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At Senate hearing, government experts paint bleak picture of the pandemic (NYT)

May 13, 2020 - 7:47 am

The downbeat assessment of Dr. Anthony S. Fauci and Dr. Robert R. Redfield contradicted President Trump’s growing insistence that the nation has put the coronavirus behind it. Two of the federal government’s top...

How a night out jeopardized South Korea’s COVID-19 response (L.A. Times)

Most recent posts May 12, 2020 - 11:04 pm

Anti-vaccination leaders seize on coronavirus to push resistance to inoculation (WaPo)

Most recent posts May 6, 2020 - 8:09 am

With new hot spots emerging, no sign of a respite (NYT)

Most recent posts May 6, 2020 - 7:58 am

Whistleblower alleges Trump administration ignored dire COVID-19 warnings (Daily Beast)

Most recent posts May 6, 2020 - 7:53 am

The Covid-19 Riddle: Why does the virus wallop some places and spare others? (NYT)

Most recent posts May 4, 2020 - 4:31 am

White House and Congress clash over liability protections for businesses as firms cautiously weigh virus reopening plans (WaPo)

Economics May 4, 2020 - 4:16 am

After a day of armed protesters and a GOP lawsuit threat, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer extends state of emergency (WaPo)

Most recent posts May 3, 2020 - 6:34 am

Fauci warns states against ‘leapfrogging’ guidelines on reopening (The Hill)

Economics May 3, 2020 - 6:25 am

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Vector in Chief (NY Review of Books)

On July 4, 1775, just his second day serving as commander-in-chief of the American revolutionary forces, George Washington issued strict orders to prevent the spread of infection among his soldiers: “No person...

BEST reportage May 1, 2020 - 11:41 am

Former Labradoodle breeder was tapped to lead U.S. pandemic task force (Reuters)

On January 21, the day the first U.S. case of coronavirus was reported, the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services appeared on Fox News to report the latest on...

BEST reportage April 24, 2020 - 5:52 am

David Wallace-Wells: We are probably only one-tenth of the way through this pandemic (New York)

We are, finally, beginning to see some real plans from people with the power to enact them. On Tuesday, California governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a sort of road map for...

BEST reportage April 22, 2020 - 2:18 pm

Can survivors of the coronavirus help rescue the economy? (The New Yorker)

There is an ever-expanding group of people who have been infected by the coronavirus but are no longer symptomatic, if they ever were—the convalescents. Governor Andrew Cuomo, of New York, has advocated for widespread...

BEST reportage April 21, 2020 - 7:23 am

Don’t fall for the false trade-offs of COVID-19 policy (Chicago Booth Review)

Policy makers don’t have to choose between public health and economic well-being. The American economy—like those of many countries—is reeling. As COVID-19 forces businesses to shut their...

BEST reportage April 17, 2020 - 10:55 am

The coronavirus likely came from China’s wet markets. They’re reopening anyway (Vox)

Should wet markets be banned? It’s more complicated than it seems. The consensus among scientists who specialize in emerging infectious diseases is that the novel coronavirus jumped from animals to...

BEST reportage April 16, 2020 - 4:47 pm

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