Tag Archives: Coronavirus

COVID-19 in Suffolk County

Posted on March 25, 2020 by David Posnett

Patch.com just published the latest local figures for Suffolk County as of yesterday and they were obtained from the official  county site here: conf. cases deaths population 2017 cases per 1000 people * Islip: 395 333700 1.183697932 Huntington: 358 203276 … Continue reading →

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South Korea: Aggressive COVID-19 Strategies

Posted on March 22, 2020 by David Posnett

  S. Korea is one of the few countries that have “flattened the curve”.  How did they do it?   South Korea learned its successful Covid-19 strategy from a previous coronavirus outbreak: MERS By HyunJung Kim, March 20, 2020 This … Continue reading →

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Doctors Feeling Outrage

Posted on March 21, 2020 by David Posnett

Coronavirus tragedy: Chinese doctor who postponed wedding to treat patients dies of infection.  Feb 21,2020.   From Norbert Goldfield (Ask Nurses and Doctors LLC, AND) Three updates from AND From Andrew Goldstein. If you read anything today – read this. … Continue reading →

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The Terminology of Keeping Distance

Posted on March 20, 2020 by David Posnett

The concepts of social distancing, quarantine and isolation are being interpreted in a variety of ways, not always correctly. Here’s a guide to help you make the right decisions. It comes mostly from a NYT article on ‘social distancing’ by … Continue reading →

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COVID-19: What is the Best Mitigation Strategy?

Posted on March 18, 2020 by David Posnett

Interesting and thorough paper on COVID-19 disease modeling in the UK and the USA with an emphasis on analysis of each mitigation strategy (quarantine, closing schools, etc) or combination of strategies.  It is a 20-page paper.  So I am reprinting … Continue reading →

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