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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 MONTAKAN TANCHAISWAT, USAID On the hunt for the next deadly virus Searching for new viruses and tracking down the source of pandemics, scientists are laying the groundwork to defeat “spillover” diseases. READ ON SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY TOBIAS SCHWARZ, AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES In public toilets, flushing isn't the only COVID-19 risk Toilet plumes can launch germy droplets in the air. Here are the precautions you should take before answering nature's call in public restrooms. GET THE FACTS SHARE

What we're reading A promising treatment—but scientists want to see the data (Vox)  ›› The pandemic sent young New Yorkers packing. Will they return? (NYT)  ››

PHOTOGRAPH BY YANG SHIYAO XINHUA, EYEVINE/R​EDUX While we weren't looking, a more polluted future has been brewing The notion that the pandemic has been "good for the environment"—that nature is recovering while humanity stays at home—appeals to many people grasping for some upside to the global tragedy. Reality, though, may not cooperate. LEARN MORE SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY SIRACHAI ARUNRUGSTICHAI How Thailand prevented coronavirus from gaining a foothold Expecting the worst, a photographer set out to document the pandemic in Bangkok. He was surprised by what he found. SEE INSIDE SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY GABRIELLA ANGOTTI-JONES, THE NEW YORK TIMES/REDUX As summer arrives, the most vulnerable face deadly heat and COVID-19 A dangerous and uncharted trifecta of the pandemic, high unemployment, and extreme heat is looming, and cities are scrambling to make plans. READ THE STORY SHARE

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NGM STAFF, PAUL BUFFA Where coronavirus cases and deaths are changing the most Our interactive map is updated daily to show where cases are rising and falling, as well as state-by-state trends. See what's happening in your state. EXPLORE SHARE

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