1/17 @Don_Milton @UMDPublicHealth & I @HKU_SPH wrote a @NatureRevMicro commentary to help readers to interpret the new WHO proposed terminology for respiratory pathogen transmission through the air as described in a recent WHO report. We think the WHO report has 4 main messages🧵
2/17 Before explaining, the full WHO TTAT report can be found here: Note that the proposed new terminology applies to ALL respiratory pathogens, e.g. SARS-CoV-2, influenza, tuberculosis.t.ly/TwLia
Mar 29 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
1/3 As part of the @WHO ARIA working group, very happy to see this out finally Hope this is a small step forward towards wider understanding, consideration & adoption of standardised measurement to evaluate airborne infectious risk in indoor environment. t.ly/BjohN
2/3 With such a controversial topic, reaching publication is a huge effort from everyone involved esp Luca Fontana @WHO & @ScientistAndre @CERN who led coordination & development, and scientific leadership from @lidiamorawska & others in the ARIA working group.
Mar 14, 2022 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
a friend needs to travel to #hongkong urgently for funeral, i can't imagine #HKGOV#covid website not a single word abt what to do in this scenario, i also don't understand the scientific rationale of travel bans still w/ so many local transmission already cutt.ly/RA8ZvEq
i'm happy to be told i am wrong & someone can point me to the right direction, but i think at time like these we all need more compassion for people who have lost their family members & understand what they're going thru
