🧵New @CDCgov guidance says we should make our masks fit more snugly for added protection. They advise “knotting" and "tucking" the ear loops of a 3-ply mask.

@yeahyeahyasmin of Medium’s Coronavirus Blog takes you through the technique step-by-step: read.medium.com/uhb5yCZ Step 1: Fold your mask in half lengthwise.

(All illustrations by @yeahyeahyasmin)

1/ No matter who wins next week, this election will have profound, far-reaching consequences for your physical health and well-being.

From insurance coverage to plans for a pandemic, here’s what’s at stake 👇 2/ We can't talk about health without talking about Covid-19.

President Trump hasn’t instituted a national testing or contact tracing plan. Joe Biden has pledged, if elected, to establish a Pandemic Testing Board & a National Contact Tracing Workforce. read.medium.com/kQwYiry

As we approach election day, we're bringing you a progressive body scan: each day, you’ll focus on and relax one part of your body to find a moment of calm.

We begin from the ground up, with the feet and lower legs. read.medium.com/2HEMjo2 Day 2: In today's body scan, we dial in to the legs and lower back. read.medium.com/RRsxaUc

Even 6 months in, so much is still uncertain about the Covid-19 pandemic.

We compiled a list of pros who have helped us make sense of it — these experts regularly share science-backed insights and/or highlight the forces that influence the virus's impact: read.medium.com/LYtkBZM Stay up-to-date easily with all 50 experts by following our Twitter list: twitter.com/i/lists/130697…

Or, if you want to follow a specific topic, here they are broken down by area of expertise (thread)👇

Six months into the pandemic, we’ve learned a lot about how SARS-CoV-2 spreads — and it’s not quite what we thought in the beginning.

@SmithDanaG explains what we now know about the primary pathways of transmission 🦠 read.medium.com/BjjN8jT 🦠 Surfaces don’t matter as much as we thought.

The virus is quite fragile, and doesn’t like being out in the open where it can dry up.

It’s critical to keep washing hands, but Emanuel Goldman, PhD says you don’t have to do anything excessive like disinfecting groceries.

1/ Racism is a public health crisis.

A 2018 report found that exposure to police killings of unarmed Black Americans resulted in a ~55 million poor mental health days every year among Black individuals in the U.S.

These organizations are here to help. read.medium.com/HDIsZH3 2/ @therapy4bgirls

Connects Black women with culturally competent therapists and destigmatizes mental health and therapy in the Black community.

In April, blood clots emerged as a mysterious symptom of coronavirus.

Soon after, we began hearing reports of Covid-19 patients dying from strokes.

Then came “Covid toes.”

What do all these symptoms have in common? Impaired blood circulation. read.medium.com/E05Dz6H A growing body of evidence now supports the theory that Covid-19 can infect blood vessels, which may provide an answer for the diverse set of head-to-toe symptoms that have emerged. read.medium.com/NOyIbkp

1/ No two diseases are the same — but we can draw upon what happened in prior outbreaks to illuminate the path forward.

Here are some key lessons we can apply to coronavirus: read.medium.com/zKKibM6 2/ 1918 Flu Epidemic 🦠

Lesson: Delay can be fatal.

It killed 50 million people worldwide and 675,000 in the US — but earlier action could have drastically reduced the toll.

1/ As states begin lift restrictions this summer, questions about vacation and travel are on the rise. Here’s some guidance on traveling safely during this stage of the pandemic. ⬇️

First: Is it better to take a plane, train, or a car? read.medium.com/VdIzmse 2/ “Traveling in your own car, either by yourself or with members of your household, is certainly safer than traveling by airplane right now in terms of acquiring Covid-19,” says Robin Patel, MD.

Read some public transportation tips here: read.medium.com/VdIzmse

1/ Isolating our already stressed-out bodies at home is beginning to take a physical toll.

The good news is it doesn’t take a lot to start feeling better.

Here are some ways to adjust your environment and build in easy movement: read.medium.com/YU6U9qs 2/ Start with your laptop — it’s an ergonomic nightmare.

Place it on a riser or a stack of books so that it’s at eye level, and then pair an external mouse and keyboard to it.

Avoid letting your fingers hover above the mouse, which can strain elbow and hand muscles.

1/ Coronavirus has caused massive shortages of the N95 respirator masks that healthcare workers rely on.

But a small hospital in San Antonio, Texas may have a solution, @rkhamsi reports. read.medium.com/6nVUkfb 2/ Staff at the Texas Center for Infectious Disease receive a reusable North 7700 respirator mask on their first day.

TCID has treated people with tuberculosis for decades. Since the mask-assigning policy went into effect in '96, not one staffer has become infected with TB.

The @CDCgov recommends the use of cloth face masks in public places where social distancing is difficult. But protective equipment is only as effective as the person wearing it.

Here's the proper way to put on a face mask 😷👇read.medium.com/q8MeEtr Before you do anything: wash your hands.

Make sure there are no tears in your face covering before you put it on.

Here's a new living room workout to bookmark: these bodyweight moves improve not just your strength but also your coordination, balance, and flexibility. 💪 read.medium.com/Z007Qjt Start with a warmup:

1/ There are currently 10,442 confirmed cases of #Covid19 in the US. There will surely be more.

It’s important to stay safe and informed during this pandemic. Here are some practical guides to bookmark👇 2/ Your Coronavirus shopping list: advice from people in quarantine on the most useful items to have in your home right now. read.medium.com/TyXRAPB