covid 19 world data visualisation where severity is reflected based on cases per million population
Credit: 2019 Novel Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Data Repository by Johns Hopkins CSSE https://t.co/SpJj7ZHyGO
Amazon: profit up 100%
Walmart: profit up 80%
Target: profit up 80%
Lowe's: profit up 74%
Microsoft, Facebook, Apple, Google: stock at record high
Small businesses: 21% closed; revenue for rest down 30%. They're gonna go extinct in the lockdown without help.
@benadida This is already done. Except for Apple devices has to be in the foreground. Hopefully native api here will make it better. https://t.co/BbE7vb2a10
1/ Last night, I spent some quality time with the Apple docs on the new contact tracing protocol and APIs they and Google are preparing.
I'm quite optimistic about this effort. Here's why.
Compaq and Coronavirus
https://t.co/FXMsh1h7Pl
Compaq's descent from a company of action to a brand is a frightening parable for the the West's focus on talk over action.
@stratechery I think one key element to consider is that Taiwan and the other Asian countries including Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and even ground zero China are capable of effective actions is that they drew on their 2003 SARS experience. Both the people and government.
This is a good app that helps to fight #Covid_19. Unfortunately can only work when app is in foreground. Hopefully there is new API soon to support such initiatives. @tim_cook @AppStore @pschiller https://t.co/BbE7vb2a10
We owe a profound debt of gratitude to all our health professionals and everybody who’ll be on the front lines of this pandemic for a long while. They’re giving everything. May we all model our own behavior on their selflessness and sacrifice as we help each other through this.
Thread: 1/3 You’re likely hearing about the need to #flattenthecurve. It simply means spreading out the number of #coronavirus cases over a longer timeframe, so our healthcare and response systems don’t get overwhelmed...
If you’re wondering whether it’s an overreaction to cancel large gatherings and public events (and I love basketball), here’s a useful primer as to why these measures can slow the spread of the virus and save lives. We have to look out for each other. https://t.co/Ld7Uc8sPTQ
Has it ever occurred to you soap-and-hand-sanitizer hoarders that it is actually in your best health interest to allow the other people in your community to wash their hands as well
1/25 Part 1 - Why does soap work so well on the SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus and indeed most viruses? Because it is a self-assembled nanoparticle in which the weakest link is the lipid (fatty) bilayer. A two part thread about soap, viruses and supramolecular chemistry #COVID19