Two Global Efforts Try to Trace the Origin of the Covid Virus
WIRED · 11 minBoth teams want to know when—or how often—the virus passed from animals to people. But the trail may have gone cold, and the search has gotten political.
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Both teams want to know when—or how often—the virus passed from animals to people. But the trail may have gone cold, and the search has gotten political.
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Nurses treating coronavirus skeptics are being spit on and harassed. Many want to quit.
State leaders are balancing rising case numbers with pressure to keep society open.
And now we wait. Thanksgiving is over, and public health officials’ persistent warnings that large celebrations and travel could douse accelerant on out-of-control Covid-19 spread have passed.
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Why make rules that don’t keep people safe?
Staying in the moment might be better for us than fantasizing about a future just beyond reach.
Stopping the virus from spreading requires us to override our basic intuitions. Over the summer, parts of the United States seemed to have a grip on the pandemic. New York and much of the Northeast, for instance, recorded relatively few new infections.
Where has the virus been handled most effectively with the least amount of disruption to business and society?
The U.S. could have hundreds of thousands of fewer births next year than it would have in the absence of a pandemic.
Yes, the coronavirus can be transmitted over cocktails and dinners. But these get-togethers may not account for the huge rise in cases.
New research shows adding a filter and improving the fit makes a cloth mask work even better.
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Covid-19 policies haven’t helped the people most affected by the virus — except in Vermont.
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