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James Orbinski

@jamesorbinski

Global Health & Humanitarianism. Husband of one, father to three, canoeist at any opportunity. Director, @DIGHR_YorkU. Tweets/RTs my personal views & choices!

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This is an excellent analysis of the Coronavirus pandemic by one of the world’s leading thinkers in Complexity Science: See: Coronavirus will change the world. It might also lead to a better future - The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl…

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Who’s ‘flattening the curve’ on the coronavirus, and who isn’t? A global graphic comparison - The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

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Early and aggressive interventions matter to “flattening the curve” of COVID. To understand why, see this interactive touch screen article: Opinion | How Much Worse the Coronavirus Could Get, in Charts - The New York Times nytimes.com/interactive/20…

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While still not out of the woods, for the first time since the coronavirus crisis began, China on Thursday reported no new local infections for the previous day. nytimes.com/2020/03/18/wor…

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Social isolation with aggressive testing of asymptomatic contacts and quarantine of asymptomatic carriers can stop the spread of COVID. See: theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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The symptomatic case fatality risk (the probability of dying after developing symptoms) of COVID-19 in Wuhan was 1.4% (0.9–2.1%). See: Estimating clinical severity of COVID-19 from the transmission dynamics in Wuhan, China | Nature Medicine nature.com/articles/s4159…

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URGENT ACTION FOR ALL KEEPING SAFE SOCIAL DISTANCE - #TogetherWeCanDoIt campaign. 7:30 pm local time every evening,starting today at your front door!Bring pots, pans, anything to make noise& celebrate our amazing nurses! #TogetherWeCanDoIt rnao.ca/news/media-rel…

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While the world has come together in unprecedented ways, these are still challenging times. We must keep #HumanRights and those who are vulnerable top of mind. We #StandTogether for ✊: Housing rights Persons with disabilities Mental health #ProtectTheVulnerable

While the world has come together in unprecedented ways, these are still challenging times. We must keep #HumanRights and those who are vulnerable top of mind.

We #StandTogether for ✊:
Housing rights
Persons with disabilities
Mental health
#ProtectTheVulnerable
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Social Distancing is critical to Flattening the curve of what is coming! Nearly half of Canada’s COVID-19 cases now acquired through community spread, Public Health Agency of Canada says theglobeandmail.com/canada/article…

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Gilead Sciences has secured orphan status in the US for an experimental drug seen as a potential coronavirus treatment. Orphan drug status grants market exclusivity and a de facto monopoly on sales and prices for seven years on.ft.com/2xpFGlS

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Could a health calamity that is unacceptable in China be acceptable in the UK or US? This pandemic is an ethical challenge: see ft.com/content/de7796…

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US Senate Passes $2 Trillion Virus Rescue Plan: The largest in US History. but is it enough?? bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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fullest congratulations to Bob Rae on his appointment as Canada's Ambassador to the UN. There is nobody more experienced, principled, committed and pragmatic than Bob. We could not have a better representative!!