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#TestTrackAndTrace is being launched. I'm gathering my thoughts as to how effective it will be:
These thoughts are all my own, and whist a member of @RenewParty they do not necessarily reflect their position.
Hope you enjoy the read.
1/17
These thoughts are all my own, and whist a member of @RenewParty they do not necessarily reflect their position.
Hope you enjoy the read.
1/17
We needed ventilators, so we ordered them from a tractor maker & a vacuum maker.
We cancelled the orders when we realised it was easier to order them from ventilator makers.
2/17
We cancelled the orders when we realised it was easier to order them from ventilator makers.
2/17
We needed large amounts of #PPE to be distributed so we drafted in the Army.
We then realised we didn't have the PPE to be distributed and blamed nurses for using too much of it.
Individuals stared making scrubs from home.
3/17
We then realised we didn't have the PPE to be distributed and blamed nurses for using too much of it.
Individuals stared making scrubs from home.
3/17
.@GovHolcomb about to begin his daily #coronavirus briefing.
Box: today's relatively low #coronavirus case numbers reflect a continuation of the technical glitch reported yesterday. That suggests a likely jump in cases soon.
Box: of nearly 1,600 #coronavirus cases in #longtermcare facilities, 63% are residents; 37% are staffers.
1. @itv's @Peston has been holding feet to flames about the UK's lack of #TestingForCovid19 and shares this per capita league table. UK comes last, amongst 20 countries. But he's getting flak themed: "what's the point in testing "mild" cases"?
2. Speaking as a doctor in the @NHS, and with public health training, I can't see any way to exit lockdown without a BIG increase in public health infrastructure. I think community testing is a key part of that. #TestTestTest
3. However, this seems to be a genuine question people are asking. Why #test? E.g. a few times when I've been driving to or from work @NHSGGC, @Nigel_Farage has been arguing he doesn't see the point. Many @LBC callers share his view; they can't see benefit in testing mild cases.
@CAPublicHealth @AC360 @KEYTNC3 @CuomoPrimeTime @CAgovernor @drsanjaygupta @latimes #COVID19 patients are being irresponsibly released from isolation by @SBCPublicHealth while still being positive, relying solely on patient’s statement by phone of no longer showing symptoms
My husband and I tested positive for #COVID19 on 3/24. We were in self-quarantine since his arrival from Europe on Friday 3/13 after the ludicrous European travel ban was announced. Packed plane&crowded @flySF he knew there was a big chance he got exposed to the virus.
We didn't meet the "criteria symptoms" for #TestingForCovid19, so we were tested by a private medical provider. On 3/28 @SBCPublicHealth required us to sign an isolation order. My husband developed pneumonia. I was mostly asymptomatic sore throat & on/off loss of sense of smell.
Q: What are feasible ways of #trackingCovid19 and the spread of asymptomatic #COVID19 cases in a #community?
A: Sampling sewage (!) and/or a small number of randomly selected individuals
A: Sampling sewage (!) and/or a small number of randomly selected individuals
Testing wastewater (aka sewage) is a validated monitoring tool for opioid misuse and antibiotic resistance, and new evidence is demonstrating its effectiveness for detecting #COVIDー19
#Utah and #Ohio are examples of states rolling out individual-level random sampling on a small subset of the population to assess the extent of #CoronavirusPandemic community spread:
From @statnews: statnews.com/2020/04/07/new…
(local news links below).
From @statnews: statnews.com/2020/04/07/new…
(local news links below).
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One reason ramping up testing really matters: if reported cases are low because of lack of testing, people can’t asses their risk.
#Covid19testing #coronavirus #socialdistancing #numbers
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One reason ramping up testing really matters: if reported cases are low because of lack of testing, people can’t asses their risk.
#Covid19testing #coronavirus #socialdistancing #numbers
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The more testing we do, the more actual cases and reported cases converge. That allows people to more accurately asses their risk of infection.
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Imagine we did no testing so report cases was *zero*. People would asses their risk of infection at zero.
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So #PrinceCharles ignores govt. instructions to not travel to rural areas to avoid #Covid19 & takes the bloody #CoronaVirus with him using scarce #NHS #CovidTesting & treatment resources. "One rule for the rich..." & "do as I say not as I do"? news.sky.com/story/coronavi… /1
"The tests were carried out by the NHS in Aberdeenshire where they met the criteria required for testing." What's that then? Large ears, an excessively narrow gene pool & flirtation with neofacist social policies? Still no #TestingForCovid19 for #NHS workers or more widely! /2
And still our #NHSheroes have inadequate #PPE & struggle to work on crowded #publictransport. The #Tory government are protecting the elite & their wealth while letting the #NHS collapse & condemning many thousands to die. What will @UKLabour do? #BorisResign! /3
