Lots of informative pics in this Bored Panda post:
Telelens. https://t.co/od5YKi1UVr
— Oscar Lamme (@OscarLamme) May 2, 2020
… In the times of the current crisis, keeping a safe distance is key. Even if countries are starting to ease restrictions on quarantine, it doesn’t mean it’s over. But how do we know, from the pictures alone, that people are doing what’s right? It turns out, we can’t.
Photographers Ólafur Steinar Gestsson and Philip Davali conducted an experiment for the photo agency Ritzau Scanpix. The Copenhagen-based artists photographed the same people chilling out outside on the same day. Their trick was to use two different perspectives—a wide angle and a telephoto lens. The pictures show a staggering difference in the distance between these people and make us rethink the things we take for granted…
Laurie Garrett retweeted this, or I wouldn’t have given it a second look. It’s actually informative:
“The coronavirus has killed so many people in Iran that the country has resorted to mass burials, but in neighboring Iraq, the body count is fewer than 100.” https://t.co/ZSxGXBYeAm
— David Wallace-Wells (@dwallacewells) May 3, 2020
… The coronavirus has touched almost every country on earth, but its impact has seemed capricious. Global metropolises like New York, Paris and London have been devastated, while teeming cities like Bangkok, Baghdad, New Delhi and Lagos have, so far, largely been spared.
The question of why the virus has overwhelmed some places and left others relatively untouched is a puzzle that has spawned numerous theories and speculations but no definitive answers. That knowledge could have profound implications for how countries respond to the virus, for determining who is at risk and for knowing when it’s safe to go out again.
There are already hundreds of studies underway around the world looking into how demographics, pre-existing conditions and genetics might affect the wide variation in impact…
The protestors who, for some reason, are *not* getting extensive favorable coverage from national media:
Protesters across the U.S. are demanding canceled rents, better protections for workers during the #coronavirus pandemic, relief for undocumented people and more. pic.twitter.com/BYsl3V6Y4J
— AJ+ (@ajplus) May 4, 2020
Millions of U.S. workers without traditional bank accounts must wait weeks for federal relief paper checks during the pandemic. They are disproportionately black and Hispanic and often have little choice but to use expensive check-cashing services. https://t.co/4eVf4u9UOs
— The Associated Press (@AP) May 3, 2020
What if a vaccine for #COVID19 is never developed?
Even if a vaccine is developed, bringing it to fruition in 12-18 months would be a feat never achieved before.
"It doesn't mean it's impossible, but it will be quite a heroic achievement."https://t.co/oa4l1csrW4 #coronavirus
— Microbes&Infection (@MicrobesInfect) May 3, 2020