COVID* STANDFORD MASK STUDY---Elsevier journal to retract widely debunked masks study whose author claimed a Stanford affiliation p345

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German army loses 6 million face masks at Nairobi airport


The German army has lost six million protective masks at the airport in Nairobi, Kenya, a spokesperson for the German Defense Ministry has told CNN.

The Defense Ministry — tasked by the country's Health Ministry with sourcing the masks — had ordered the masks from an unnamed commercial company. The German company had confirmed the order, with anticipated receipt by the Health Ministry in Germany, the spokesperson said.

The spokesperson did not know why the masks were lost in Nairobi and did not know where they were originally shipped from. No payment had yet been taken, as it was due on delivery.

Meanwhile, German company Qiagen, which produces diagnostic tests for Covid-19 that it says can give results in just one hour, began shipping tests on Tuesday to the US.

Thierry Bernard, Chief Executive Officer of Qiagen, said: “We are pleased to begin making QIAstat-Dx SARS-CoV-2 test kits available in the United States as the first syndromic test not only to detect SARS-CoV-2, but also a range of more than 20 other respiratory targets.

"This is an important step in our commitment to offer a range of solutions to support the public health fight against COVID-19 and dramatically ramp up production. Our teams have responded rapidly to the challenge, implementing 24/7 production of test components, adding staff and investing in expanding production capacity."

There have been 30,081 cases and 130 deaths recorded in Germany, according to Johns Hopkins University.

FEMA chief says they'll use the Defense Production Act today

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Spain close to 40,000 total cases with more than 2,500 deaths


Deaths from Covid-19 in Spain have risen to 2,696 with 39,673 total cases, according to Health Ministry data released on Tuesday.

The rise in deaths of 514 (23.6%) and rise in cases of 6,584 (19.9%) over the past 24 hours are the largest numerical increases the country has recorded, but not the largest percentage increases.

Up to Monday, there had been 33,089 total recorded cases in Spain with 2,182 deaths.

Spain has the third largest number of coronavirus deaths of any country in the world, behind Italy and China.

On Monday, the Madrid city government’s funeral service announced they would stop collecting the bodies of those who die from coronavirus as they are “without sufficient protective material,” according to a statement sent to CNN.

Bodies of Covid-19 victims are now being delivered to an ice rink that is being used as a temporary morgue in Madrid.

On Sunday, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced that he would seek to extend Spain's state of emergency for another 15 days as the number of Covid-19 deaths soared.

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The situation in Asia: Thailand reported three more deaths and 106 new cases today, taking the national tally to 827 confirmed cases. Thai officials are discussing imposing emergency measures. Singapore reported its biggest one-day surge in cases since the outbreak began. Tokyo's governor warned that Japan's capital could be placed under lockdown if the number of cases spike. Myanmar and Laos reported their first two cases. Beijing will quarantine and test all international arrivals and Macao will ban most non-residents from entering.

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Italy may have 10 times more cases of coronavirus than recorded, says official

Italy may have 10 times more cases of coronavirus than have been officially certified, the head of the country’s civil protection agency said Tuesday.
"For every officially certificated positive, there are ten non-certified,” Angelo Borrelli of the agency said in an interview with the daily La Repubblica."

His office told CNN the quote was accurate.

That would mean Italy would have had more than 600,000 positive cases of coronavirus, according to Borrelli’s estimate, having recorded a total of 63,967 cases as of Monday.

It could also potentially help explain what seems to be a much higher death rate in Italy than in other countries. According to World Health Organization statistics, as of March 22, Italy had a death rate of more than 9% of all confirmed cases.

If the country actually has had ten times as many cases as recorded, the death rate would be 0.9%. This would be more in line with the 0.6% death rate in South Korea, for example.

Civil protection agency data Tuesday showed a slight decrease in the number of cases for a second consecutive day, but only in the “next few hours we will see if the growth curve is really starting to flatten,” Borrelli said.

“We should buy more ventilators and masks should be sold at every street corner,” said Borrelli, admitting difficulties in finding these medical supplies.

