Scrawled in black marker on two of the white body bags in the open pickup were the words “Albert Einstein Medical” and “Einstein Med Center.”The horror of the coronavirus pandemic took an especially macabre turn on Sunday afternoon when a Ford pickup truck pulled up behind the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office with five or six bagged bodies stacked in its open cargo bed.The driver got out, spoke briefly to a medical examiner’s employee who seemed unnerved by the delivery, and then climbed onto the cargo bed, walking on bodies that initially had been covered by mats, according to an...…Scrawled in black marker on two of the white body bags in the open pickup were the words “Albert Einstein Medical” and “Einstein Med Center.”The horror of the coronavirus pandemic took an especially macabre turn on Sunday afternoon when a Ford pickup truck pulled up behind the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s Office with five or six bagged bodies stacked in its open cargo bed.The driver got out, spoke briefly to a medical examiner’s employee who seemed unnerved by the delivery, and then climbed onto the cargo bed, walking on bodies that initially had been covered by mats, according to an...WW…

All you need is a window fan, some duct tape, and five of those pleated, cardboard-framed filters that are designed for home forced-air heating systems.UPDATE: A reader asks if the device can be built with just four filters, if it will be placed on a table or floor. The answer is yes: a piece of plywood can be used for the bottom instead of a fifth filter. Or you can stick with the five-filter design, as described below, and raise the device off the floor with supports.Let’s say your job requires you to be inside with others this winter in a poorly ventilated space. Maybe a windowless room...…All you need is a window fan, some duct tape, and five of those pleated, cardboard-framed filters that are designed for home forced-air heating systems.UPDATE: A reader asks if the device can be built with just four filters, if it will be placed on a table or floor. The answer is yes: a piece of plywood can be used for the bottom instead of a fifth filter. Or you can stick with the five-filter design, as described below, and raise the device off the floor with supports.Let’s say your job requires you to be inside with others this winter in a poorly ventilated space. Maybe a windowless room...WW…

Speaking to Jefferson’s faculty, staff, and students, Fauci gave a crash course on the biology of the coronavirus and the latest medical advice on how to tackle it.Anthony S. Fauci, the man millions turn to for pandemic wisdom, displayed his trademark bluntness Thursday in an address to the medical community at Thomas Jefferson University, warning against premature hopes of “herd immunity" to COVID-19.Speaking via Zoom to the Philadelphia institution’s faculty, staff, and students, he gave a crash course on the biology of the coronavirus and the latest medical advice on how to tackle it.He...…Speaking to Jefferson’s faculty, staff, and students, Fauci gave a crash course on the biology of the coronavirus and the latest medical advice on how to tackle it.Anthony S. Fauci, the man millions turn to for pandemic wisdom, displayed his trademark bluntness Thursday in an address to the medical community at Thomas Jefferson University, warning against premature hopes of “herd immunity" to COVID-19.Speaking via Zoom to the Philadelphia institution’s faculty, staff, and students, he gave a crash course on the biology of the coronavirus and the latest medical advice on how to tackle it.He...WW…

A federal judge ruled that certain of the governor’s restrictions were unconstitutional, setting the stage for an appeal.While certain of the , there is little doubt that the overall effort saved thousands of lives.That’s the conclusion of University of Pittsburgh physician Mark S. Roberts, whose team developed a model to estimate the impacts of closing and reopening schools, offices, restaurants, and stores.Nearly 8,000 COVID-19 deaths have been confirmed in the state. Had fewer restrictions been imposed, that toll likely would have been several times higher, said Roberts, director of the...…A federal judge ruled that certain of the governor’s restrictions were unconstitutional, setting the stage for an appeal.While certain of the , there is little doubt that the overall effort saved thousands of lives.That’s the conclusion of University of Pittsburgh physician Mark S. Roberts, whose team developed a model to estimate the impacts of closing and reopening schools, offices, restaurants, and stores.Nearly 8,000 COVID-19 deaths have been confirmed in the state. Had fewer restrictions been imposed, that toll likely would have been several times higher, said Roberts, director of the...WW…

These nocturnal flying mammals might hold the key to fighting the coronavirus.In stout metal cylinders chilled to negative 112 degrees, DeeAnn Reeder and Ken Field store the intestines and other tissues from hundreds of bats.Little brown bats from the caves of Upstate New York and Wisconsin. Amber-eyed fruit bats from Uganda with white “epaulettes” on their shoulders. From each, carefully labeled bits of spleen, lymph nodes, and lungs.If that gives you the shivers, the two Bucknell University scientists would counsel you to feel a touch of gratitude instead.These nocturnal flying mammals...…These nocturnal flying mammals might hold the key to fighting the coronavirus.In stout metal cylinders chilled to negative 112 degrees, DeeAnn Reeder and Ken Field store the intestines and other tissues from hundreds of bats.Little brown bats from the caves of Upstate New York and Wisconsin. Amber-eyed fruit bats from Uganda with white “epaulettes” on their shoulders. From each, carefully labeled bits of spleen, lymph nodes, and lungs.If that gives you the shivers, the two Bucknell University scientists would counsel you to feel a touch of gratitude instead.These nocturnal flying mammals...WW…

Mayor Jim Kenney expressed concern about lifting coronavirus business restrictions in light of the ongoing unrest.As protests and civil unrest eclipsed the coronavirus pandemic for a third straight day, health officials warned of relaxed vigilance against a disease that, as of Monday, had killed at least 5,567 in Pennsylvania and 11,698 in New Jersey.Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania suburbs remained on track to allow more businesses to reopen — albeit carefully — Friday. But in Philadelphia, the continuing protests and ensuing chaos could affect plans to move out of the most restrictive “red”...…Mayor Jim Kenney expressed concern about lifting coronavirus business restrictions in light of the ongoing unrest.As protests and civil unrest eclipsed the coronavirus pandemic for a third straight day, health officials warned of relaxed vigilance against a disease that, as of Monday, had killed at least 5,567 in Pennsylvania and 11,698 in New Jersey.Philadelphia’s Pennsylvania suburbs remained on track to allow more businesses to reopen — albeit carefully — Friday. But in Philadelphia, the continuing protests and ensuing chaos could affect plans to move out of the most restrictive “red”...WW…