And now with the murder hornets.
Europe's longest coronavirus lockdown ends in Italy today, as four million people return to work. 1/17
South Korea says it traded gunfire at the DMZ with North Korea, and reports no casualties. 2/17
Pompeo says there is "enormous evidence" the coronavirus pandemic began in a Wuhan laboratory, and that the COVID-19 virus is not man-made or genetically modified. 3/17
In a preliminary estimate, the White House expects the death toll to increase over the next several weeks—reaching around 3,000 daily deaths in early June. 4/17
"The span of 34 days between March 29, when Trump agreed to extend strict social-distancing guidelines, and this past week, when he celebrated the reopening of some states as a harbinger of economic revival, tells a story of desperation and dysfunction." 5/17
An essential aspect of containing the coronavirus, "contact tracing" requires resilience, precision, and a knack for detective work. 6/17
Some of the recipients of US coronavirus stimulus funds are healthcare providers that are facing civil or criminal inquiries. 7/17
The "murder hornet"—which kills bees, threatens crops, and grows up to two inches long—has now arrived in America. 8/17
An Oxford immunologist says a COVID-19 vaccine will likely be seasonal, though—unlike influenza—how frequently the virus mutates is still unknown. 9/17
"We don't want to find ourselves with a working vaccine but too little manufacturing capacity." For a COVID-19 vaccine to work, the US must be prepared to spend tens of billions of dollars. 10/17
The FDA has approved the use of an antibody test from Roche, which has pledged to increase test production to "high double-digit millions" per month. 11/17
Comparing COVID-19 deaths to those from flu doesn't work, because the former are actual deaths while the latter are intentional overestimates. 12/17
"Temperature checks for every guest and employee." The list of requirements for a restaurant to reopen shows just how difficult it's going to be. 13/17
With national parks empty of humans, wildlife are free to roam where they like—which could change animals' habits such that park areas will need to be changed for reopening. 14/17
See also: Years of conservation work at a national park in northwest Spain has resulted in the first sighting of a brown bear in the area in 150 years. 15/17
"Humanity might survive, but traumatized, interrupted, angry, ashamed, sad. A science-fiction story too painful to write, too obvious." Kim Stanley Robinson on how the coronavirus is rewriting our imaginations. 16/17
"Order in! But don't. Stay home. Move to the country. And stay in the city." An FAQ for the coronavirus, by Dave Eggers. 17/17
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