Mon. 04/13 - Apple and Google to the Rescue?

A lot of two steps back along with today’s one step forward numbers. Is Britain on track to have the highest fatality rate in Europe? Is Florida undercounting deaths from snowbirds? A deep dive into the Google and Apple contact tracing technology. It’s hard to believe at this moment in time, but medical staff are actually getting laid off right now. And more on what it's like to be on a ventilator, but more importantly, what it's like to come off of one too.

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Florida COVID-19 test backlog is bigger than state says (Miami Herald) Florida's count of coronavirus deaths is missing some cases (Tampa Bay Times) Google and Apple launching coronavirus contact-tracing system for iOS and Android (The Verge) Apple and Google partner on COVID-19 contact tracing technology (Google) NHS phone app holds key to lifting UK’s coronavirus lockdown (The Times) Insight into Apple and Google's contact tracing initiative (Ben Adida, Twitter) Hospitals are laying off staff in midst of the coronavirus pandemic (Washington Post) A plan to save coronavirus patients from dying at home (CNN) David Lat: My near-death experience on a ventilator (Washington Post)

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