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20 Feb, 10 tweets, 5 min read
[Thread] how ~not~ to do pandemic precautions for airborne virus #COVID19
hospital in Netherlands (pics @ContainmentNu ) 1/ ImageImage
2/ Pub, England (pic @rhodri ) *zoom in Image
3/ School, USA (vid @KatBrezler)
4/ Creche/school, Thailand (pic @DailyMailUK ) ImageImage
5/ Shoe shop, England (pic @AFP ) ImageImage
6/ TV studio, England (pic @rogertilling ) Image
7/ Parliament, Switzerland (pics SRF) ImageImage
8/ construction canteen, UK Image
9/ Shop, Ireland Image
10/ TV studio,USA (pic @Curbed ) Image

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21 Feb
Sunday Times Editorial: ‘Without the private sector, we build castles in the air’

.. here’s an example of how housing policy is misled by misunderstanding, half-truths & property sector spin 1/ @thetimesIE @JohnBurnsST
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This is opposed by the Central Bank, ESRI, NESC, Dept Finance & most other analysts as likely to further inflate house prices 3/
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‘Central Bank is concerned the Government’s new Affordable Housing Scheme may increase property prices and saddle mortgage holders with unaffordable debts’
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#Covid19 If you’re new to understanding #airborne virus transmission, here’s some background
@zeynep theatlantic.com/health/archive…
..& a really clear demonstration of #aerosols from @jljcolorado on @weatherchannel #CovidIsAirborne
.. & a 5 minute deep dive into the science of #airborne virus from @linseymarr

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[Thread] #Covid19 #Quarantine hotel breaches & cross infection of guests & staff due to weak points in:
-choice of buildings
-transportation
-staffing & security
-inadequate precautions for airborne spread 1/
‘#ventilation to be re-examined by experts given possibility of #aerosol transmission in this case & in earlier case, where a family in hotel #quarantine & a person staying across corridor had contracted the same variant of the virus’ #Covid19 2/ abc.net.au/news/2021-02-0…
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#Covid19 #Hotel quarantine, must learn from failures abroad
*ventilation (not air-con rooms or internal corridors)
*location (not cities)
*security (not outsourced)
*staff (not moving around)
*transport (not shared)
... use airborne virus precautions everywhere @irishhotelsfed
...
...
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🇮🇪✈️ One flight into Ireland
💺 only 17% of seats filled

🦠 🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠13 cases on board

🦠 🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠 46 further cases

🏥🏥🏥🏥🏥🏥 6 HSE regions impacted
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