1/n Listen: this is getting into irritating territory. If you want to re-open business, scientists have offered a plan.
2/n Vastly increase testing. Expensive, but the cost is minimal compared to the losses. Mandatory masking indoors. Mandatory masking on subways and buses.
3/n Wait for drugs and antibodies. Vaccines are 12 months away. Offer subsidies to 1099 workers. Restaurants. Entertainment.
4/n Bring the R0 of the virus below 1. It will slowly die. Give hospital workers adequate PPE. Encourage new trials. Make the CDC and FDA more responsive.
5/n Test and isolate the vulnerable. Test and quarantine positive patients. Mandate masking on subways and public transport, preferably in a data driven manner.
5/n Appoint a task force with DOCTORS AND FRONTLINE WORKERS to deal with the situation. Don't play politics. Be data driven. Lockdown hotspots. Have hand hygiene free and available in subways. Identify best mask practices and disseminate that info by PSAs
6/n Open in phases. Test widely, freely, and easily (no waiting lines). Use telemedicine to triage positives. AND PLEASE, DON'T PROMOTE INTRAVENOUS BLEACH to disinfect the body.
