It's Thursday, February 27th.

Welcome to Schim this.

We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why

they matter.

A patient in California has been diagnosed with the coronavirus, aka COVID-19.

We'll explain why this particular case is calling into question how the government's

been testing for the disease.

Then, Scotland just made your time of the month a lot easier on the wallet.

We'll tell you why the country's new law could bring an end to what's called period

poverty.

And finally, why seagulls are so obsessed with us.

We're here to make your evening smarter.

Let's Schim this.

You may be seeing headlines today about a patient testing positive for coronavirus in California.

This patient is around one of 60 people in the U.S. infected with COVID-19.

That's the disease caused by coronavirus.

If this patient in California might be different from the others, and this patient's case

is calling into question how the U.S. is going about testing for COVID-19.

Here's why.

Until now, the major focus in the U.S. for dealing with COVID-19 has involved putting

travel restrictions in place to prevent sick people from entering the U.S. in the first

place.

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