States are Being Forced Into a Bidding War for Ventilators

A daily Covid-19 update from Andy Slavitt…

Your Phone May Be Contributing to Google’s Coronavirus Reports

Location data is a new, somewhat…

Can Coronavirus Be Transmitted Simply by Talking?

What the experts say

The new coronavirus is known to spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes, which releases large respiratory droplets. Those droplets can land in the mouths or noses of people…

Mask On

New research supports the shifting consensus about masks

On Friday, President Trump said that the CDC is encouraging people to wear masks in public, but that the measure is voluntary. The CDC has urged the administration to make this recommendation…

Some Good News

A round-up of encouraging moments from this week

It’s been a stressful week, but there’s been positive momentum, too. Here’s some Friday good news.

Introverts, Climate Science, and Planning for the Worst

Five stories we’re reading about Covid-19 (with a bonus bit of good news)

• Mandated lockdown came as a welcome change for many introverts — until their…

Is It Really Safe to Exercise Outdoors?

What the doctors say

If a lot of people are exercising outside, is it really virus-free? Elemental reported out the question, and here’s the bottom line:

Trump Administration Ended A Program Tracking New Coronaviruses

The goal of the project was to track viruses with pandemic potential

LA Times: Trump Ended a Program Tracking Over 160 New Coronaviruses

The Latest: Everyone was wrong about the toilet paper

Dear Reader,

A couple days ago, senior writer Will Oremus had a hunch about the nationwide toilet paper shortage: Were people really hoarding toilet paper, or was there more to the story? It turns out everyone…

Messages From Health Care Workers

Some smart reads and personal stories from medical professionals

• An ICU nurse walks readers through her day.
  One Morning as an ICU Nurse on a Covid-19 Unit
• A doctor on the…

The Health Workers Lost to Coronavirus

A trade publication is tracking the names

A Tribute to Health Workers Lost to Covid-19