What happens when you give the homeless money?
Homeless people were given $5700, what happened?
Spending on alcohol, cigarettes and drugs dropped by 39%
They found stable housing faster, financial security/stability
Shelters saved more than the cost
US COVID-19 mortality is 22 times higher than the EU
In 2 days, US has more deaths than the EU in a month
The EU’s population exceeds the US by over 100 million
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
US COVID-19 mortality among the highest in the world
Nearly twice as high as that in the EU
5 times higher than in Germany
75 times higher than in South Korea
If the US had the same rate as Germany, there would be 175k fewer deaths
What did Germany get right?🧵
#COVID19
North Dakota mortality rate is the highest in the world
Higher than any country
If the US states were countries ...
Half of the top 20 worst hit countries would be US states
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
Chris, 29, in ICU on oxygen 24/7
He thought COVID-19 was BS
“I honestly sat there and was ready to just give up.”
"I can’t breathe, walk, move. I’m like a zombie.”
"This is REAL it’s real life killing me.”
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
How did Australia slay the COVID-19 dragon?
What was Australia’s secret weapon?
Science
A cautionary tale for the US and Europe
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
70 million people worldwide have been infected with COVID-19
First 10 million cases took over 160 days
Last 10 million only took 16 days
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
North Dakota’s mortality is higher than any country’s rate
The US Midwest set a new record high COVID-19 mortality
US COVID-19 mortality likely to double by early December
If US states were countries, the mortality would be:
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
More Americans died from COVID-19 in a single day than died from the 9/11 terrorist attacks
US COVID-19 deaths exceed 3k on 2 Dec
New cases exceeded 200k for the second time the same day
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
First debate has impact on polling
Biden’s lead climbs to 14% in new poll
Seniors back Biden 62% to 35%
Suburban women 58% to 33%
Trump’s lead in men aged 50+ is now 1% down from 13%
#BreakingNews
How does Sweden compare to the rest of the EU?
Sweden has 16 times more new cases per capita per day
Sweden has more new cases per capita for the last 60 days
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
The United States and the European Union reached the first peak on the same day but have different trajectories since.
US daily rate is more than 10 higher than the EU
Also see the tweets of
@DrEricDing
Similar to
@DrTomFrieden
post but this one on a per capita basis
US now getting a million new cases per week
1st million took 127 days
2nd million 44 days
10th million 10 days
Now only a week to get to 11 million
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
History repeats itself
USA 2020 - Trump in charge of the pandemic response
Rome 64 AD - Nero put in charge of the fire brigade
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
White House communications director
@Alyssafarah
says
“
@jonkarl
didn’t request any other member of the task force.”
But in the attached email
@jonkarl
requests several others
Will
@alyssafarah
retract her false statement?
Is the White House telling us the truth?
White House is pursuing a herd immunity strategy!
Claims
@MSNBC
@maddow
Such a strategy would lead to unnecessary suffering and death
WHO head says herd immunity approach is immoral
Retweet if you are against a herd immunity strategy
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
Vaccination passport coming to Denmark
The document potentially affords special travel privileges, also could allow visits to restaurants, conferences, music festivals and sports events
EU considering vaccination certificates for medical purposes
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
The Swedish approach - a success story or abject failure?
Sweden’s COVID-19 mortality is higher than its neighbours
Significantly so
Sweden’s mortality is 9 times that of Finland
Sweden’s rate is 11 times that I of Norway
But has it led to reduced incidence?
🧵1/2
Yesterday, 8 US States had rates higher than any country
Today, it is 9 US States.
If US States were countries ...
19 of the 25 worst hit would be US States
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
1,000 Americans die daily from COVID-19
At the beginning of this month it was 800 a day
Mid month it’s 1 000 per day
Beginning of December, it will be 2 000 per day
Here’s the change month to month
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
The video advocating a confrontation on Inauguration Day
Is still available on
Video uses clips from the President and was shared by Trump
I thought Parler was supposed to be down
COVID-19 outbreaks getting out of control
Three US States worse than NY at its peak
12 states set new record highs
46 of 50 states are in the Red/Orange zones for cases
27 states have increases of 10% or higher
17 states are 20% or higher
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
Californian has a record 53k new cases in a single day
New record for deaths at 293
Orders 5 thousand body bags
Orders 60 refrigeration trucks
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
How does Sweden compare to the rest of the EU on mortality?
