Monthly Archives: May, 2020

Wang Yanyi, the director of the Wuhan Institute of Virology, told Chinese state media Sunday the lab was working on three live strains of bat coronavirus, but the closest genetic match to the virus that causes COVID-19 and sparked a global health crisis was only 79.8 percent. Therefore, Wang said, claims by the likes of…

Studies have shown that the Covid-19 coronavirus can stay on various surfaces for a while. Here a ... [+] member of staff wearing personal protective equipment disinfects equipment during a training session at Melwood Training Ground on May 24, 2020 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images) Liverpool FC via Getty…

Many Americans have flocked to parks, restaurants and beaches to celebrate Memorial Day weekendPeople gather on the beach for the Memorial Day weekend in Port Aransas, Texas, Saturday, May 23, 2020. Beachgoers are being urged to practice social distancing to guard against COVID-19. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)HOUSTON, Texas…

Massachusetts ranks behind only three other states, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, where the virus has infected a larger percent of their state population, the researchers said.“Over 80 percent of [Massachusetts] hasn’t been infected yet,” said Samuel Scarpino, an epidemiologist at Northeastern University. “We’re going to be susceptible to another wave of infections.” The…

White House coronavirus response coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx said Sunday that there is "clear scientific evidence" that masks work -- adding that she assumes President Donald Trump is able to keep s…