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welcome to the good news ride home for th, May 20th, 2020. I'm Jackson Bird.

The CDC updated their guidelines on the spread of the virus via surfaces.

Is it safe to go swimming?

How much of an effect does population density have on the spread of the disease,

and throwing cold water on that NASA discovers a parallel universe story,

some tips to improve your walking,

and the most heartwarming YouTube channel to go viral in a long time.

Starting out with some good news and bad news.

The bad news is that confirmed cases are approaching 5 million worldwide, and the average

number of daily new cases is higher than ever.

But the relative good news is that the average weekly number of fatalities worldwide has been decreasing.

The number of cases are highest in the U.S., followed by Russia and Brazil, where cases are mounting rapidly.

2.4 million workers filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits last week here in the U.S.

Japan and Sweden joined the nations facing recessions, and sobering news surrounding new studies,

quoting the New York Times. In Italy, new research shows that the outbreak there probably took

hold weeks before the first confirmed cases,

meaning that by the time the country imposed a nationwide lockdown in March, the virus might

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