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UK deaths linked to COVID-19 stopped in June.
False
Claim that a photo showing a doctor standing in front of empty hospital beds at a Reno, Nevada, auxiliary care site for COVID-19 patients proves that the coronavirus pandemic is a hoax.
False
It appears science may have found the Covid-19 pandemic’s off-ramp.
-- Stat, December 2
The tiny island nation brought huge scientific heft to its attempts to contain and study the coronavirus. Here’s what it learnt.
-- Nature, November 25
Which countries are seeing the most new cases?
-- Information is Beautiful, November 23
Explanations begin to arise at the molecular level for this vexing but commonplace symptom.
-- Scientific American, November 18
[M]ost of the efforts are being developed in siloes and trained on limited datasets, raising crucial questions about their reliability.
-- Stat, November 18
While the United States flounders in its response to the coronavirus, another nation — one within our own borders — is faring much better.
-- Stat, November 17
The news comes exactly a week after results from Pfizer and BioNTech, which announced broadly similar results.
-- Stat, November 16
There have been mixed results as researchers try to stop a disease they are still trying to understand.
-- Scientific American, November 13
The test detects the response of T cells to the virus — an arm of the immune system that may be just as important as antibodies to preventing reinfection.
-- New York Times, November 10
The immune system is no wimp. When pathogens cause illness, it kicks into high gear. Cells work together to tag, kill and gobble up invaders as they fight the infection.
-- Stat, May 5
Eight ways in which scientists hope to provide immunity to SARS-CoV-2.
-- Nature, April 28