The people behind this website created a way to rank the social distancing practices of different places across the United States from A to F based on GPS data from cell phones on a daily basis. They think it can be used in a way to “measure and understand the efficacy of social distancing initiatives … Read more
We are at a turning point in this pandemic. The United States is becoming the global epicenter. It is clear that covid-19 has been spreading through the country since January, for the most part completely untracked. Now, it is starting to appear all around us. This article tells what it is like for a first … Read more
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/visual-arts/story/2020-03-27/art-in-the-time-of-covid-19 In art, an industry heavily reliant on physical gatherings and spaces, COVID-19 presents creatives with particularly interesting challenges as physical encounters constitute a significant portion of profit for artists. As larger, non-profit museums are able to receive funding from grants and the government, contributing to arts was included in the recent $2 trillion stimulus … Read more
Contribution by Leo Farber. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762130
Biden has not hidden his disapproval of Trump’s response to the epidemic. In a virtual interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Biden stated that the “coronavirus is not his [Trump’s] fault, but the lack of alacrity with which he’s responding to these things, I think, could be improved considerably.” -Contribution by Jacob Barabas https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/03/joe-biden-jimmy-kimmel-coronavirus
In a virtual town hall, Biden presented an economic plan that went far beyond what the Trump administration had planned, which would freeze rent payments for three months and have the government pay all health care costs for the nation. He also advocated for a nationwide shutdown to stop the spread, which the Trump administration has been unwilling … Read more
As the presumptive Democratic nominee for president for the upcoming 2020 election, many are looking to Joe Biden’s statements on the coronavirus crisis. This interest is both an attempt to understand Biden’s general ability to handle a crisis and make sure that, if we are unfortunate enough to still be in a crisis the coming January, … Read more
This article examines the notable features of the SARS-CoV-2 genome and quashes the assertion that COVID-19 was a ‘laboratory construct.’
A recommendation regarding masks based on a broad range of observations.
Christos Lynteris is a leading anthropologist of medicine and disease, who has worked extensively in China. His assessment of mask wearing goes beyond the question of transmission of disease.
