Herd Infection: The coronavirus is likely to keep spreading at least another 18 months to two years until 60 percent to 70 percent of the population has been infected, a team of US pandemic experts predicted in a report released this week.   “The …

What to Do Now: With the President’s guidelines expired, the states are wrestling today with when and how to let Americans return to restaurants, movie theaters, and shopping malls. Governors in at least 30 states are planning gradual re-openings.   Coronavirus infections …

Injection of Hope: America’s doctor, Anthony Fauci, injected hope into the coronavirus crisis with the announcement that an experimental drug called remdesivir helps coronavirus patients recover faster from the disease.    It is not a cure. “The data shows that remdesivir has a clear-cut, …

Shifting Sands: As the number of coronavirus cases in the US topped 1 million yesterday, the White House coronavirus task force issued a projection that 74,000 Americans will die of the disease by August.

Spotlight on Donald: No matter how angry he is with the press, President Trump couldn’t stay out of the spotlight for more than two days. After announcing he would have no more coronavirus briefings, Trump dove back into the pool yesterday.

New York State of Mind: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out plans for the gradual opening of his state, which has been hardest hit by the coronavirus in this country.

Counting Up and Down: The US surpassed 50,000 coronavirus deaths in the past 24 hours; 51,949 Americans have died with no immediate end in sight, 1,986 of them in the last day.   President Trump at his daily briefing said that the …

Viral News: Another 4.4 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance last week, bringing the total to more than 26 million who have lost their jobs since the coronavirus pandemic caused the shutdown of the US economy.   Some analysts say the unemployment …

The Anti-Science: The doctor who led the federal agency developing a coronavirus vaccine says he was removed from the job after he pressed for a rigorous vetting of malaria drugs pushed by President Trump as a treatment for the disease. Dr. …

Shut the Doors: President Trump, who has made it a cause to keep Muslims, asylum seekers, and illegal immigrants out of the country, tweeted last night that he’s shutting down legal immigration during the pandemic.   Fomenting fear of the outsider is …