CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: How risky is it to spend time in a classroom or ride a bus?

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KENNEDY ELLIOTT, NG STAFF How risky is it to spend time in a classroom? Ride the bus? This mathematical model helps estimate the riskiness of different activities based on one potential route of coronavirus spread: itty-bitty particles known as aerosols. MEASURE YOUR RISK SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY UNIVERSAL HISTORY ARCHIVE/UNIVERSAL IMAGES GROUP VIA GETTY IMAGES What does 'airborne coronavirus' really mean—and how can you protect yourself? The COVID-19 pandemic has revived a decades-old debate about how respiratory diseases travel—which affects the safety practices experts recommend. READ ON SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY KEVIN DIETSCH, POOL/GETTY IMAGES What does the U.S. need to do to reopen safely? Here's what Fauci told us. There's no reason Americans shouldn't be able to vote safely as long as public health guidelines are followed, Dr. Fauci tells us in an exclusive conversation. Read on to see what he says about reopening schools and businesses. READ THE INTERVIEW SHARE

What we're reading The plan that could give us our lives back (The Atlantic)  ›› 13 states make contact tracing data public. Here's what they're learning (NPR)  ››

PHOTOGRAPH BY NANNA HEITMANN Surreal scenes inside Russia's battle against the pandemic Patients continue to fill hospitals as rumors and cynicism spread about a vaccine. SEE THE PHOTOS SHARE FAUCI ON RUSSIA'S VACCINE: 'I seriously doubt' they've proved it's safe and effective +

NGM STAFF, PAUL BUFFA Daily cases level off in some U.S. states—but are still alarmingly high Use our map and chart, updated daily, to track new cases and deaths in your state and county. SEE THE DATA SHARE

PHOTOGRAPH BY PRABIN RANABHAT, SOPA IMAGES/LIGHTROCKET/GETTY IMAGES Nano needles. Facial recognition. Air travel adapts to make travel safer Planes and airports are deploying futuristic emerging technology in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. LEARN MORE SHARE

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