Disease

The latest news on coronavirus has been mixed.

For social and economic reasons, the lockdown simply cannot last much longer. As the country begins to reopen, there will be several major unanswered questions, perhaps the biggest of which is, "Will there be a second wave of COVID-19?"

Let’s begin with a few facts, extrapolating as necessary. According to the CDC’s statistics on deaths in the United States, seasonal flu is an equal opportunity killer.

When I saw the headline about a flight packed with terrified passengers I didn't even need to read much further to find out which airline was the culprit.

Background knowledge

How many nursing home patients have died in nursing homes?

To begin with, the EPA rule in question is about ambient air quality standards, not emissions, even though the latter is responsible for the former.

Stanford researchers tested 3330 people in one county in California, Santa Clara, that at the time of testing had the largest number of confirmed cases in the state.

By Marta Gaglia, Tufts University and

Tyler Cowen, an economist, was discussing the differences in economic and epidemiologic models. One factor that economists frequently consider is termed elasticity.