Today's sweep of information about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) brings news that the US has crossed the threshold of 1,000 total reported cases. In business news, topics include more cancellations of conference and sporting events, suggested telecommunications strategies, and reductions in international flight schedules. Additionally, some US colleges and universities are switching to remote learning for the remainder of their sessions.
Scientific news reveals new directions for vaccine research and questions about why Africa's number of reported cases remains low (A: No one knows).
Policy news reflects concerns about the homeless and the impact that face mask shortages are having on medical research. See below for articles on these topics, and others.
In no particular order, here are today's links from my RSS feed. Please consider clicking through to upvote any Steem post(s) on the list.
- Steem
: Artificial Intelligence in the prevention and diagnosis of Coronavirus
- Steem
: Draconian response to coronavirus worse for global economy than epidemic itself
- As Covid-19 Fears Mount, a Face Mask Shortage Imperils Research
- We don't know why so few covid-19 cases have been reported in Africa
- Microsoft—and Ars—advise split-tunnel VPNs to minimize coronavirus woes - Subtitle: Don't waste limited local bandwidth on VPNing remote users' Office365 traffic.
- Coronavirus Poses Unique Threat to U.S. Homeless Population
- Experiencing Rome’s First Day on Coronavirus Lockdown
- California tech industry gets its first big coronavirus hit: RSA Conference attendee infected, in serious condition - Subtitle: NASA also struck, more conferences cancelled, WISPA is moving ahead
- Philadelphia biotech firm with 'unique tools' joins effort to develop coronavirus vaccine - From the article: "Integral Molecular of Philadelphia said it is mobilizing two of its key technology platforms — shotgun mutagenesis epitope mapping and the membrane proteome array"
- Sporting events are being canceled or will be held without fans amid coronavirus concerns
- Face mask ads claiming to protect against coronavirus are popping up all over Google and Facebook, and the platforms are scrambling to stamp them out
- Coronavirus Fears Spark a Run on Nintendo's Ring Fit Adventure
- These are 6 of the main differences between flu and coronavirus
- A Disease Tracker Backed by Gates and Zuckerberg Tackles Covid-19 - Subtitle: The two tech titans funded an effort to bring metagenomic sequencing and software to poor countries. Now, it’s helping trace the spread of the new coronavirus.
- A coronavirus fake news 'infodemic' is spreading online faster than tech companies' ability to quash it
- Opinion: To save the economy from COVID-19, the only effective policy is medical, not monetary or fiscal
- Delta, American airlines cutting international and domestic flights due to coronavirus
- A top Sequoia partner's email to CEOs during the dot-com bust has important lessons for startups facing the coronavirus and its effects 20 years later
- Harvard and MIT tell students not to return from spring break due to coronavirus - Our local state school has also announced that they're switching to remote learning for the rest of the semester.
As mentioned in previous posts, here is a visualization tool for mapping the reported cases of COVID-19 occurrences. According to the site, this morning's total worldwide number of reported cases was 121,124 with 66,216 recoveries, 4,368 deaths, and 1,039 cases in the US. The lion's share of US cases are reported in Washington (273), New York (176), and California (157). My own state of Pennsylvania has 14 reported cases.
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