No Matter What Trump Decides to Tell You, Staying Home Saves Lives

A daily Covid-19 update from Andy…

Traces of Coronavirus Can Last 17 Days

But that doesn’t mean they’re infectious

Learn the Lingo

New terms you might hear in the days to come

Blanket testing: Testing everybody in a region, whether or not they show symptoms. In an isolated northern Italian village of 3,000 people, blanket testing led the number of people with coronavirus…

PSA: Social Distancing Is Crucial. Don’t Even Think About Easing Up Yet.

Of course everyone wants a return to normal. But doing so too quickly could be catastrophic.

What Animal Is Covid-19 From Originally?

How the virus spread to people

Where did Covid-19 come from?

Illnesses that animals spread to people are known as zoonotic diseases—or zoonoses—and it’s estimated that…

Meet the CDC’s New Symptoms Bot

The CDC just launched an easy-to-use coronavirus self-checker that gives advice

What do you do if you think you or your loved one have symptoms of Covid-19? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control…

Which States Have Told People to Stay Home

Check out this New York Times interactive

Where Americans are staying home: The New York Times has compiled an interactive of which states and cities have told residents to shelter in place. Based on…