“A mother who was infected with the coronavirus couldn’t smell her baby’s full diaper. Cooks who can usually name every spice in a restaurant dish can’t smell curry or garlic, and food tastes bland. Others say they can’t pick up the sweet scent of shampoo or the foul odor of kitty litter.”— Roni Caryn Rabin, economictimes.indiatimes.com
“TThe University of Tampa in Florida on Saturday confirmed that five college students have tested positive for the coronavirus after traveling together during a recent Spring Break trip.”— Christina Zhao, newsweek.com
“Peleg said that, from what he sees and hears in the hospital, the instructions are not to offer access to artificial respiratory machines to patients over 60 as such machines are limited in number.”— Jerusalem Post Staff, jpost.com
“I’m 26. I don’t have any prior autoimmune or respiratory conditions. I work out six times a week, and abstain from cigarettes. I thought my role in the current health crisis would be as an ally to the elderly and compromised. Then, I was hospitalized for Covid-19.”— Fiona Lowenstein, dnyuz.com
“According to NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea, over 50 police officers have tested positive for COVID-19, but only one has been hospitalized.”— FOX5 New York, fox5ny.com
“Natasha Ott told her partner she felt the beginnings of a cold coming on. Less than two weeks later she was found lifeless in her kitchen.”— Samantha Lock, the-sun.com
“The country still hasn’t tested enough people to discover most cases, experts say. But our tracker has the latest numbers of confirmed cases for every state.”— Hannah Barczyk, theatlantic.com
“When coronavirus means fearing for your health while also fighting racism.”— Sara Li, Cosmopolitan, cosmopolitan.com
“The measure was implemented as a response to the projection that as many as 56% of Californians could be infected with COVID-19 over the next eight weeks.”— Emma Specter, Vogue, vogue.com
“With more than 200,000 coronavirus cases worldwide and thousands of deaths, a striking pattern is appearing in the hardest-hit countries: More men are dying than women.”— Chris Mooney, thehour.com
“Asymptomatic people are still contagious, and can still infect older and more vulnerable people, like those who are immunocompromised.”— Britni de la Cretaz, refinery29.com
“Investors were already worried about their valuations and ability to generate consistent profitability before the coronavirus crisis.”— Paul R. La Monica, cnn.com
“In a time when we must endure a virus that brings death, we can choose to become more alive than ever. Let’s not squander this gift to heal and emerge from our cocoons transformed. Gentle peace.”— Kitty O'Meara, the-daily-round.com
“China said it would revoke the press credentials of Americans working for three major U.S. newspapers in the largest expulsion of foreign journalists in the post-Mao era, amid an escalating battle with the Trump administration over media operating in the two countries.”— Wall Street Journal, wsj.com
“And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still. And listened more deeply. Some meditated, some prayed, some danced. Some met their shadows. And the people began to think differently. A…”— Kitty O'Meara, reddit.com
“It's abundantly clear that governors and mayors, not the federal government, have the broadest quarantine and isolation authority. That's because the constitution leaves that kind of police power in the hands of the states.”— Justin Sullivan, nbcnews.com
“A Belgian doctor working to battle the coronavirus says he’s treated several seriously ill young patients — and their lung scans were ‘nothing short of terrifying,’ according to reports.”— Jackie Salo, nypost.com
“‘Stealth’ coronavirus cases are fueling the pandemic, with a staggering 86% of people infected walking around undetected, a new study says.”— Jackie Salo, nypost.com