Month: March 2020

Amid increasing demand for coronavirus testing and an inability for health care providers to test everyone who wants a COVID-19 test, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has come up with a bot that acts as a triage system to help assess the severity of cases. The purpose of the “coronavirus self-checker,” … Read more

It’s not hard to practice social distancing at Russia’s Baikonur Cosmodrome. Once you get away from the hangars and launch pad and the railroad line that connects them, the place is practically bucolic—a large, leafy compound of low-slung buildings, less a space complex than a sort of Camp David in Kazakhstan. That’s a very good … Read more

Nick Heath narrates his videos of people doing mundane things, like crossing the street, with the verve and dramatic flair of competitive sports. View original article Contributor:

Scientists who have fought pandemics describe difficult measures needed to defend the United States against a fast-moving pathogen. View original article Contributor:

The coronavirus outbreak has magnified all kinds of fears. Try living in the moment. Take stock of what’s working. Turn off the television. View original article Contributor:

“I beg everyone to be extremely careful,” the opera singer said in a Facebook post on Sunday after developing a fever and cough and testing positive for the virus. View original article Contributor:

The company said the masks were offered for sale “in error” at some stores in Washington State, which has been a hot spot for the coronavirus pandemic. View original article Contributor:

Watching birds that do not practice social distancing is a nice break from washing your hands and disinfecting friends. View original article Contributor:

Italy’s numbers are soaring, Spanish hospitals are overflowing and France has ordered 250 million masks. View original article Contributor: