Can you help screen homeless people’s health needs via phone? Volunteers urgently needed so we can screen, test & treat for #COVID19, HIV, viral Hep & TB. Must be: Dr (F2 & above) with nhs email & DBS. To sign up email maria.krutikov@nhs.net w. name, number & DBS @FindandTreat

The whole world should listen to @DrMikeRyan 25 + years of outbreak experience - do not be paralysed by fear, or aiming for perfection - take action now against #COVID19

The UK has now performed >10,000 tests for #SARSCoV2! Can see clear increase in testing when case definition widened to increase Italy & Iran. Now >1200 tests / day 😯 Herculean effort by @PHE_uk labs from a standing start. #COVID19 (source: @DHSCgovuk data).

This is no mystery cononavirus anymore. This is re-emergence of a SARS-CoV in the human population. Copy of tree taken from https://t.co/p9mYPKICf6, maintained by Trevor Bedford @trvrb Arrow is mine #Wuhan #nCoV

Incredible opportunity. 1 yr funded post, 30-50% overseas doing clinical/research/QI, rest @uclh Emergency Dept. Emergency Med ST 4+. Must be UK registered. Deadline will extend. @EADTMH @lshtm Dm me or

Holy smokes. This is the best aerial footage yet. ✊ https://t.co/TxeIY3zZ26

It’s taking too long...nap time (Forgot to mention we’re in Arua, NW Uganda; dusty and hot!) @think_ovr_think @emcat1 @witchpig @CVRinfo

Shirin busy analysing AVI samples on the nanopore in the cafe next to the lab! Field science in action (sponsored by chips) ⁦@think_ovr_think⁩ ⁦@emcat1⁩ ⁦@witchpig⁩ ⁦⁦@CVRinfo⁩

This morning @DrTedros visited newly reopened #Ebola treatment centre in Butembo, #DRC. The centre was attacked again early this morning. Sadly a police officer died and staff injured. He met staff from the centre, partners and local officials.

WHO unveils sweeping reforms in drive towards “triple billion” targets

New hepatitis C cases down by almost 70 percent in HIV-positive men in London -- ScienceDaily ⁦@grahamscooke⁩ ⁦@BritishHIVAssoc⁩ ⁦⁦@drlaurajwaters⁩

From 1 January - 10 February 2019, 327 cases of #LassaFever with 72 deaths (case fatality ratio = 22%) have been reported across 20 states in Nigeria. Twelve cases have been reported among healthcare workers. https://t.co/eZXucOSKXO

Learning Emergency Care of sick children and babies #ETaT #HBB on DTM&H (London) 🙌Apply now for 2019 courses🙌 in London: https://t.co/6NCzJ3asKU and East Africa 🇹🇿 🇺🇬: https://t.co/rnaX8voQPT 💥Full scholarships available on @EADTMH for LMIC students💥

Best value for money in COPD? Flu vaccination, followed by smoking cessation. Not so good? Expensive with little proven benefit... Telecare. #rcpeStAs18

Asylum seekers 'too afraid' to seek #NHS care, according to new report by @EHRC in collaboration with @DoM_Imperial & @DOTW_UK |via @Guardian

The #Ebola outbreak DRC just became the second largest in history. In last 24 hours, 3 important statements on urgency of crisis have been published in @NEJM & @JAMA_current : https://t.co/Yi5cfmB8dr https://t.co/0ImSXRvHTf

WHO voices alarm as academics denied visas to visit UK conference @WHO

Sobering: DRC reports 4 confirmed #Ebola cases today, 2 each from Beni & Butembo, which are both large cities. That makes 14 cases in the past 3 days. NOT GOOD. Also 2 deaths (Google mistranslated the word). To date there have been 181 cases, 115 deaths.

NEWS: An individual has been diagnosed with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in England. This is the fifth case of MERS diagnosed in England, with previous cases diagnosed in 2012/2013 - https://t.co/q842cbasEP

Hugely important announcement for #Nigeria as @CEPIvaccines awards $36M grant for development of #Lassafever #vaccine! ...