Scientific research on the coronavirus is being released in a torrent
May 6th 2020Editor’s note: The Economist is making some of its most important coverage of the covid-19 pandemic freely available to readers of The Economist Today, our daily newsletter. To receive it, register here. For our coronavirus tracker and more coverage, see our hubEXPONENTIAL INCREASES are a hallmark of pandemics. The spread of SARS-CoV-2 around…
Scientists Say New Strain of Coronavirus is More Contagious than COVID-19
Scientists have verified a fresh strain of the coronavirus that has become superior globally and seems to be more contagious than the original COVID-19. The latest strain emerged in Europe in February, relocated rapidly to the East Coast of the U.S., and has been the commanding strain across the planet since mid-March, the researchers noted.…