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Scientists say a now-dominant strain of the coronavirus appears to be more contagious than original

A mutation in the novel coronavirus has led to a new strain viewed as more contagious than the virus that emerged from China, according to a study led by Los Alamos researchers.

Seattle’s Leaders Let Scientists Take the Lead. New York’s Did Not

The initial coronavirus outbreaks on the East and West Coasts emerged at roughly the same time. But the danger was communicated very differently, Charles Duhigg writes.

Touchless Birthday / Saam Gabbay — Saam Gabbay

Work by Venice, CA director / photographer Saam Gabbay

Food goes to waste amid coronavirus crisis

The Covid-19 pandemic is leading to

IHME | COVID-19 Projections

Explore hospital bed use, need for intensive care beds, and ventilator use due to COVID-19 based on projected deaths for all 50 US states and District of Columbia

Social distancing may have helped California slow the virus and avoid New York’s fate

The Contrarian Coronavirus Theory That Informed the Trump Administration

Isaac Chotiner interviews Richard A. Epstein, a professor at N.Y.U. School of Law and the author of two articles published on the Hoover Institution Web site that dispute proposed modelling of the coronavirus pandemic and its W.H.O. designation.

The coronavirus may hit rural America later — and harder

Rural communities “tend to be older, with more chronic illness,” making people more at risk of severe Covid-19.

Covid-19 Social Distancing Scoreboard — Unacast

Social distancing is seen as the most effective way of slowing the spread of the virus causing COVID-19, and is strongly advised by the World Health Organization and the CDC. At Unacast, we wanted to understand which areas of the country are best at exhibiting social distancing behavior. Our hope is…