How to protect yourself from a virus that may be floating indoors? Better ventilation, for starters. And keep wearing those masks.
Tag: Coronavirus Risks and Safety Concerns
239 Experts With One Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne
The W.H.O. has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive.
239 Experts With 1 Big Claim: The Coronavirus Is Airborne
The W.H.O. has resisted mounting evidence that viral particles floating indoors are infectious, some scientists say. The agency maintains the research is still inconclusive.
Australia Locks Down 300,000 in Melbourne Area After Coronavirus Surge
The authorities have locked down 300,000 people in areas around Melbourne heavily populated by immigrants, reinforcing the coronavirus’s outsized impact on disadvantaged communities.
Researchers Debate Infecting People With Coronavirus to Test Vaccines
The technique, called a human challenge trial, has been used to evaluate other vaccines.
The Post-Coronavirus Cruise? Not Ready to Sail
Data shows that there were far more cases of Covid-19 on cruise ships than have been reported, but the companies and the C.D.C. have yet to establish how the boats can come back.
Coronavirus Rising in Florida, Arizona, California and Texas: What We Know
Updates on the surges in Texas, California, Arizona and Florida.
From China to Germany, the World Learns to Live With the Coronavirus
As mass infections strike even in places that had seemed to tame the coronavirus, officials are turning to targeted and fast-but-flexible approaches to stop third or fourth waves.
Russians Eat Burgers in Gloves. Should Everyone?
Status-conscious fast-food joints across Eastern Europe have offered their diners disposable gloves for years. The idea may find a wider audience in the pandemic era.
Flushing the Toilet May Fling Coronavirus Aerosols All Over
A new study shows how turbulence from a toilet bowl can create a large plume that is potentially infectious to a bathroom’s next visitor.