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The Daily

Four New Insights About the Coronavirus

The Daily

The New York Times

Daily News, News

4.4102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Infection rates broke records across the United States over the holiday weekend, with many of the most severe surges in areas that reopened fastest. One thing that seems to have played a factor: transmission indoors, such as in restaurants and bars. We break down the risk, and look at what else scientists have learned about the coronavirus and how it spreads. Guest: Donald G. McNeil Jr., a science and health reporter for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily Background reading: Many scientists have been saying for months that the coronavirus lingers in the air indoors, infecting those nearby. But the World Health Organization has been slow to agree.Black and Latino residents of the United States are nearly twice as likely to die from Covid-19 as their white neighbors, according to new data that provides the most comprehensive look yet at coronavirus patients in America.

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From the New York Times, I'm Michael Bavaro. This is a Daily.

0:10.0

Today,

0:12.0

As infection rates break new records across the US this July 4th weekend,

0:17.0

four new insights into the virus from my colleague,

0:21.0

Science reporter Donald G. McNeil Jr.

0:25.0

It's Monday, July 6th.

0:35.0

Let me start by Donalds, I'm happy 4th of July.

0:37.0

Thank you.

0:38.0

How did you spend it?

0:42.0

Saturday, I played softball in the morning,

0:45.0

socially distant softball.

0:47.0

Softball? Yeah.

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In New York City.

0:49.0

In New York City, yeah, Riverside Park.

0:51.0

And then we went to dinner last night in a friend's backyard

0:54.0

on Long Island, where we all sat as couples together,

0:58.0

but six feet apart from each other and sort of took turns

1:00.0

going up to the table to get to the food and sat at a really nice time.

1:04.0

I have to imagine that even a socially distance meal with you

1:10.0

is challenging and that I think I would feel quite seen and judged

1:14.0

given your role. Why?

1:19.0

I mean, I do tend to say six feet, six feet, six feet, a lot of people.

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