Should schools reopen? Kids’ role in pandemic still a mystery (Science)
For families eager for schools to throw open their doors, the tale of a 9-year-old British boy who caught COVID-19 in the...
Vietnam, Slovenia, and 3 other overlooked coronavirus success stories (Vox)
They all followed a similar playbook that thus far have helped curb a larger coronavirus outbreak.
It...
Japanese aquarium urges public to video-chat eels who are forgetting humans exist (Guardian)
Sensitive creatures are starting to hide when keepers walk past, as a result of the lack of visitors.
Was the new coronavirus accidentally released from a Wuhan lab? It’s doubtful. (WaPo)
“I will tell you, more and more, we’re hearing the story .”
— President Trump, in a news conference, April...
Covid-19’s third shock wave: The global food crisis (Nation)
Many people are already going hungry in the United States; many more will face hunger or starvation in other parts of...
US intelligence says it’s investigating COVID-19’s origins (The Hill)
U.S. intelligence agencies in a rare public statement Thursday said they agreed with "the widespread scientific consensus" that the COVID-19 virus was...
Conservative Americans see coronavirus hope in progressive Sweden (Politico)
But Swedes are quick to note their hands-off coronavirus approach relies on a concept antithetical to American conservative philosophy: extreme trust...
‘This isn’t the time for caviar’: A chef finds new flavors in a pandemic...
After the coronavirus lockdown, a chef in Bangkok and his migrant staff started cooking a whole new menu and delivering food...
Global coronavirus death toll could be 60% higher than reported (Financial Times)
Mortality statistics show 122,000 deaths in excess of normal levels across 14 countries analysed by the FT.
Patients with certain cancers are nearly three times as likely to die of covid-19,...
Those with blood or lung malignancies, or tumors that have spread throughout the body, were at highest risk of complications and...