The coronavirus is finding new victims worldwide, in bars and restaurants, offices, markets and casinos, giving rise to frightening clusters of infection that increasingly confirm what many scientists have been saying for months: The virus lingers in the air indoors, infecting those nearby. If airborne transmission is a significant factor in the pandemic, especially in…
HAMMONTON, N.J. — Workers at the largest blueberry farm in the Northeast move through the fields in small groups, fingers dancing with the speed of musicians as they pick bushes heavy with fruit. The more they gather, the more they are paid during a season that lasts only about seven weeks. Barring rain, they work…
Here’s what you need to know: ImageGuests, mostly without masks, gathered for the “Salute to America” event on the South Lawn of the White House.Credit…Patrick Semansky/Associated Press With infections climbing, most Fourth of July celebrations are muted. But not in D.C. After delivering a divisive speech at Mount Rushmore on Friday night, President Trump is…
The coronavirus is finding new victims worldwide, in bars and restaurants, offices, markets and casinos, giving rise to frightening clusters of infection that increasingly confirm what many scientists have been saying for months: The virus lingers in the air indoors, infecting those nearby. If airborne transmission is a significant factor in the pandemic, especially in…
A stretch of DNA linked to Covid-19 was passed down from Neanderthals 60,000 years ago, according to a new study. Scientists don’t yet know why this particular segment increases the risk of severe illness from the coronavirus. But the new findings, which were posted online on Friday and have not yet been published in a…
Video In a post-quarantine world, heat sensors could help spot sick people with elevated temperatures as they enter public places. But it’s not that simple. July 2, 2020 Welcome to Maplewood, N.J. … in infrared. As the country reopens, you might start seeing more images like these: real-time heat maps that could find sick people,…
More than six months into the pandemic, the coronavirus has infected more than 11 million people worldwide, killing more than 525,000. But despite the increasing toll, scientists still do not have a definitive answer to one of the most fundamental questions about the virus: How deadly is it? A firm estimate could help governments predict…
Here’s what you need to know: ImageSpectators and members of the U.S. Air Force Academy band arriving at Mt. Rushmore ahead of President Trump’s Independence Day celebration on Friday.Credit…Al Drago/Bloomberg With U.S. infections surging, Trump heads to Mt. Rushmore for fireworks, with a crowd expected to number in the thousands. Health officials are urging Americans…
Is it still safe to socialize outside? As the coronavirus continues to rage throughout the country, public health officials are telling us to stay home this holiday weekend. Beaches in Texas, Florida and California are closed. And now some recent backyard gatherings are being blamed for new cases of Covid-19. The new restrictions and outbreaks…
After a minor late-spring lull, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States is once again on the rise. States like Arizona, Florida and Texas are seeing some of their highest numbers to date, and as the nation hurtles further into summer, the surge shows few signs of stopping. And yet the virus…