Coronavirus

The coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, is mutating. It’s true, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It sounds concerning — if the virus is changing, that could imply that it’s getting worse. That’s not the case. Although it’s true that the coronavirus is mutating, that doesn’t mean it’s getting more dangerous. In fact, it can help us…

As universities announce plans to bring back students, a pattern is emerging: shorter semesters to avoid late-fall infections.Rice University in Houston has extensive experience with crisis management because of a string of  hurricanes hitting the city in recent years. Credit...Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle, via Associated PressPublished May 19, 2020Updated May 20, 2020, 10:03 a.m. ETSACRAMENTO — As…

In the early weeks of the US coronavirus outbreak, staff members in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had tracked a growing number of transmissions in Europe and elsewhere, and proposed a global advisory that would alert flyers to the danger…

Local healthcare workers process people at the Baton Rouge General Mid-City location, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, during testing that resumed from 1-3 p.m. Tuesday, for those with a doctor's pre-approval, for the novel coronavirus COVID-19. Local healthcare workers process people at the Baton Rouge General Mid-City location, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, during testing that resumed…

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