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The COVID-19 pandemic is affecting everyone to some degree, and many people are looking for ways to help others. Here are some ways people can contribute to the response effort.
When a new virus emerges and triggers a pandemic, it is important to trace its origins. Knowing more about how the virus jumped species in the first place can help curb future zoonotic diseases.
Zoom’s privacy and security shortcomings are just the latest videoconferencing vulnerabilities. Knowing each platform’s risks can help people avoid many of the downsides of virtual gatherings.
For-profit colleges have a history of deceptive practices that have left thousands of students in the lurch, two higher education scholars warn.
With so many people working from home on vulnerable networks and set-ups, cybersecurity is a growing concern.
Cellphone data can show who coronavirus patients interacted with, which can help isolate infected people before they feel ill. But how digital contact tracing is implemented matters.
Most people in the West are used to some form of solitude from time to time. But this is a fairly new normal.
Scientific models can help us understand the important features of complex systems, but they need good data.
QAnon refers to the online community that believes in conspiracy theories about Donald Trump and the so-called deep state, and is spreading harmful misinformation about COVID-19.
This year’s twin crises have left Australians reeling. The concept of ‘rupture’ can help us understand what’s happening.
An expert on forensic science explains the critical role of coroners and pathologists in the COVID-19 crisis, as many cities struggle to manage the soaring number of dead bodies.
University of Pittsburgh researchers are developing a vaccine patch for COVID-19 that is as easy to apply as a Band-Aid.
What would you do if you weren’t safe at home – and now you’re not allowed to leave because of the coronavirus pandemic?
Of the four broad options for coming out of lockdown, a controlled building of ‘herd immunity’ in the population may be our best hope of recovery from the pandemic if a vaccine is not found soon.
Study raises hopes that we may be closer to herd immunity than previously thought.
Like conspiracy theories, pandemics are about an invisible and powerful enemy hiding among us.
As part of response to COVID-19 pandemic, Nigeria has announced a lock down in three strategic states but this is going to be tough on the self employed and small scale entrepreneurs.
South Africa won’t flatten the COVID-19 pandemic curve unless all citizens have the means to stay at home. But for many, it’s either they stay at home and starving, or go out to make a living.
COVID-19 has a long incubation time, and testing can take days to get results. Don’t let continually rising case numbers make you give up on staying at home.
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