Science Magazine
Low-cost measurement of facemask efficacy for filtering expelled droplets during speech
16+ min · · Mandates for mask use in public during the recent COVID-19 pandemic, worsened by global shortage of commercial supplies, have led to widespread use of homemade masks and mask alternatives. It is… · Shared by 25, including Eric Topol, Bill Johnston, Luca Hammer, Philippe, MD Anderson Cancer Center
Our World in Data
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19): Statistics and Research
· Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is a new global problem. This is our overview of the early research and data on the outbreak. We will extend this page in the days ahead. · Shared by 710, including Elad Gil, Patrick Collison, Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis, Carl Zimmer, Ryan Hoover, Max Roser, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Tim Ferriss, George J Huba PhD, Ryan Selkis 🪳, Shervin 🚀 ∞ 🚄, Noah Smith 🐇🇺🇦, Mike Quindazzi, 艾未未 Ai Weiwei, Prof Steve Keen, Warren Whitlock, BrendanEich, Eric Topol, Brian Cox, Chris Hadfield
The Economist
Which parts of Africa will be hit hardest by covid-19?
2 min · · The true extent of the damage will probably never be known · Shared by 11, including Philippe, Simon Kuestenmacher
The Economist
Tracking covid-19 excess deaths across countries
4 min · · In many parts of the world, official death tolls undercount the total number of fatalities · Shared by 62, including Patrick Stotz @PatrickStotz@vis.social, Paolo Attivissimo @ildisinformatico@mastodon.uno, Alex Selby-Boothroyd, David Herzog, Dr. Tom Frieden, Rick Powell, Philippe, René Clausen Nielsen, Michael Clemens
github.com
TheEconomist/covid-19-excess-deaths-tracker
· Source code and data for The Economist's covid-19 excess deaths tracker - TheEconomist/covid-19-excess-deaths-tracker · Shared by 29, including Lasse Lambrechts, Philippe, John Burn-Murdoch, Carl Zimmer, Esther Schindler, Max Roser
POLITICO
Coronavirus Will Change the World Permanently. Here’s How.
Summary · 20+ min · · The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the 2008 financial crisis changed how Americans perceive their country and the world. The coronavirus pandemic has quarantined people in their homes, and altered their relationships and how they view the institutions that govern them. As with earlier crises, the coronavirus crisis may change people and US society as a whole in fundamental and lasting ways. No one can predict how this will play out. Politico Magazine asked experts and thinkers for their visions of the future. · Shared by 1344, including Jamie Burke ⛺️, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Ward Plunet, Richard Joerges, Gerd Leonhard, Kate Nasser, Mark Kaigwa, Susannah Fox, Neil Lewis, Jr., PhD, Stowe Boyd, Nilofer Merchant, William Gibson, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙, Sherry Turkle, Alexandra Lange, hardmaru, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, Oliver Bussmann
The New York Times
How the Virus Got Out
7 min · · We analyzed the movements of hundreds of millions of people to show why the most extensive travel restrictions to stop an outbreak in human history haven’t been enough. · Shared by 975, including Aral Balkan, Eric Topol, 艾未未 Ai Weiwei, zooko❤ⓩ🛡🦓🦓🦓, Kevin Roose, Carl Zimmer, Christopher Mims 🤌, Jon Matonis, Renee DiResta, Niall Ferguson, Matt Goodwin, Carla Gentry, Johnny Harris, Mathew Ingram, Dr. Manu Kumar (recruiting @HiHello 🚀), Azeem Azhar, R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #CTSAnalystDay, Stefan Ottlitz @hierprivat@mastodon.social, hardmaru, Chris Fralic
Bloomberg
Boeing Quietly Pulls Plug on the 747, Closing Era of Jumbo Jets
· Bloomberg connects decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas. Read this story on Bloomberg. · Shared by 11, including Philippe, Tyler Winklevoss
Oxford University Press
Social distancing alters the clinical course of COVID-19 in young adults: A comparative cohort study
1 min · · AbstractBackground. Social distancing and stringent hygiene seem effective in reducing the number of transmitted virus particles, and therefore the infectivity · Shared by 8, including Monica Gandhi MD, MPH, Philippe
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Covid-19: Langsame Erholung trotz milder Erkrankung
4 min · · Nach einer Infektion mit dem neuen Coronavirus gibt es die leichten und die schweren Krankheitsverläufe. Eine dritte Gruppe erholt sich trotz milder Infektion nur sehr zögerlich. · Shared by 10, including Philippe, Matthias Lampe
The Economist
Tracking covid-19 excess deaths across countries
7 min · · Official covid-19 death tolls still under-count the true number of fatalities · Shared by 129, including Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Simon Hix, Armin Wolf, Patrick Stotz @PatrickStotz@vis.social, Esther Schindler, Sachin Rekhi, Gerd Leonhard, Danielle Fong 💁🏻♀️, Clemens M. Schuster, Philippe, Hannah Ritchie, Paul Irish, Max Roser, Marie Poulin, Joscha Bach, Daniel Lacalle, Eric Topol
The Economist
The case for mandatory masks
2 min · · In places where covid-19 is still rife, governments should require people to wear face coverings in crowded public spaces · Shared by 7, including Philippe
NIH
A RAPID SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE EFFICACY OF FACE MASKS AND RESPIRATORS AGAINST CORONAVIRUSES AND OTHER RESPIRATORY TRANSMISSIBLE VIRUSES FOR…
20+ min · · The pandemic of COVID-19 is growing, and a shortage of masks and respirators has been reported globally. Policies of health organizations for healthcare workers are inconsistent, with a change in… · Shared by 10, including Daniel Kraft, MD, Philippe, Josh Elman
rs-delve.github.io
Face Masks for the General Public
19+ min · · An earlier version of this document was communicated to SAGE in April 2020. · Shared by 4, including Philippe