Weekly Roundup 5/17 – The Latest Informative Coronavirus News

WASHINGTON POST: Virus "does not spread easily" from contaminated surfaces or animals, revised CDC website states

The coronavirus primarily spreads from person to person and not easily from a contaminated surface.

SCITECHDAILY: New Research Shows Yoga Can Significantly Improve Mental Health – Ideal for COVID-19 Self-Isolation

The ancient practice of yoga could provide a sustainable exercise alternative for thousands of people isolating at home.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Thinking of Buying a Bike? Get Ready for a Very Long Wait

The United States is facing a shortage of bicycles as anxiety over public transportation and a desire to exercise has sent the demand surging.

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Where Chronic Health Conditions and Coronavirus Could Collide

Could just as accurately be phrased, "Where Bad Diets and Coronavirus collide."

VOX: Our environmental practices make pandemics like the coronavirus more likely

The story we tell about pandemics casts us as victims of nature. It’s the other way around.

WASHINGTON POST: What is a pulse oximeter, and does the coronavirus pandemic mean you need one?

Before the coronavirus pandemic, most Americans had probably not heard of pulse oximeters. Now the low-cost medical devices have been flying off shelves almost as quickly as toilet paper.

SALON: Fear of emasculation is making men less likely to wear protective masks

Men are more likely to die of COVID-19 — yet in greater numbers than women, they refuse to man up and mask up.

SAN DIEGO UNION-TRIBUNE: Infographic: Antibody Testing

There are now 3 categories of SARCoV2 testing - this is a very good infographic to explain the difference.

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