ the right strategies.
npr.org/sections/goats…
More from Dr. Aylward, the @WHO lead on their China mission.
1/ @NPR published this piece today.
Dr. Aylward believes that discrete #COVID19 outbreaks around the world are still containable-- w/ the right strategies.
npr.org/sections/goats…
2/ Re China- "They actually changed the course of a respiratory-borne outbreak without a vaccine, which was extraordinary."
I noticed today was the first day since the start that the @WHO situation report showed double digits for new cases out of China.
who.int/docs/default-s…
I noticed today was the first day since the start that the @WHO situation report showed double digits for new cases out of China.
who.int/docs/default-s…
3/
Aylward says the lessons to take from China are not the draconian measures to restrict public life.
He points out that only a few cities had strict lockdowns.
The vast majority did not.
Instead, they "really went back to fundamentals of public health."
Aylward says the lessons to take from China are not the draconian measures to restrict public life.
He points out that only a few cities had strict lockdowns.
The vast majority did not.
Instead, they "really went back to fundamentals of public health."
4/
-ramping up testing capacity to identify cases
-isolation measures for those who are sick
-contact tracing for all close contacts
-prohibiting mass gatherings where clusters were occurring
-major restrictions on movement when there is significant community level spread
-ramping up testing capacity to identify cases
-isolation measures for those who are sick
-contact tracing for all close contacts
-prohibiting mass gatherings where clusters were occurring
-major restrictions on movement when there is significant community level spread
5/ In my last thread earlier today, some responses were of panic.
We need to turn that energy into:
-mobilizing at community/city/state levels
-practicing safe practices at individual level
Every single one of us is needed. This quote from the NYTimes article stuck w/ me:
We need to turn that energy into:
-mobilizing at community/city/state levels
-practicing safe practices at individual level
Every single one of us is needed. This quote from the NYTimes article stuck w/ me:
6/ link to the prior longer thread about Dr. Aylward’s assessment of the Chinese response and exactly what they did to significantly slow #COVID19 down. ⬇️
