This spring, death rates rivaled those seen during the country’s deadliest pandemic, a new study finds. “What 1918 looked like is basically this.” Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Influenza Epidemic (1918-19)”
The Pandemic’s Big Mystery: How Deadly Is the Coronavirus?
By Gotham Rex on July 4, 2020
Even with more than 500,000 dead worldwide, scientists are struggling to learn how often the virus kills. Here’s why. Source: New York Times
New Yorkers Are Backsliding on Social Distancing
By Gotham Rex on June 16, 2020
Many are disregarding rules, prompting state officials to threaten to reinstate restrictions to guard against another wave of coronavirus infections. Source: New York Times