Ending coronavirus lockdowns will be a dangerous process of trial and error
By Kai KupferschmidtApr. 14, 2020 , 4:10 PM
Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center.
The world is holding its breath.
After the novel coronavirus made its way from China around the world, one country after another adopted harsh measures to stop SARS-CoV-2 from spreading and overwhelming hospitals. They have hit the pause button on their economies and their citizens’ lives, stopping sports events, religious services, and other social gatherings. School closures in 188 countries affect more than 1.5 billion students. Borders are closed and businesses shuttered. While some countries are still seeing daily case numbers increase, others—first in Asia but increasingly in Europe—have managed to bend the curve, slowing the transmission of COVID-19.
But what is the exit strategy? “We’ve managed to get to the life raft,” says epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH). “But I’m really unclear how we will get to the shore.”...
4 More Tigers and 3 Lions Tested Positive for Coronavirus at Bronx Zoo: ‘All 8 Cats Continue to Do Well’
The zoo announced that 4-year-old tiger Nadia was the first big cat at its facility to test positive for COVID-19 on April 5
By Ashley Boucher
April 22, 2020 06:09 PM
Earlier this month, a tiger at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Nearly three weeks later, the zoo has announced that three more tigers and three lions that had been showing similar symptoms have also tested positive for the contagious virus. An additional tiger that had not shown symptoms also tested positive.
https://people.com/pets/4-more-tigers-3-lions-tested-positive-coronavirus-at-bronx-zoo/