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24 March


07:33 First death in Hawaii, United States. The patient had multiple underlying health conditions. The test results came back several days after the patient died. (Source)
00:25 69 new cases in California, United States. (Source)

23 March

23:00 409 new cases in Quebec, Canada. (Source)
23:00 78 new cases and 1 new death in Ontario, Canada. (Source)
22:50 51 new cases and 1 new death in Missouri, United States. (Source)
22:48 129 new cases in Colorado, United States. (Source)
22:42 131 new cases and 4 new deaths in Massachusetts, United States. (Source)
22:41 87 new cases and 2 new deaths in Texas, United States. (Source)
22:35 166 new cases and 4 new deaths in California, United States. (Source)
22:33 1,575 new cases in New York state, United States. (Source)
22:26 225 new cases and 14 new deaths in Washington state, United States. (Source)
22:01 87 new cases in North Carolina, United States. (Source)
20:39 103 new cases in South Carolina, United States. (Source)
20:29 164 new cases and 1 new death in Florida, United States. (Source)
20:07 88 new cases and 2 new deaths in Connecticut, United States. (Source)
20:03 82 new cases in Arizona, United States. (Source)
20:02 97 new cases and 1 new death in California, United States. (Source)
20:00 293 new cases and 6 new deaths in Michigan, United States. (Source)
19:58 110 new cases in Tennessee, United States. (Source)
19:57 236 new cases and 3 new deaths in Illinois, United States. (Source)
19:45 55 new cases and 2 new deaths in Nevada, United States. (Source)
19:44 930 new cases and 7 new deaths in New Jersey, United States. (Source)
19:22 76 new cases in Utah, United States. (Source)
19:01 35 new cases and 2 new deaths in Wisconsin, United States. (Source 1, Source 2)
19:00 335 new cases and 14 new deaths in Louisiana, United States. (Source)
18:46 91 new cases and 3 new deaths in Ohio, United States. (ource)
16:45 66 new cases in Minnesota, United States. (Source)
16:43 152 new cases in Georgia, United States. (Source)
16:32 165 new cases in Pennsylvania, United States. (Source)
14:59 58 new cases and 1 new death in Indiana, United States. (Source)
14:52 3,988 new cases and 7 new deaths in New York state, United States. (Source)

Steve Lookner
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Cuomo: NY hasn't flattened the curve, and the curve has increased. Even more hospital beds & ICU beds will be needed than previously projected. Apex of curve is 14 to 21 days away.



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Doge (Stay 6 ft from me)
@IntelDoge
New York State now requires 140,000 hospital beds and 40,000 ICU beds according to the Governor.

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Doge (Stay 6 ft from me)
@IntelDoge
Cases of #COVID_19 in the state doubling every three days.

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*Walter Bloomberg
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NYS GOVERNOR CUOMO: 'NO AMERICAN IS GOING TO PUT THE ECONOMY OVER HUMAN LIFE'

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Steve Lookner
@lookner
4,790 new cases in New York State (25,665 total)

2,599 new cases in NYC (14,904 total)

(from press conference)

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Andrew Cuomo
@NYGovCuomo
We had projected a need for 110K hospital beds at the apex of this virus.

The rate of infection is INCREASING and the curve has increased.

New projections show we may need 140K beds.

NYS is doing everything we can on every level to slow the spread.

We need your cooperation.

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Doge (Stay 6 ft from me)
@IntelDoge
#Breaking: Prime Minister of #India announces lock down beginning tonight at midnight. Will last 3 weeks according to Narendra. (ANI)

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Doge (Stay 6 ft from me)
@IntelDoge
General Milley (Chairman of JCoS) states that #COVID_19 could be a 90 day problem, with effects and changes continuing to "late May, June, July"

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Republic
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#BREAKING on #ModiTVAddress | To save India, every citizen of India is being banned from 12 o'clock tonight, on exiting homes, completely. Every village, district is under lockdown: PM Modi

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Steve Lookner
@lookner
599 more people hospitalized in New York State in past day (3,234 total)

135 more ICU patients in NY State in past day (756 total)

23% of those hospitalized are in ICU

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New York should get priority for federal coronavirus resources, governor says


New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said federal coronavirus resources should be given to his state first and then be allocated to other states in the country.

New York is the most in need, he said, as there are now 25,000 coronavirus cases.
"“What happens to New York is going to wind up happening to California and Washington state and Illinois; it's just a matter of time. We're just getting there first,” he said."

After the peak in New York passes, Cuomo says ventilators should be deployed to other states.

“I will take personal responsibility for transporting the 20,000 ventilators anywhere in this country that they want once we are past our apex,” he says. "I'll send ventilators, I'll send health care workers, I'll send our professionals who dealt with it and who know all around the country. And that's how this should be done."




I don't think this is a bad idea. Other states that have STFH orders in place will be slow to the point of needing the extra resources.

Helen Branswell
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Important thread. And some key context: British modelers are warning the need for critical care beds there may exceed supply by the end of March if spread of #Covid19 isn't slowed. That's less than a week from now.

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Important thread. I think I posted it yesterday. But, still important.

