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Australians have embraced Good Friday traditions, marking the day with solemn church services, bumper fish markets, royal shows and weekend getaways. At St Patrick’s Cathedral in Melbourne and Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney, parishioners gathered for the Stations of the Cross, reflecting on the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ this Holy holiday. Meanwhile, Sydney Fish Markets saw families queuing to purchase their Good Friday seafood, with crowds posing up for photos as they shopped for the traditional meal. This is the first Easter at the new expanded waterfront location, potentially making it the busiest trading day in the market’s...

Ultimately, all coronavirus deaths are connected to Wuhan, but that’s not what UCSF microbiologist Dr. Charles Chiu means. He’s talking about different strains of the virus which can be detected with gene sequencing. So, for instance, the original Wuhan strain of the virus can be differentiated from the strain that formed the first U.S. hotspot in Washington state by looking for specific mutations.Dr. Chiu, who has been studying the outbreak in the Bay Area hasn’t been able to test samples from the three early victims of the disease which Santa Clara officials announced yesterday, so consider this informed speculation:...