What is in the This Week in Science Podcast?

Science News With Dr. Kiki AND Guest Hosts: Ethan Seigel & Jessica Hebert!

COVID-19 Update, Chinese Air, Air Death, Biggest Bang, Mitochondrial Membrane Motion, Baby Whale Birth, Death By Gamete, Merging Holes, BPA Not So Free, Water Planet Earth?, Equinox!, CRISPR In The Eye, And Much More…

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Let’s start with a COVID-19 UPDATE!

Latest COVID19 NEWS

THE NUMBER OF DIAGNOSED CASES OF COVID-19 IS NOW OVER 95,000 globally, WITH OVER 3200 DEATHS, 9 OF WHICH WERE IN KING COUNTY, WA. GENETIC SEQUENCING OF CASES IN WASHINGTON SUGGESTS THAT THERE ARE UP TO 3 TRANSMISSION CHAINS IN THE AREA. THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION STATED THAT IT NOW ASSESS THE CASE FATALITY RATE AT 3.4% – THIS IS AN AVERAGE, AND WILL NOT BE THE CASE IN ALL LOCALITIES OR AGE-GROUPS.

AS THE SARS-CoV2 VIRUS SPREADS, PEOPLE MAY HAVE LOTS OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS, BUT THE CRUCIAL INFORMATION TO REMEMBER IS THAT YOU CAN PROTECT YOURSELF BY WASHING YOUR HANDS, STAYING HOME WHEN SICK, AVOIDING SICK OR IMMUNO-COMPROMISED PEOPLE, AND NOT TOUCHING YOUR FACE.

LET US KNOW WHAT QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS YOU HAVE, OR INFORM US ON ANY REGIONAL UPDATES, BY EMAILING [email protected].

Now, let’s get to the science news!

Chinese Air

Coronavirus might be the reason for a sudden improvement in air quality over China.