Learning to Live With the Coronavirus

The Daily

The New York Times

Daily News, News

4.4 • 102.8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Now that the coronavirus is a pandemic, with both infections and deaths surging in many places across the world, we return to a reporter who has covered the story from the start and ask him how best to navigate this new reality. 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: The World Health Organization now describes the coronavirus as a pandemic, and the number of cases continues to rise worldwide. These basic steps can help you reduce your risk of getting sick or infecting others.The global pandemic is affecting many aspects of daily life. Here are the latest updates on school closures, social distancing measures and event cancellations.

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0:25.6	Test test test, okay, just got your donons.
0:32.6	It's okay to laugh, am I okay?
0:37.6	Yeah, sure, can we bring it inside?
0:41.6	You don't think it's exposed.
0:46.6	Okay, hello.
0:53.0	We just rather than shaking hands, bump delos.
0:56.6	Yes, the WHO elbow bump.
0:59.0	Okay, you want to sit down?
1:00.4	Should I wash my hands?
1:02.0	Yeah, you should.
1:04.0	As much for your protection as for mine, it depends on what you put your hands on.
1:08.4	And I wanted to ask you, we heard you yesterday sanitizing the studio, what do you do when
1:11.9	you come home?
1:14.1	I wash my hands.
1:15.1	I mean, I know the inside of my house is clean because the only people in here are my
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