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    This visualization shows how droplets from a single cough can infect an entire airplane - 5 year(s) ago

    The coronavirus pandemic has likely turned people off from air travel for a bit, and this visualization produced by Purdue University probably won’t change their minds. The motion graphic shows the aftermath of just a single cough on an airplane, with tiny invisible droplets dispersing widely throughout the cabin, potentially infecting a large number of fellow travelers. That’s not a pleasant…

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      RT @evankirstel: This visualization shows how droplets from a single cough can infect an entire airplane https://t.co/OJI692ipK2 @IrmaRaste…

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    Senegal is reportedly turning coronavirus tests around 'within 4 hours' while Americans might wait a week - 5 year(s) ago

    If you’re going to catch coronavirus — as experts believe most of us are — you might as well catch it in Senegal. While delays and limited test kits have left sick Americans in the dark about their COVID-19 status, sometimes for a week or more, the West African nation is testing people and getting results back within as little as four hours, The Washington Post’s Danielle Paquette reports. Part…

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      EricTopol

      BTW Senegal was one of the 1st countries to have a 4-hour turnaround in testing, now much faster, Their science and governmental leadership has been exemplary; the country deserves special recognition https://t.co/aKyxXl20RC

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    New York City's quarantine has inspired a mass adoption of cats and dogs - 5 year(s) ago

    There’s one coronavirus shortage we can all be okay with. New York City is the epicenter of COVID-19 spread in the U.S., reporting nearly 15,000 confirmed cases as of Wednesday morning. But that devastating statistic has translated into a much more positive one: massive pet adoption rates that are leaving whole shelters empty, Bloomberg reports. Two rescue groups in New York City, Muddy Paws…

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      More good news: New York City's quarantine has inspired a mass adoption of cats and dogs https://t.co/qfIok1jHvm via @TheWeek

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    Nearly half of New York City's coronavirus cases found in adults under 45 - 5 year(s) ago

    A plurality of COVID-19 cases in New York City are among those aged 18 to 44, but severity rates tend to follow global trends when it comes to age and underlying conditions, data from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene reveals. Of the 15,597 confirmed as of Tuesday afternoon, 7,094, or 46 percent, were in patients below the 45. In that age group, 9 percent of people with…

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    New Oxford study suggests millions of people may have already built up coronavirus immunity - 5 year(s) ago

    A model predicting the progression of the novel coronavirus pandemic produced by researchers at Imperial College London set off alarms across the world and was a major factor in several governments’ decisions to lock things down. But a new model from Oxford University is challenging its accuracy, the Financial Times reports. The Oxford research suggests the pandemic is in a later stage than…

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      New Oxford study suggests millions of people may have already built up coronavirus immunity https://t.co/FLRDdpOCHH https://t.co/FLRDdpOCHH

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    See more editorial cartoons at The Week - 5 year(s) ago

    Kevin Siers  Copyright 2020 Cagle Cartoons SCROLL FOR MORE ↓ Sign up for our free cartoon newsletter Delivered to your inbox Chip Bok  Copyright 2020 Creators Syndicate …

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      This is a job for real heroes https://t.co/BwVX8vh5xP via @TheWeek

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    The entire country of Norway is 'shutting down' - 5 year(s) ago

    If you think things have gotten bad in the United States — where St. Patrick’s Day parades have been canceled, and the NBA is suspended for the rest of the season — just wait until you hear about Norway. Starting Thursday, the small Nordic country announced ‘measures that will be the most extensive Norway’s population has experienced in peacetime,’ and which involve practically shutting down the…

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      RT @JohnNosta: The entire country of Norway is 'shutting down' https://t.co/fiVgJiy5I7 #coronavirus #covid19 #norway

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      The entire country of Norway is 'shutting down' https://t.co/fiVgJiy5I7 #coronavirus #covid19 #norway

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