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What’s happening to viruses, bacteria and mites that exist in our socially-isolated home islands?

Rob Dunn | 
We may feel isolated now, in our homes, or apart in parks, or behind plexiglass shields in stores. But we are ...
Have we done enough to prevent a second wave of COVID-19 infections?

Have we done enough to prevent a second wave of COVID-19 infections?

Steven Novella | 
As we are seeing the beginning of the end of the first wave of COVID-19, the burning question is – ...
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First wave over? Several European nations set to relax coronavirus lockdowns

Europe is getting ready to reopen, slowly. Italy, Austria and Denmark are among the first countries to plot the gradual ...
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Why social distancing is so crucial in the fight against COVID-19

Abigail Beall | 
While Covid-19 is different in many ways from the Spanish flu – particularly in terms of who it affects and its ...
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Infographic: Buying time: What we gain from strong coronavirus measures, including suppression strategies

Tomas Pueyo | 
Summary of the article: Strong coronavirus measures today should only last a few weeks, there shouldn’t be a big peak ...
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‘We must have a plan’: Why we need an exit strategy for the coronavirus shutdown

Ari Schulman | 
How long is this going to last? As terrible as a pandemic would be, is averting it really worth a ...
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No ‘temporary disruption’: Coronavirus threatens to change our lives forever

Gideon Lichfield | 
We all want things to go back to normal quickly. But what most of us have probably not yet realized—yet ...
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Are we overreacting to the coronavirus? Here’s why we should hope so.

Ian Bogost | 
From my perspective, staring down the barrel of a “once-in-a-generation pathogen,” as the former U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner ...
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We still have time to slow the spread: 4 things to know about the coronavirus

Megan McArdle | 
The experts are telling us that here in the United States, we can avoid hitting that threshold where sizable regions ...
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