Here’s what that entails. A smartphone belonging to Drew Grande, 40, of Cranston, Rhode Island, shows notes he made for contact tracing on Wednesday. Steve Senne/AP This article is part of Privacy in the Pandemic, a Future Tense series. As Americans enter the second month of coronavirus isolation, experts are thinking through what systems we’ll…
Humans and animals share many diseases. And as dramatically shown by the tigers that tested positive in the Bronx Zoo, the coronavirus is one of them. As three veterinary epidemiologists who study infectious disease, we have been asked a lot questions about if and how the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 affects pets. Can my pet get the…
Share on PinterestScientists have found a link between the lethality of COVID-19 and air pollution.Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.A team of researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark and the University of Siena in Italy has explored the possible…
IHME U.S. mapThe University of Washington epidemiologists who set up a widely watched model projecting the future course of the coronavirus outbreak have translated those projections into suggested time frames for loosening strict shelter-at-home orders across the country.For Washington state, that time frame is the week of May 18, which is two weeks longer than…
Image copyright Getty Images Hopes that coronavirus antibody tests could help the UK end its lockdown have been dealt a blow - after the World Health Organization questioned whether they offer any guarantee of immunity.The UK has placed antibody tests - which check if someone has had Covid-19 - at the centre of an eventual…