Sweden’s COVID-19 mortality rate is 7 times higher!
Sweden’s mortality rate has been higher for more than 90 days
New cases in Sweden are also rising 16 times faster
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
United States sets another record high for COVID-19 cases
46 US States in Red/Orange Zones for cases
43 states show rising numbers
16 states set new record highs
Every region of the country is Red/Orange (3 Red)
Is the US rounding a corner?
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
Latin America has the 7 countries with the highest mortality rates
Iraq, Sweden, and the US are also in the highest 10 countries
Highest mortality rates for nations with population over 10 M
@DrEricDing
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
U.K. COVID-19 mortality rate starting to decline after sharp rise
Mortality peak just 18 days after new cases peaked on 9 Jan
🧵 1 of 2
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
Cumulative COVID-19 mortality rising rapidly
North Dakota had a 24% rise in CUMULATIVE deaths in 1 week
South Dakota 16%
Kansas 12%
N.B. - not an increase in deaths over the week but an increase in the cumulative total for the year in just 1 week
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
European Union sets a new record high for cases
21 of 27 EU States also set a new record high
23 EU States are in the Red Zone
Sweden’s mortality is 10 times higher than Finland & Norway
Sweden is in the Red Zone while Finland & Norway are not
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
US COVID-19 outbreak is now worse than ever
Incidence rate nearly identical to July 22 peak but
46 states are up including all of the top 30 states
18 states set new record highs
Midwest region sets a new record high record for all regions
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
A tale of two countries - 🇺🇸 vs 🇬🇧
The U.K. gets 4k new cases in a week and takes action
The US gets 400k new cases in a week and crickets
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
New record highs for COVID-19 throughout Europe
Half of the EU States set new record highs
16 EU States are in Red/Orange Zones for cases
The United Kingdom sets a new high - up 90%
The European Union sets a new high
US is still 40% higher
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
Broadway star Nick Cordero dies from COVID-19
Passes away after spending 91 days in hospital
Almost all of the time in ICU
Had been in a coma part of the time
One of his legs had been amputated
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
Genome sequencing is a valuable tool in tracking virus evolution
The U.K. identified a new variant with such analysis
The U.K. leads the world in sequencing
U.K. sequences 20 times more than the US on a per case basis
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
We reached 9 million COVID-19 cases in the world yesterday
It took 93 days to reach the first million cases this year
But it only took 7 days to go from 8 million to 9 million
We will reach 10 million cases by the end of this month at this rate
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
Every US State except Hawaii is in the Red Zone for cases
US rate is double that of the European Union
The South set a new record high
US rate approaching its Dec 18 peak
🧵 1 of 4
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
US COVID-19 death toll likely exceeds 250k
While the reported death toll is 180k
The US attributes a smaller % of excess deaths to COVID
The US underreports 70k deaths compared to other countries
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
Good news: new cases in Florida have been down consistently since 22 July
Or is it? Testing has been down consistently as well.
In fact, testing has been down MORE than cases
The drop in cases started at the same time testing dropped more
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
COVID-19 Deaths exceed 4K in a single day for the first time
Deaths for the week set a new record high
Cases set a new record high exceed 1,5 million
CFR is declining
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
New study on COVID-19 epidemiology in children
Extensive virus testing necessary for early detection
Key to contain spread
93% of infected children would be missed
Except for
intensive contact tracing and aggressive diagnostic testing
🧵 1 of 3
USA deaths exceed 400k for 2020
CDC estimates 439k to 569k for the year
Mississippi, New Jersey, and Arizona have the highest per capita
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
📌 One asymptomatic case leads to a cluster of 71 patients
📌 The woman returns from travel to a COVID-19 hotspot
📌 The 25 year old had travelled to the United States
📌 She has negative PCR and antibody tests
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
🧵See thread for more (1 of 3)
4 times more Americans died from COVID-19 than the flu
160k Americans have died from COVID-19 so far
The average flu season this decade killed 37k
The ratio may be much higher as this year isn’t over
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
Will COVID-19 mortality rise in November?
