How do you do contact tracing for COVID-19?

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Health workers  in low-income countries have plenty of suggestions and ideas for identifying and recording those with illness.

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A Social Prescription: Why Human Connection Is Crucial To Our Health

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HIDDEN BRAIN

A Social Prescription: Why Human Connection Is Crucial To Our Health

Confined to our homes, many of us are experiencing a newfound appreciation for our social relationships. What we may not realize — and what physicians and researchers have only recently started emphasizing — is the importance of these connections to our physical health. This week, we talk with former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about why he considers loneliness a matter of public health, and how we can all deepen our social ties.

Coronavirus Models Aren't "Wrong." That's Not How They Work.

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SHORT WAVE

Coronavirus Models Aren’t “Wrong.” That’s Not How They Work.

Scientific models of disease don’t predict the future. They’re just one tool to help us all prepare for it. NPR global health correspondent Nurith Aizenman explains how scientific models of disease are built and how they’re used by public health experts. We also look at one influential model forecasting when individual states might begin to reopen.

New White House Guidance for When States Can Move To Reopen

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CORONAVIRUS DAILY

New White House Guidance for When States Can Move To Reopen

The White House Thursday offered a blueprint for states to re-open. It starts with a decline in confirmed cases of COVID-19 and includes extensive testing that does not yet exist. Johns Hopkins epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo told NPR’s Rachel Martin that the lack of testing means the outbreak is still largely unpredictable.

Buzzkill

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THROUGHLINE

Buzzkill

In the whole of human history, no predator has killed more of us than the lowly mosquito. And this killing spree, which we still struggle in vain to stop, means the mosquito has been an outsized force in our history — from altering the fate of empires to changing our DNA. This week, three stories of the quiet legacy and the potential future of the mosquito.

Where Did This Coronavirus Originate? Virus Hunters Find Genetic Clues In Bats

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SHORT WAVE

Where Did This Coronavirus Originate? Virus Hunters Find Genetic Clues In Bats

Bats are critically important for ecosystems around the world. But they also harbor some of the toughest known zoonotic diseases, and are the likely origin point for this coronavirus. Short Wave reporter Emily Kwong talks about leading theories on where this coronavirus came from, the work of virus hunters, and the rise of emerging zoonotic diseases.

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