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The raw materials to make your masks come from… Canada

Posted on 2020/04/03 by Carl Robitaille

Ok now let's make a deal @realDonaldTrump

We continue to feed 3M with the raw material for the masks, you stay relax on this issue and give back our masks.

Just tweet me back if it's fair. https://t.co/vQGoUHwe6c
— Alain Vadeboncoeur MD (@Vadeboncoeur_Al) April 3, 2020

Patrice Lemieux – Covid-19 (2 avril 2020)

Posted on 2020/04/03 by Carl Robitaille

Une montagne de cas cachés en Ontario

Posted on 2020/04/03 by Carl Robitaille

Une montagne de cas cachés en Ontario

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Posted on 2020/04/03 by Carl Robitaille

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Le Québec : champion canadien pour rester à la maison (selon Google)

Posted on 2020/04/03 by Carl Robitaille

Le Québec : champion canadien pour rester à la maison (selon Google)

Les données de Google sont claires : les Québécois se déplacement moins pendant la crise de la #COVID19 que le reste du Canada. https://t.co/IctVyesYug
— Maxime Johnson (@maximejohnson) April 3, 2020

Les données de Google auxquelles fait référence le premier ministre @francoislegault pic.twitter.com/lax1H9DhKm
— Stéphane Gobeil (@gobeillades) April 5, 2020

A cautionary tale for those who think lockdowns will end overnight

Posted on 2020/04/03 by Carl Robitaille

One more new chart thread today:

A cautionary tale for those who think lockdowns will end overnight and life will go straight back to normal.

Movie theatres were told to close when China’s outbreak began, with admissions dropping from millions to a trickle overnight. pic.twitter.com/7nr5FTgIPl
— John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) April 3, 2020

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1246135176461254657.html?refreshed=yes

Astronomers have found pretty good evidence for a second planet orbiting Proxima Centauri

Posted on 2020/04/03 by Carl Robitaille

In the midst of, well, everything, I wrote about some news that’s lifting my spirits:

Astronomers have found pretty good evidence for a *second* planet orbiting Proxima Centauri!https://t.co/usTGokE4PS
— Phil (Newsletter link in bio) Plait (@BadAstronomer) April 3, 2020

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1246096528227414016.html

Ontario is forecasting between 3,000 to 15,000 deaths WITH public health measures

Posted on 2020/04/03 by Carl Robitaille

So if these Ontario numbers were projected nationally by population, Canada would see 263,000 deaths with no public health measures; between 7,900 and 39,500 with measures. (This is a *very* crude projection. PMJT says federal projections are still coming.) https://t.co/QoGhzNvfll
— Glen McGregor (@glen_mcgregor) April 3, 2020

Network Epidemiology Online Workshop Series

Posted on 2020/04/03 by Carl Robitaille

Network Epidemiology Online Workshop Series

Network Epidemiology Online Workshop — aimed at STEM graduate students, postdocs, faculty. A prior background in network science is not necessary, but may be helpful for some optional discussion group activities.
Sign up and learn more here: https://t.co/HXtenG6Mq8
— Steven Strogatz (@stevenstrogatz) April 3, 2020

Canada in COVID-19 lockdown: It’s morning rush hour and across the nation all is still

Posted on 2020/04/03 by Carl Robitaille

Canada in COVID-19 lockdown: It’s morning rush hour and across the nation all is still