Department of Health and Social Care
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UPDATE on coronavirus (#COVID19) testing in the UK:

As of 9am on 24 March, a total of 90,436 have been tested:

82,359 negative.
8,077 positive.

As of 1pm, 422 patients who tested positive for coronavirus have sadly died.

The digital dashboard will be updated later today.

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Cuomo doesn’t realize this is all over not just New York. Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, and almost every other state. Yes, there are lots of sick there but there are everywhere. Sorry, but he doesn’t get to commandeer resources just for his area. Too many others are lacking resources.

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The UK government is texting stay at home rules to to people

The British government has texted the guidelines for the stay at home order issued last night by the Prime Minister over coronavirus.

The text emphasizes that people need to stay at home unless they are going out for the following reasons:

If they need food
For health reasons
For work, but only when they absolutely cannot work from home

The text also urges people to stay 2 meters (or 6 feet) away from other people and wash their hands as soon as you get home.

Anyone can spread the virus, the text warns.

friggin Cuomo is obsessed with the curve.

I think the idea of moving assets to hot spots as they appear is not a bad strategy. However, there are downsides to committing resources to certain areas. Upside, hospitals don't get overwhelmed, and HCWs get experience. Downside, HCWs get fatigued if they are moved around, and what happens when a hot spot appears in Des Moines but all the vents are full in Paducah? Do they unplug people in Paducah? Or let Des Moines pay the price.

As well he should be.

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Pennsylvania sees a spike of 200 cases overnight

Pennsylvania saw a spike of over 200 cases overnight, bringing the total to 851 cases statewide, according to the state's Department of Health.

At least seven people have died from coronavirus in the state.

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It could take 90 days to get through the coronavirus crisis in the US

The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff suggested that the models show the country would “get through” the coronavirus crisis “probably late May, June, something in that range. Maybe could be as late as July.”

“There are a variety of models. There’s best case, worst case, something in the middle. Based on what we’ve already said, you’re looking at somewhere around 90 days based on some of the other countries. That may or may not apply to the United States,” said Gen. Mark Milley during a broadcast town hall for US service members to discuss the coronavirus.

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US has potential to be next epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, WHO spokesperson says

As coronavirus cases continue to rise in the United States, the nation has "potential" to become the next epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, Margaret Harris, a spokesperson for the World Health Organization, said during a call with reporters on Tuesday.

Harris was asked directly: "Do you see the United States going on to become the epicenter of this outbreak, overtaking Europe?"

In response Harris said, "We are now seeing a very large acceleration in the numbers of cases from the United States — so it does have that potential. We cannot say that that is the case yet, but it does have that potential."

Earlier in the call, Harris said that the majority of the world's latest Covid-19 cases have been in European countries and the United States.

"The main drivers of the outbreak remain Europe, but also the US. So 85% of cases that have been reported in the last 24 hours have come from the European region and the US," Harris said on Tuesday.

"A lot of countries are now taking very strong measures to distance people, to really quarantine entire societies, and these have been shown to be an important way of slowing down this spread of the virus and buying some time," Harris said. "But to defeat the virus, to stop it, countries also need very aggressive targeted tactics, testing every suspected case, isolating and caring for every person known to be ill and also tracing and quarantining and finding every close contact."

BNO Newsroom
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BREAKING: Italy reports 5,249 new cases of coronavirus and 743 new deaths, raising total to 69,176 cases and 6,820 dead

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BNO Newsroom
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BREAKING: Italy reports 5,249 new cases of coronavirus and 743 new deaths, raising total to 69,176 cases and 6,820 dead

Geez, i bet FEMA never thought of this.

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Pence announces 4,000 ventilators will be shipped to New York

Vice President Mike Pence announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency shipped 2,000 ventilators from the national stockpile to New York state earlier Tuesday with another shipment of 2,000 ventilators expected Wednesday.

“I was so pleased to confirm that earlier today, FEMA, from the national stockpile, shipped 2,000 ventilators to the state of New York. And tomorrow, there will be another 2,000 ventilators shipped from the national stockpile,” Pence said during a Fox News town hall.

Pence said earlier during the town hall that the national stockpile “has some 20,000 ventilators,” and that the hardest-hit American communities had been prioritized.

What this is about: At a news conference today, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the state has procured 7,000 ventilators but needs an additional 30,000 for coronavirus treatment.

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Robert Reich
@RBReich
As a former secretary of labor, I can tell you that we shouldn't be talking about stimulating the economy or going back to work.

We should be talking about shutting down the economy and keeping people home, with enough money so they can pay their bills.

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