Month: May 2020

The United States’ top infectious disease expert is expected to testify at a Senate hearing that moving too quickly to ease restrictions could undermine the country’s quest to return to normalcy. View original article Contributor:

In the Abruzzo region of Italy, harvesting the lucrative spice is a centuries-old tradition, infused with a deep-seated passion for the land and its history. View original article Contributor:

The country’s efforts to get back to business have been inconsistent and sometimes stricter than workers elsewhere might tolerate. Still, it could set a path for the rest of the world. View original article Contributor:

New British guidelines are called vague and confusing. In the U.S., fears grow that a second wave could come sooner than expected. View original article Contributor:

(NEW YORK) — New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus may be thousands of fatalities worse than the tally kept by the city and state, according to an analysis released Monday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Between March 11 and May 2, about 24,000 more people died in the city … Read more

Wuhan, where the global coronavirus epidemic first started, reported its first new infections since the Chinese city ended its 76-day lockdown on April 8. The six locally transmitted cases, reported on May 9 and 10, were found in people already under quarantine who were asymptomatic before testing positive, according to the local government. Although the … Read more

With solid data in short supply relating to the characteristics and spread of COVID-19, many governments and health officials are struggling to formulate suitable health and economic policies. As a consequence, some although not all, countries are effectively waging a war against the coronavirus based on the dynamics of a game of chance. This in … Read more

From the Sun to distant planets to galaxy clusters and more. Images from our solar system and beyond. View original article Contributor: