“The COVID-19 outbreak has been a confusing time for Americans, but one thing has been glaringly clear: The U.S. is way behind when it comes to testing people for the coronavirus.”— Olga Khazan, theatlantic.com
“The Trump administration has announced a series of measures intended to speed testing for the coronavirus disease COVID-19: a new federal coordinator to oversee testing, funding for two companies developing rapid tests and a hotline for labs to call to get help finding needed supplies.”— Laurel Wamsley, npr.org
“New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday afternoon that most gatherings of more than 500 people have been banned in the state.”— Emma Specter, Vogue, vogue.com
“Federally funded tests conducted by scientists from several major institutions indicated that the novel form of coronavirus behind a worldwide outbreak can survive in the air for several hours.”— John Bowden, thehill.com
“Last week, Republican members of Congress heard a sober warning in a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill: There’s a good chance most people in the United States will eventually be exposed to the novel coronavirus, according to one former official.”— Betsy Swan, thedailybeast.com
“Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told lawmakers during a House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday that COVID-19 — the disease caused by the novel coronavirus — is probably about 10 times more lethal than the seasonal flu.”— Tim O'Donnell, theweek.com
“German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that up to 70% of the country's population - some 58 million people - could contract the coronavirus.”— BBC News, bbc.com
“Austria has announced a ban on Italians entering the country unless they carry a medical certificate, in an attempt to stop coronavirus spreading.”— BBC, bbc.com
“A 100-year-old coronavirus patient suffering from Alzheimer’s has recovered after being treated with blood donated by former patients.”— Emilia Jiang, dailymail.co.uk
“At least 27 people have died from alcohol poisoning in the Khuzestan and Alborz provinces of Iran trying to prevent infection of the coronavirus, Iranian news agencies reported on Monday.”— Somiah Malekian, abcnews.go.com
“An unattended hand sanitizer sits on a table, right next to a cappuccino, eyed covetously by the people nearby. Someone coughs. Everyone cringes.”— Elise Taylor , Vogue, vogue.com
“Even as companies rush to develop and test vaccines against the new coronavirus, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the National Institutes of Health are betting that scientists can do even better than what’s now in the pipeline.”— Sharon Begley, statnews.com
“It will cost something to reduce mobility in the short term, but to fail do so will eventually cost everything—if not from this event, then one in the future. Outbreaks are inevitable, but an appropriately precautionary response can mitigate systemic risk to the globe at large.”— Nassim Nicholas Taleb, academia.edu
“Here's how to isolate in the case that you returned from an area with an known outbreak and are showing symptoms, or if you have already tested positive for COVID-19.”— Jeanna Bryner, livescience.com
“Tensions on board boiled over when a female passenger started deliberately coughing on staff to get them to open the doors and let her off, according to Fugu M.”— Tom Michael, the-sun.com
“Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) confirmed via Twitter on Sunday evening he recently interacted with someone who tested positive for the novel coronavirus, so he's decided to self-quarantine at home.”— Rebecca Falconer, axios.com
“An outbreak could devastate low-income black and Latino communities that, even in the best of times, face serious medical challenges.”— John Eligon, nytimes.com
“As more Americans get coronavirus on land and at sea, thousands of passengers from an afflicted cruise ship could soon disperse to quarantine centers across the country.”— Holly Yan, cnn.com
“Stanford University will move all of its classes online after a faculty member of the Northern California school tested positive for the novel coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19.”— Marty Johnson, thehill.com