Corona Watch: The latest violations of press and media freedom during the COVID-19 crisis

Sunday’s Heart-Wrenching New York Times Cover Marks Almost 100,000 Coronavirus Deaths in the US: The New York Times Sunday front page was given over entirely to a list of names of COVID-19 victims, stretching to two inside pages of the paper—a grim tribute to the the nearly 100,000 Americans who have perished in the months leading up to this Memorial Day weekend. The cover, which eschews graphics and photos for endless type, includes names, ages, towns, and a singular snippet about the life lost, curated by the Times staff from obituaries that ran around the country.

Scientists say new, lower CDC estimates of COVID-19’s severity are optimistic: The CDC document outlines five possible scenarios for the future of the pandemic, one “best guess” and two better-case and two worse-case versions. All of them are “unmitigated,” meaning they do not account for future social distancing, widespread mask usage or other efforts to contain the coronavirus.

COVID-19 Treatment and Vaccine Tracker | Milken Institute: 223 treatments in consideration; 141 vaccines in development

Publishing during a pandemic: Mapping a path through the Covid-19 crisis: from What’s New in Publishing

Responding to Coronavirus: Back to school: As the first shock passes, education authorities must thus prepare responses on two timescales: the immediate return to school; and the mid-term strategy for the next 18-24 months.

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