CORONAVIRUS SPECIAL EDITION: These states are moving toward a New York-style crisis

Plus: How to make the perfect mask, the countries that haven't banned Americans, and cutting ties with WHO  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌    ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  

 

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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.

KENNEDY ELLIOTT, NGM STAFF; PROPUBLICA How the new coronavirus surges compare to New York City's peak COVID-19 has been described as a once-in-a-century pandemic, with New York City as the iconic early epicenter for the U.S. Now, as coronavirus surges across the country, many places are moving toward a New York-style crisis—and not only in urban areas. SEE THE DATA SHARE MAP: See where cases are rising and falling in the U.S. +

PHOTOGRAPH BY MARK PETERSON, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC How to make masks that everyone will want to wear National Geographic contacted engineers, physicists, psychologists, and fashion designers to find out the best tips for building better masks. LEARN HOW SHARE POLL: Who's not wearing a face mask? +

PHOTOGRAPH BY YANG SHIYAO, XINHUA/EYEVINE/R​EDUX A brief history of gloves, from the Ice Age to the coronavirus era The oldest existing gloves were found in Tut's tomb, but cave paintings suggest humans wore mittens as far back as the Ice Age. As COVID-19 brings a revival of "errand" gloves, we look back at the fascinating (and sometimes scandalous) role gloves have played in the human story. READ ON SHARE

What we're reading The tragic loss of a person's dying words (The Atlantic)  ›› Reopening schools is possible, but we're doing it wrong (Politico)  ››

PHOTOGRAPH BY FABRICE COFFRINI, POOL, AFPA VIA GETTY IMAGES Here's what we'll lose if the U.S. cuts ties with the WHO Find out why the international agency exists in the first place—and the ramifications a U.S. withdrawal could have for global health. READ MORE SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY CESAR RODRIGUEZ, BLOOMBERG, GETTY IMAGES Here's where Americans can still travel. But should they? As high COVID-19 rates lock U.S. tourists out of the E.U., other places are taking precautions and inviting them back in. KEEP READING SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY XYZA CRUZ BACANI How a single doctor fights to keep COVID-19 from reaching his rural town Anthony Cortez protects the 56,000 residents of Bambang, Philippines, through contact tracing, quarantine—and gossip. READ THE STORY SHARE

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Coronavirus cases top 3 million in the U.S. See the hot spots. The virus hasn’t won yet. Here’s how to stop it. In public toilets, flushing isn't the only COVID-19 risk How long does the coronavirus last inside the body? See how a sneeze can launch germs much farther than 6 feet In the U.K., families of the dead still wonder: Was it COVID-19?

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