COVID-19 mortality rates track closely with incidence
When adjusted for the time lag, there is little variance
If the observed trend continues, mortality rates will go up
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
United Kingdom has 48% rise in new cases in 1 week
European Union enters Orange Zone for cases
New cases in the EU up 23% for the week
7 EU States set new record highs
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
North & South Dakota and Iowa top COVID-19 mortality chart
Higher mortality than any country in the world
US States would be among the worst hit if ranked
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
How does US excess mortality compare to Europe?
The US rate is more than double that of Europe’s (2,46x)
Compared with 21 EU states 🧵
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
Man sentenced to 1 year in jail for throwing a party
And a $5 000 fine
Shawn Marshall Myers, 42, was convicted on 2 counts of failure to comply with an emergency order
Refused to break up large parties at his Maryland home
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
US Excess Deaths exceed 300k this year
CDC reported 299k excess deaths for 26 Jan - 3 October
Reported COVID-19 deaths “might underestimate the total impact of the pandemic on mortality”
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
US mortality 7 times higher than the EU for the week
41 US states have a mortality rate double the EU or higher
23 states have 5 times the mortality or higher
Despite US mortality dropping 20% and EU rising 65%
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
💡HOME TESTING GAME CHANGER—a potential rapid $1 home
#COVID19
test w/ results under 1 hour is being developed. Hard part before was a centrifuge. But now: hand crank centrifuge + PCR test combo invented by Stanford scientists. Rapid $1 home test be HUGE!
USA new case rate is more than double that of the EU
Current surge rate is 3 times higher than the July surge
Current surge is 6 times higher than the April surge
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
How does US COVID-19 mortality compare to the EU?
The US rate is now nearly 4 times higher than the EU
Up to mid April the two curves are similar however
The US has been higher continuously since mid April
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
CDC Director issues dire warning
Warns of risk of the worst autumn in US Public History
Americans must follow recommended measures
He’s “not asking some of America to do it “
“We all gotta do it”
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
US to announce 20 million cases on 1 January
The first 2 million cases required 123 days to reach
The next 2 million cases took 42 days
Now it takes less than 2 weeks to get 2 million new cases
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
The US sets a new record high for cases on Monday
A new record for the 8th time in 9 days
22 states set a new record high as well
Midwest region set a new record high for all regions
41 states are in the Red Zone for cases, a new record
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
How many Americans have died from COVID-19?
Would you be surprised that it’s more than 250k?
Much more than the reported figure closer to 200k
We know from excess mortality it is much higher
Similarly reported cases are confirmed cases
The true number of infected is higher
US sets new record high for cases for 13 days in a row
27 states set new record highs
Midwest sets a new record - higher than New York’s
44 states in the Red Zone for cases
47 states are up for the week
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
Cases are going up but what about deaths?
There’s good news & bad news
The bad news is deaths ARE going up
The good news is deaths are rising more slowly
Likely due to better testing & better treatment
However, increased lag may play a role
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
Paris is the most visited city on Earth
Last year Paris had 38 million visitors.
Paris was hit hard by COVID-19
Mortality in the city was 99% higher than last year
For the period 1 March to 19 April
COVID-19 is real
#WearAMask
Correction 🧵
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
If we lose
#NetNeutrality
, it basically turns the internet into First Class and Coach, and only whoever can afford First Class gets access to information.
Call the FCC. Now. Today. Call FCC chair Ajit Pai at (202) 418-1000 and... by
#bookworm_radio
How does Sweden compare to New Zealand?
Sweden’s rate of new cases is more than 308 times higher
Sweden’s peak rate is 7 times higher than what NZ’s was
Sweden is experiencing its peak now and NZ had it on day 15
FYI
@kiwicambo
More COVID-19 deaths than pneumonia and flu combined
Every single week since the end of March
Sometimes 4 times as many and averaging 2,6 times higher
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
How does the United States compare to Europe?
In 2 days US cases more than the EU in a month
The US has 22 times more cases per capita
The EU peaked on 1 April at 68 then a sharp decline
Cases in the US continue to rise
New US milestone of 200
#CoronaVirusUpdate
#COVID19
US Hospitalizations set a new record high of 96k
Third consecutive day for new record highs
ICU set a new record high of 18 545
#CoronaVirusUpdate
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