BREAKING—China has now confirmed its first #COVID19 deaths in over a year. China is grappling with sustained outbreaks in two-thirds of its provinces (>90 million in full or partial lockdown). Most of its cases are the new more contagious #BA2 subvariant. nytimes.com/live/2022/03/1…
2) meanwhile hospitalizations surging in England amid surging #BA2 where in England it is now dominant.
3) China is honestly at a major tipping point in the COVID war. They are on the precipice of either losing control versus barely hanging on. It’s much more nail biter than you think… I know what’s happening inside China… my thoughts 👇
4) I’ve expressed deep concerns about China and where it’s headed… my recent thread 🧵 on it.

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Mar 20
Look at this graph📈 & quote—“Let me try to say it politely. If you thought Covid was over, you’re an idiot. Sorry. I don’t mean to be rude, but people who bought this foolish notion, that “Covid is over,” need to get real”—by @umairh #CovidIsNotOver
eand.co/if-you-thought… ImageImageImage
2) “Covid’s surging again, around the globe. In Hong Kong, the line is almost vertical — and this time, we’re talking about deaths. Britain, Austria, France, Germany, Switzerland, China, South Korea, the Netherlands, — all countries where Covid’s spiking, yet again.”
3) “Finland has 85% more cases than last week. Austria has more cases now than at any point in the pandemic.”

The WHO says all this is just “the tip of the iceberg.” reuters.com/business/healt…
Read 6 tweets
Mar 20
We live in the STUPIDEST timeline—#BA2 is rising and inevitably surging, yet many states close most of their mass testing sites even when public health experts warn it is TERRIBLE HORRIBLE NO GOOD VERY BAD idea. 🤦🏻‍♂️ #CovidIsNotOver

HT @By_CJewett
nytimes.com/2022/03/20/hea… ImageImage
2) Dr. Anthony S. Fauci predicted on Sunday an “uptick” in coronavirus infections similar to the current increase in Europe, despite the current decline in cases.

nytimes.com/2022/03/20/hea…
3) It is “no time at all to declare victory, because this virus has fooled us before and we really must be prepared for the possibility that we might get another variant,” Dr. Fauci said.” “And we don’t want to be caught flat-footed on that.” nytimes.com/2022/03/20/hea…
Read 10 tweets
Mar 20
So, if I need to goto a hospital, I want to be safe and know I won’t be cross-infected. Yet, 20% of #COVID19 hospitalization today are **acquired in hospitals** after arrival! This is up 5x from ~4% in Jan. All HCWs need #N95–Yet CDC still does not require it! 🧵

HT @DrWilliamKu Image
2) Let this sink in— Some hospitals are asking patients and visitors to remove their N95 masks when they enter. 😱

The hospitals claim they're following @CDCgov guidelines. For many public health advocates, that's exactly the problem!!!

By @rachael_levy
politico.com/news/2022/03/1…
3) A recent POLITICO analysis found that more than 3,000 patients were infected with Covid each week in January, during the Omicron wave. politico.com/news/2022/02/1…
Read 6 tweets
Mar 17
Really overjoyed to see the WH launch the Clean Air in Buildings Challenge that calls on all building operators, schools, universities, & organizations to adopt key strategies to improve indoor air quality in buildings to reduce #COVID19. #COVIDisAirborne whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…
2) this new clean air in building initiative is led by the EPA interestingly, rather than CDC or Labor. I think EPA is a good choice if it can turn guidelines into hard policy rules, not just voluntary suggested “guidelines” (like a pirate’s 🏴‍☠️ parlay). epa.gov/indoor-air-qua…
3) pretty solid guidelines here. Though wished they added Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes to the suggested disinfection list @CorsIAQ @JimRosenthal4!

epa.gov/system/files/d…
Read 5 tweets
Mar 16
🌊7.3 magnitude earthquake & tsunami warning off the coast of Japan near Fukushima (you know what significance)… damn 2022 needs to slow down.
3) Over 2 million people reportedly without power.
Read 5 tweets
Mar 16
⚠️BA2 DOUBLES IN ONE WEEK—New @CDCgov data shows that #BA2 has now ~doubled to 23.1% from just 11.6% last week (revised 13%). This is a horrendous acceleration from just 7% prior. England surge started when BA2 hit ~half. April increase likely. #GetBoosted covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tra…
2) BA2 is surging at an exponential rate. Look at the same surge in #BA2 on a log scale — the green line clearly shows the log-linear steep climb. This is definitely an ominous trend.

Figure by @DrWilliamKu using CDC data.
3) Last week, for March 5th, CDC estimated 11.6%. But for the same week, CDC now admits they grossly underestimated the same week — CDC now revised that up to 13.7%… hence CDC has been underestimating BA2 by a bit. The current 23% could be too low too.
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