Friday, March 27, 2020

How The US And The States Rank In Testing

Where The U.S. Stands Now On Coronavirus Testing by Lazaro Gamio.  The New York Times.  March 26, 2020.

Could People Who Have Recovered From COVID-19 Fight The Disease?

How Recovered COVID-19 Patients Might Help Fight The Pandemic by Stewart Baker.  Lawfare.  March 25, 2020.

Funeral Industry Faces Huge Coronavirus Challenges

'Last On The Food Chain':  Equipment Shortages, Coronavirus-Infected Bodies Shaking Funeral Industry by Kate Riga.  TPM.  March 27, 2020.

It's Not A Trivial ProcessTo Build A Ventilator

Trump's Reluctance To Buy More Ventilators Isn't Just About The Money by Sara Morrison.  Vox.  March 27, 2020.

An Economic Crisis Like We've Never Seen

An Economic Crisis Like We've Never Seen by Ezra Klein.  Vox.  March 23, 2020.

COVID-19 Pandemic Terms Defined

Ventilator Vs. Respirator, Quarantine Vs. Isolation:  Covid-19 Pandemic Terms, Defined by Brian Resnick.  Vox.  March 27, 2020.

Martial Law During A Pandemic? Issues And History

Martial Law Would Sweep The Country Into A Great Legal Unknown by Stephen Dycus and William C. Banks.  The Atlantic.  March 27, 2020.

Fog Of Statistics In The Coronavirus Pandemic

All The Coronavirus Statistics Are Flawed by Derek Thompson.  The Atlantic.  March 26, 2020.

How the Pandemic Will End

How The Pandemic Will End by Ed Yong.  The Atlantic.  March 25, 2020.

Opinion: Welcome To The Age Of Antiglobalism and Coronavirus

The Coronavirus Is Demonstrating The Value Of Globalization by David Frum.  The Atlantic.  March 27, 2020.

Case History Of Chaos: Ventilator Production Deal Flops, For Now At Least

After Considering $1 Billion Price Tag For Ventilators, White House Has Second Thoughts by David E. Sanger, Maggie Haberman and Zolan Kanno-Youngs,  March 26, 2020.

Domestic Violence Will Increase During Coronavirus Quarantines

Domestic Violence Will Increase During Coronavirus Quarantines And Stay-At-Home Orders, Experts Warn by Marissa J. Lang.  Washington Post.  March 27, 2020.

Washington State Sees Some Evidence That Cases Leveling Off

Where Coronavirus Outbreak Started In Washington State, Officials See Hope As Cases Appear To Be Leveling Off by Robert Klemko.  Washington Post.  March 26, 2020.

Monday, March 23, 2020

Nearly 70 drugs May Be Candidates For Repurposing For Coronavirus

Scientists Identify 69 Drugs To Test Against The Coronavirus by Carl Zimmer.  The New York Times.  March 22, 2020.

Georgia Governor Kemp Fears "Overreach" In Coronavirus Fight

Kemp Faces Growing Pressure To Enact New Coronavirus Restrictions by Greg Bluestein.  AJC.  March 22, 2020.

The Better Air Quality During Coronavirus Could Have Saved Over 50,000-75,000 From Dying Prematurely

Satellite Images Show Less Pollution Over The US As Coronavirus Shuts Down Public Places by Madeline Holcombe And Sean o'Key.  CNN.  March 23, 2020.

The Introvert's Guide To Social Distancing

The Introvert's Guide To Social Distancing by Kristen Rogers.  CNN.  March 23, 2020

The Extrovert's Guide To Social Distancing

The Extrovert's Guide To Social Distancing by Ryan Prior.  CNN.  March 23, 2020.

Robotic Online Triage For Testing; NYC/LA Avoiding Test Except Where Treatment Would Change

CDC Offers Online Triage For Coronavirus Testing by Susannah Cullinane.  CNN.  March 22, 2020.

Fed Addresses Coronavirus With Unlimited As Necessary Programs To Help Market Functioning

The Federal Reserve Just Pledged Asset Purchases With No Limit To Support Markets by Jeff Cox.  CNBC.  March 23, 2020.

DOJ Proposals On Civil Liberties During Coronavirus Has Implication For Constitutional Rights

DOJ Seeks New Emergency Powers Amid Coronavirus Pandemic by Betsy Woodruff Swan.  Politico.  March 21, 2020.

