Making Sense of the Various Coronavirus Death Toll Projections

A daily Covid-19 update from Andy…

The Problem With ‘Immunity Passports’

Some issues to think about when it comes to the strategy of using antibody tests to reopen the economy

Apple and Google Join Forces to Track the Spread of Coronavirus

New contact tracing apps could alert…

Coronavirus Isn’t the Only Virus Spreading

Other infectious diseases may surge as vaccination campaigns hit pause

As the Covid-19 pandemic grinds the world to a halt, it may be easy to forget the other dangerous infectious…

Relapses, Eating In, and the Risks of Smoking Weed Right Now

A roundup of stories we’re reading about Covid-19 today

• South Korea had successfully flattened its curve by the end of March, but now Reuters reports that 91…

A Few Recommended Reads

A quick roundup of smart stories to read over the weekend

Slate has taken on a viral story suggesting Covid-19 was spreading in California as early as fall 2019. “Let’s start with the facts,” writes Jane C. Hu. “I reached…

What You Should Know About the Covid-19 Death Toll

The latest from Andy Slavitt

How to make sense of differing coronavirus death toll estimates. Andy Slavitt, former head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, explains why estimates for…

Learnings From Hundreds of Coronavirus Tributes

‘The human cost of the public health failures that made this crisis so deadly will continue long after the last funeral is finally able to end’

Life During the Pandemic

5 stories of how people are dealing with the coronavirus

I Had the Coronavirus, but I Never Got a Fever

The Guilt of Being a Covid-19 Survivor

Coronavirus Brain

Why some people are having strange dreams

There’s a reason pandemic dreaming is so intense. Stressed-out brains are encountering a mix of sleep changes, uncertainty, and survival, and it’s leading to vivid dreaming. “A lot of people aren’t…

The Latest: Everyone wants answers

Dear Reader,

It’s okay to not be okay. The toll that pandemics take on mental health is real and potentially long-lasting. After SARS, people who were quarantined had higher rates of depression and PTSD symptoms. For many health workers, these…

New York City Without All the People

Photos of what the city that never sleeps looks like now

What New York City looks like right now. Deborah Copaken recovered from Covid-19 and then went on a bike ride through the city with her camera…