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I participated today in @antonioguterres, secretary general's executive board meeting & gavea an update on the #COVID19 response. I emphasized that health inequality is a danger to all, but also elaborated on the progress made so far.
Less than 1/2 of the world's countries have a national infection prevention & control programme, & water, sanitation & hygiene (WASH) in their health facilities. To prevent the spread of #COVID19 we need strong health systems and WASH, in every country, in every community.
The first #COVID19 vaccine trial started in 🇺🇸 this week, just 60 days after the genetic sequence of the #coronavirus became available. @WHO and partners launched an international study - the SOLIDARITY trial - to find the most effective treatments.
.@WHO is working with the G7, G20 & private sector networks to ensure:
-enough medical supplies & their free flow across borders
-lifting of import taxes & quotas for medical supplies
-equitable access to critical products
-speeding up research on vaccines & treatments. #COVID19
🇨🇳, 🇯🇵, 🇰🇷 & 🇸🇬 experience shows: physical distancing measures alone are not enough. Must have a comprehensive approach with intensive testing, contact tracing, isolation & treatment. The earlier countries implement these, the bigger impact in stopping #COVID19.
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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#HealthWorkers are at higher risk of #COVID19.

They are doing their jobs, despite the jeopardy, stress & fatigue. We ask that you do yours: Follow the advice of national authorities and @WHO. #StayHome when asked, clean hands, cover coughs, physical distance. #coronavirus
#HealthWorkers can get sick when they lack protective equipment. @WHO is encouraging partners to boost global supplies of essential items. But each of us must maximize efforts to stay safe from the #coronavirus. By protecting ourselves, we are also protecting them.
Many @WHO colleagues have had field experience as #healthworkers. They work hard to craft technical guidance for health workers and facilities to ensure the safety of professionals and patients alike. bit.ly/2vDMprZ #COVID19 #coronavirus
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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Life is changing dramatically for many of us, but it’s important to continue looking after your physical and mental health. @WHO provides advice for individuals on how to adjust into a new reality of #COVID19. #HealthyAtHome
1. Eat a healthy & nutritious diet, which helps your immune system to function properly.
2. Limit your alcohol consumption & avoid sugary drinks.
3. Don’t smoke. Smoking can increase your risk of developing severe disease if you become infected with #COVID19. #HealthyAtHome
4. Exercise. @WHO recommends 30 minutes of physical activity for adults, and 1h/day for children.
5. Look after your #mentalhealth. It’s normal to feel stressed, confused and scared during a crisis. Talking to people you know and trust can help. #HealthyAtHome #COVID19
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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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5,000 people have lost their lives to #COVID19 - this is a tragic milestone.
Europe has now become the epicenter of the pandemic, with more reported cases and deaths than the rest of the world combined, apart from China.
Our message to countries continues to be: you must take a comprehensive approach to fight #COVID19.

Not testing alone. Not contact tracing alone. Not quarantine alone. Not social distancing alone. Do it all.
We are at a critical point in the #COVID19 response – we need everyone to get involved in this massive effort to keep the world safe.
@WHO, @unfoundation & partners have just now launched the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund 👉covid19responsefund.org
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Brian Fry
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Just spoke w/ a surg resident from a major program where elective cases R cancelled but resident schedules haven’t been changed appropriately to address #COVID exposure concerns. This resident is expected to TRIPLE SCRUB a case in 2 days. How are people letting this happen? 1/8
As a intern w/ zero authoritative power, I’m incredibly thankful for our chief residents & fellows here @UMichSurgery who have taken it upon themselves to work with faculty & our dept leadership to address this crisis and it’s impact on our health system & day 2 day workforce 2/8
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François JAULIN
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Partage de simulations de modèles de diffusion qui illustrent bien problème & solution du #COVIDー19 .

1/5 : #diffusion libre - profil #exponentiel - avec #population en circulation libre & contact aléatoire non contrôlé, comme en #France avant jeudi 12/3.

Src @washingtonpost
2/5 : modèle de diffusion avec création de zone de #confinement et tentative de #quarantaine forcée, comme en #Chine (Hubei).
En pratique, impossible d'isoler (à part sur un bateau) la population #COVIDー19 de la #population saine. La zone finit par devenir poreuse.
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3/5 (#solution) : modèle de diffusion avec #SocialDistancing ou #DistanciationSociale pour 3/4 de la population et circulation libre d'un quart de la population.
Deux simulations dans la vidéo suivante qui montrent des charges de contamination plutôt contrôlées.
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Arizona Young Voters Initiative 🌵 🇺🇸
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@dougducey @AZGOP @azdemparty

With #COVIDー19 being such a health risk, we are calling for the postponement of the Arizona Presidential Preference Election (Primary).

45 days is our recommendation.

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@AZHouseGOP @AZHouseDems @AZSenateGOP @AZSenateDems

45 days will give people time to update their registration and request a mail in ballot.

Although, while we're at it, give us same/election day registration!

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With @maricopacounty closing 1/3 of polling locations days before voting, there's going to be chaos. We can use this as an opportunity to modernize our system.

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Thread. So there are plenty of examples that have been tweeted today that suggest what the government claims about their enhanced screening measures is incorrect. 1/

#COVIDー19 #cdnpoli
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Or this reporter who was only asked if they had travelled to Italy, China, or Iran. No questions about symptoms or if they had even been around anyone with COVID or symptoms. 3/

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Kate Starbird
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My colleagues & I have been studying/researching crisis informatics for over a decade, looking at how people converge online to make sense of crisis events. This field is informed by much older research in the sociology of disaster. Many of our lessons are relevant to #covid-19.
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This uncertainty feeds anxiety — about the personal and collective impacts of the event, as well about what actions we should take. What should we do? Where should we go? When should we evacuate, or in this case quarantine?
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🛑#UPDATE: Today an interview with Hezbollah’s Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah aired on Iranian TV & Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV & a few things caught my attention. A quick thread on this, but first, some context. 1/9
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