CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL EDITION: What you need to know about your pets and coronavirus

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The Coronavirus Pandemic To help you and your families better understand COVID-19—and learn how to protect yourselves—National Geographic is providing free access to a selection of coronavirus stories. To support more content like this, please consider subscribing to National Geographic.

PHOTOGRAPH BY SEBASTIÁN HIDALGO, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Coronavirus is a toxic storm of illness and death for black Americans Almost one-third of infections nationwide have affected black Americans, according to data from the CDC, though blacks represent only 13 percent of the U.S. population. Likewise, nearly one-third of those who have died across the country are black. READ THE STORY SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY JOÃO PINA, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC What it's like to quarantine in one of the world's biggest apartment buildings "I've instructed the doormen to watch on the CCTV when people are using the elevators,” says the building manager. "If they touch the surfaces or the mirrors, the cleaning personnel is called up to clean the whole elevator right away." SEE THE PHOTOS SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY ARIANA DREHSLER, AFP/GETTY IMAGES What you need to know about your cats and coronavirus Cases of cats acquiring coronavirus are rare—and there is no evidence the disease could spread from pets to humans. GET THE FACTS SHARE

Other coverage What immunity to Covid-19 might actually mean(Vox)  ›› Preppers are quite prepared to enjoy some vindication (NYT)  ››

PHOTOGRAPH BY BENJAMIN RASMUSSEN ‘Zoom fatigue’ is taxing the brain. Here's why that happens. Video calls seemed an elegant solution to remote work, but they wear on the psyche in complicated ways. LEARN MORE SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY TED S. WARREN, AP PHOTO The pandemic may fuel the next wave of the opioid crisis While COVID-19 has a disproportionate impact on various vulnerable populations, drug users face unique challenges. READ THE STORY SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY TIM RUE, BLOOMBERG, GETTY IMAGES Dozens of cruise ships filled with people are still waiting to come home The ships are floating off the U.S. coast, with tens of thousands of crew members of varying nationalities on board—and with no clear timeline for when and how they will all return to their home countries. READ MORE SHARE

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