“An inflammatory illness recently observed in dozens of New York children -- one that state health officials say may be linked to Covid-19 -- has killed a teenager and two children under 8 years old, state officials said Saturday.”— Madeline Holcombe, cnn.com
“Prices Americans paid for eggs, meat, cereal and milk shot higher in April as people flocked to grocery stores to stock up on food amid government lockdowns designed to slow the spread of Covid-19.”— Thomas Franck, cnbc.com
“The new coronavirus can persist in men's semen even after they have begun to recover, a finding that raises the possibility the virus could be sexually transmitted, Chinese researchers said Thursday.”— Maggie Fox, cnn.com
“The CDC notes online that even the updated symptom list is not comprehensive.”— Zahra Hirji, buzzfeednews.com
“About 175 million Americans are expected to get a stimulus check to help them get through any money difficulties from the coronavirus pandemic or the shutdown efforts to stem the outbreak.”— Denitsa Tsekova, cashay.com
“The novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, is known to live on hard surfaces for up to three days, according to data published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Your bathroom has plenty of those.”— Ryan Prior, cnn.com
“More than 1 million cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed in the U.S., marking a grim milestone in the country with the most reported coronavirus infections in the world, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.”— Lynsey Jeffery, npr.org
“America's food supply chain is in trouble because of coronavirus outbreaks in rural meatpacking plant communities.”— Axios, axios.com
“Every day Landon Spradlin was growing weaker, and now, on the morning when he would leave New Orleans for the last time, the 66-year-old preacher and blues guitarist was unable to load his bags into the white Ford F-250 that was supposed to carry him home.”— Peter Jamison, msn.com
“The new coronavirus appears to linger in the air in crowded spaces or rooms that lack ventilation, researchers found in a study that buttresses the notion that Covid-19 can spread through tiny airborne particles known as aerosols.”— Marthe Fourcade, msn.com
“Hundreds of thousands of people like the Ramirez family have become gig workers or joined the informal sector after unexpectedly losing their jobs or being forced to close their small businesses.”— Nicole Chavez, cnn.com
“The World Health Organization has pushed back against the theory that individuals can only catch the coronavirus once, as well as proposals for reopening society that are based on this supposed immunity.”— Colin Dwyer, npr.org
“Coronavirus has been detected on particles of air pollution by scientists investigating whether this could enable it to be carried over longer distances and increase the number of people infected.”— Damian Carrington, theguardian.com
“The outbreak of Covid-19 has forced organizations into perhaps the most significant social experiment of the future of work in action, with work from home and social distancing policies radically changing the way we work and interact. But the impact on work is far more profound than just changing wh…”— Ravin Jesuthasan, hbr.org
“Covid-19 is hugely infectious, spreading across the globe in a few short months. It’s thought to be spread through tiny droplets expelled from the mouth when an infected person coughs or sneezes.”— Michael Moran, dailystar.co.uk
“In New York City, the epicenter of the pandemic in the U.S., 21% of the people tested had antibodies.”— Karen Matthews, apnews.com
“Coronavirus may live longer in one's eye than in other parts of the body, according to a Chinese report cited by Channel 13. The report stated that a Chinese woman was carrying the virus in her eye, while her nose was clear.”— Jerusalem Post Staff, jpost.com
“U.S. coronavirus deaths topped 47,000 on Wednesday after rising by a near-record single-day number the previous day, according to a Reuters tally.”— Lisa Shumaker, news.trust.org
“Federal health officials estimated in early April that more than 300,000 Americans could die from COVID-19 if all social distancing measures are abandoned, and later estimates pushed the possible death toll even higher, according to documents obtained by the Center for Public Integrity. Some outside…”— Liz Essley White, npr.org