Sunday, March 22, 2020

Albany GA: Epicenter For Coronavirus In South Georgia

Albany Becomes Unlikely Coronavirus Hot Spot In Georgia by Jamie Dupress. AJC.  March 21, 2020.

After The Virus, Western Universities May Not Be Able To Rely On China

Western Universities Rely On China.  After The Virus, That May Not Last by Benjamin Mueller.  The New York Times.  March 21, 2020.

Warmer Communities Appear To Have A Comparative Advantage To Slow Coronavirus

Warmer Weather May Slow, But Not Halt Coronavirus by Knvul Sheikh And Ernesto Londono.  The New York Times.

Charting Italian Cases Is Frightening But Perhaps Little Less So On A Logarithmic Scale

A Different Way To Chart The Spread Of Coronavirus by Kenneth Chang.  The New York Times.  March 20, 2020.

Hospital Uses UV Light To Decontaminate Masks To Prolong Use

As Coronavirus Looms, Mask Shortage Gives Rise To Promising Approach by Gina Kolata.  The New York Times.  March 20, 2020.

Israeli Political Leader See Coronavirus As Reason To Stay In Power

Amid Coronavirus Fears, Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Sees An Opening by Oren Liebermann.  CNN.  Monday March 16, 2020.

Panoply Of Doomsday Scenarios Thrive During Coronavirus Pandemic

Coronavirus Is Bringing A Plague Of Dangerous Doomsday Predictions by John Blake.  CNN.  March 22, 2020.

$500 Billion Of Spending At The Discretion Of Treasury Secretary At Issue In Stimulus Bill

Democrats Warn Of 'Serious Issues' With Massive Stimulus Bill Ahead Of Key Procedural Vote by Phil Mattingly, Clare Foran and Ted Barrett.  CNN.  March 22, 2020

Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan Used "Layered" Strategies To Achieve Coronavirus Results

Understanding What Works:  How Some Countries Are Beating Back The Coronavirus by Helen Branswell.  STATnews.  March 20, 2020.

With Hospitals Becoming Sources Of Infection, Italian Doctors Urge Shift Of Medicine To Community Protection

A Plea From Doctors In Italy:  To Void Covid-19 Disaster, Treat More Patients At Home by Sharon Begley.  StatNews.  March 21, 2020.

Living In A Plague Is Just An Intensified Way Of Living

How To Survive A Plague by Andrew Sullivan.  New Yorker.  March 20, 2020.

Antibody Testing Is Crucial

"We're Flying Blind': Why Antibody Testing Will Matter by James D. Walsh.  New York Magazine.

Thursday, March 5, 2020

7 Takeaways From China's Batlte Against Coronavirus (Including That There Aren't Many Asymptomatic Cases

China's Battle Against Coronavirus:  7 Takeaways by Donald G. McNeil.  The New York Times.  March 4, 2020.

Health Care Workers Worry About Coronavirus Protection

Health Care Workers Worry About Coronavirus Protection by Katie Mettler, Arelis R. Hernandez, William Wan, and Lenny Bernstein.  The Washington Post.  March 5, 2020.

The Mathematics Of The Spread Of Coronavirus

The Coronavirus, By The Numbers by James Gorman.  The New York Times.  March 5, 2019.

How The Coronavirus Can And Cannot Spread

Surfaces?  Sneezes?  Sex?  How The Coronavirus Can And Cannot Spread by Heather Murphy.  The New York Times.

How To Stop Touching Your Face

How To Stop Touching Your Face by Jenny Gross.  The New York Times.  March 5, 2020.

Coronavirus Is Fueling The Backlash To Globalization

A Global Outbreak Is Fueling The Backlash To Globalization by Peter S. Goodman.  The New York Times.  March 5, 2020

Nursing Homes Are Starkly Vulnerable To Coronavirus

Nursing Homes Are Starkly Vulnerable To Coronavirus by Matt Richter.  The New York Times.  March 5, 2020.  

Expanded Testing May Overwhelm Lab Capacity

Extended Coronavirus Testing May Overwhelm Lab Capacity, Say Some Experts by Amy Goldstein, Carolyn Y. Johnson, Lena H. Sun and Laurie McGinley.  The Washington Post.  March 5, 2020.  

"Entire Ecosystem of Russian Disinformation Is At Play" to Spread Misinformation About Coronavirus

State Department Blames "Swarms Of Online, False Personas" From Russia For Wave Of Coronavirus Misinformation Online by Tony Romm.  The Washington Post.  March 5, 2020.