All stories published by Medium Coronavirus Blog on April 14, 2020

Sign in Get started

All Stories published by Medium Coronavirus Blog on April 14, 2020

Andy Slavitt in Medium Coronavirus Blog

Donald Trump Thinks His Willpower Can Restart the Economy, It Can’t

A daily Covid-19 update from Andy…

Yasmin Tayag in Medium Coronavirus Blog

Should I Worry About Coronavirus on My Shoes?

Making sense of a new CDC report about your soles

Recent headlines about a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report about the coronavirus and your shoes may have you using your…

Dana G Smith in Medium Coronavirus Blog

California’s Coronavirus Strategy

The state is flattening the curve. What comes next?

Ever since reports emerged last week that California has successfully bent the curve, people have anxiously awaited the news that might follow: When the state…

Alexandra Sifferlin in Medium Coronavirus Blog

Making the Mask Situation Better — for Now and the Future

Experts are developing innovative ways to deal with mask shortages and lay the groundwork for better options going forward

Coronavirus Blog Team in Medium Coronavirus Blog

How to Treat Yourself If You Get Covid-19

An expert-backed guide

Living alone? How do you nurse yourself back to health if you get the coronavirus? Writer Mo Perry reports that there are six main things to keep in mind:

Emily Mullin in Medium Coronavirus Blog

What You Should Know About a New Saliva-Based Test for Covid-19

It could be an easier way to test than the nose or throat swab

There’s a New Saliva-Based Test for Covid-19

Alexandra Sifferlin in Medium Coronavirus Blog

How to Read Early Research, and What’s in Store for the Future

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

Extremely ugh: New modeling published in the journal Science suggests that there could be recurrent…

Coronavirus Blog Team in Medium Coronavirus Blog

What You Should Know About the Vaccines in Development

A vaccine may not save us from this pandemic

A reality check. Writer Robert Roy Britt shares the limitations of Covid-19 vaccine development:

Coronavirus Blog Team in Medium Coronavirus Blog

What California Should Do Next

Two doctors share ideas for how California manages coronavirus going forward

What’s next for California? Dr. Rajiv Bhatia, a physician and health scientist, and Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, a professor of…

Coronavirus Blog Team in Medium Coronavirus Blog

Hope and Heartbreak During the Pandemic

A few personal stories of people impacted by Covid-19

My Nonno Had Alzheimer’s — Coronavirus Would Bring a Bittersweet End to His Pain

Coronavirus Blog Team in Medium Coronavirus Blog

Virtual Weddings Are on the Rise

What it’s like to get married online

Weddings are going virtual. “I never knew I could feel so much love from a screen. For that one hour, everyone thought the world was normal.” Read more about Zoom weddings on Zora.

Coronavirus Blog Team in Medium Coronavirus Blog

Why You Should Make a Family Health History

It can help you now and in the future

“When a patient says to me they feel weird about picking up the phone to ask a relative what kind of cancer someone had, I tell them they have to get over it — this…

About

Medium Coronavirus Blog

A former blog from Medium for Covid-19 news, advice, and commentary. Currently inactive and not taking submissions.

More information

Tags

Editors