The CDC warned Americans today that the Coronavirus is likely to become a "pandemic", calling it a "question of when".
How did we get here? Tracking the past few months of Covid-19 and Coronavirus news, a Thread:
How did we get here? Tracking the past few months of Covid-19 and Coronavirus news, a Thread:
Our first Coronavirus-related piece dates from January 22, when China announced a partial quarantine of Wuhan. At least 17 people had died by this point: slate.com/news-and-polit…
Just two days later, the official death toll had risen to 26, with more than 830 confirmed cases in China. We noted that the country may be downplaying the crisis and criticized the government’s lack of transparency in addressing the outbreak: slate.com/news-and-polit…
Water is wet, the sky is blue, and Chinese government censors are trying to control the conversation. Between lilac-hued propaganda posters and WeChat campaigns, they’re certainly earning their overtime pay: slate.com/technology/202…
By January 30, there were 7,711 confirmed cases. The virus had now fully spread globally, including five cases in the United States.
Countries were now racing to get their citizens out of China and into quarantine: slate.com/news-and-polit…
Countries were now racing to get their citizens out of China and into quarantine: slate.com/news-and-polit…
We invited Elisabeth Rosenthal, who covered the 2003 SARS outbreak, on our #HowToPod podcast to assess the actual risk of the Coronavirus and what we could do to keep ourselves safe: slate.com/technology/202…
On February 7, the Chinese doctor who tried to sound the alarm on Coronavirus—but was forced to recant by the government—died from the disease, in a maddening story of censorship and propaganda: slate.com/news-and-polit…
A few days later, the outbreak finally got a name: Covid-19.
Unfortunately, it’s also the name of an obscure cable company. We talked to its CEO about the company’s sudden thrust into the spotlight: slate.com/technology/202…
Unfortunately, it’s also the name of an obscure cable company. We talked to its CEO about the company’s sudden thrust into the spotlight: slate.com/technology/202…
When there’s a crisis, conspiracy theories can’t be far behind.
It was especially disappointing to see Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) espouse a particularly dangerous one: slate.com/news-and-polit…
It was especially disappointing to see Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) espouse a particularly dangerous one: slate.com/news-and-polit…
Meanwhile, the virus continues to grow and spread. In a twist of irony, Iran’s deputy health minister tested positive for the disease, and the government announced 95 total cases—a number that seems suspect: slate.com/news-and-polit…
So, is there a cure? There might be. (The key word being *might*.)
Several teams are working on vaccines tailored to the new coronavirus, often based on their work combating SARS in the early 2010s: slate.com/technology/202…
Several teams are working on vaccines tailored to the new coronavirus, often based on their work combating SARS in the early 2010s: slate.com/technology/202…
