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The new coronavirus is a killer with a crowbar, breaking and entering human cells with impunity. It hitchhikes across continents carried on coughs and careless hands, driven by its own urgent necessity to survive. It has a gregarious side that makes it hard to resist. It loves a party. The persistent social climber claims its…

Health 19 August 2020 By Jessica Hamzelou Violinist Ara Malikian performs in Madrid during the pandemicJuanjo Martin/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock THE idea of herd immunity has had a bumpy ride as the coronavirus pandemic has played out. It was initially touted in some countries as a viable strategy for dealing with the spread of covid-19, before being dismissed.…

America’s pandemic conversation has entered a rut, and it’s easy to understand why. After stay-at-home orders blunted this spring’s first surge, much of the United States moved to reopen in the summer, which only spawned more outbreaks. Now, as autumn approaches, along with the prospect of spending more time indoors, the nation stands somewhat divided…

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Heather Griggs presses a phone to her ear in a makeshift office in the small brick courthouse that once served as a jail in rural Pendleton, a place best known for its annual rodeo.Her assured tone masks her exhaustion when she tells the person on the other end that they may…

Has the Covid-19 coronavirus really lost potency in Italy. Pictured here are people wearing ... [+] protective masks while they visit the Coliseum in Rome, after it was closed for three months (Photo by Antonio Masiello/Getty Images) Getty Images There is a claim from a doctor in Italy that the Covid-19 coronavirus may be losing…