Coronavirus

11.20pm EDT 23:20 Rio carnival delayed for first time in a century Rio de Janeiro delayed its annual Carnival parade, saying Thursday night that the global spectacle cannot go ahead in February because of Brazil’s continued vulnerability to the pandemic, AP reports. Rio’s League of Samba Schools, LIESA, announced that the spread of the coronavirus…

On Wednesday, the state totals were 118,615 cases and 6,692 deaths.New COVID-19 cases and deaths remain flat in Michigan. Testing has remained steady, with an average of more than 30,000 per day, with the positive rate just above 3 percent over the last 10 days. The state reported its highest one-day testing total with more…

Life 24 September 2020 By Adam Vaughan White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) singingGerry Matthews / Alamy If you thought birdsong sounded different during lockdown, it turns out you were probably right. The uniquely quiet circumstances of the covid-19 restrictions in San Francisco saw birds respond by lowering their pitch, singing sexier songs and making their songs…

44 additional coronavirus cases, 33 new recoveries reported by Maine CDC The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported 44 additional coronavirus cases and no new deaths on Thursday.The number of Mainers with COVID-19 who have died remains at 140.The 44 additional cases bring the total since the outbreak began in Maine to 5,215.…

The largest U.S. genetic study of the virus, conducted in Houston, shows one viral strain outdistancing all of its competitors, and many potentially important mutations Chris MooneyReporter covering climate change, energy and the environment. Joe FoxGeneral assignment graphics reporter September 23 at 2:31 PM Scientists in Houston on Wednesday released a study of more than…