Poland Turning National Stadium Into COVID-19 Field Hospital
The government is also making preparations to create other temporary hospitals as Polish hospitals are filling up and threatening to turn into a major crisis
Science & Health
The Brouhaha Over the 'Bald Pterosaur'
Whether or not pterosaurs had feathers has enormous implications for our understanding of dinosaur evolution
Global Coronavirus Cases Surpass the 40 Million Milestone
The United States, India, and Brazil remain the worst affected countries in the world
Kill Krill: A Base of the Food Chain May Be at Risk
Thawing permafrost onland raises tsunami risk, of all things. And: why hominin evolution has a sobering insight for us. All this and more in this week’s Haaretz climate change briefs
London to Move to Stricter COVID-19 Lockdown Shortly, Mayor Says
Anger, though, is rising over the economic, social and health costs of the biggest curtailment of freedoms since wartime
Worried European Nations Revive Curfews, Lockdowns Amid 'Exponential Growth' in Virus
Europe reels from surging coronavirus infections
Italy Tops 3,000 Daily Coronavirus Cases for First Time Since April
The last time Italy recorded more than 3,000 cases was April 24, with 3,022 infections reported just a few weeks before the government allowed restaurants, bars and shops to reopen. On that same day, some 420 people died
Czech COVID-19 Cases Rising at Fastest Rate in Europe
The Czech Republic was lauded in the Spring for its containment of the virus
Italy Prepares to Make Masks Outdoors Mandatory
The state of emergency, due to expire in mid-October, gives greater powers to central government, making it easier for officials to bypass the bureaucracy that smothers much decision-making in Italy
Study Finds What Sounds Propel Virus Droplets Longer Distances
COVID positive? Do not recite ‘Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers’
How Trump's 'False Sense of Security' Put the White House at Risk
Trump had put his faith in a toaster-sized machine that could spit out test results in a matter of minutes
WHO: One in 10 May Have Caught COVID, as World Heads Into 'Difficult Period'
Mike Ryan, the WHO's top emergency expert, says that outbreaks were surging in parts of southeast Asia and that cases and deaths were on the rise in parts of Europe and the eastern Mediterranean region
Paris Put on Maximum Virus Alert, Closing Bars, Not Restaurants
France, one of the hardest hit in Europe, has reported 32,230 virus-related deaths since the beginning of the pandemic
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Dead Fish: Beware ‘The Blob’
But on the upside: Snails and sea slugs may be more resilient than we thought, brought to you by the Haaretz climate change briefs
Puzzled Scientists Seek Reasons Behind Africa's Low Fatality Rates From Pandemic
Experts cite youthful population and strict lockdowns, while others question if the TB vaccine offers some protection against COVID-19?
Nine in Ten Recovered COVID-19 Patients Experience Side-effects, Study Finds
South Korea is also conducting a separate study with some 16 medical organisations on potential complications of the disease through a detailed analysis involving CT scans
As COVID Surges in Europe, Officials Warn of 'Twindemic' With Flu
Seasonal flu viruses cause between 4 and 50 million infections each year across the European region - depending on whether the region experiences a severe or relatively mild flu season
The Meaning of Life on Venus, and Other Climate Change Briefs
How you can do your part to save the oceans, and how humanity put volcanoes to shame
Want to Predict the Next Virus Outbreak? Check the Weather Forecast
The study, conducted by researchers from Israel, Jordan, the Palestinian Authority and Germany, showed that climate data can help predict when the virus will erupt
Scientists Find New Way Climate Change Can Ruin Life as We Know It
T-Rex would have liked having the heat return to dinosaur territory, and other ironies of global warming in this week’s Haaretz climate change briefs!
If Only S.Korea Eases Social Distancing for Two Weeks Ahead of Major Holiday
Health authorities said the easing would contribute toward a reopening of the economy, before returning to tougher guidelines for two weeks again from Sept. 28 during the Chuseok holiday
Opinion The Shocking Deception of Israeli Scientists Pushing the COVID-19 Swedish Model
Israel has ‘achieved’ the world’s highest rate of new coronavirus infections per capita. And reckless scientists, armed with unsubstantiated claims and no public health or epidemiological expertise, want to risk many more lives
Scientists Thought Few Whale Sharks Visited Israel's Red Sea Coast. They Were Wrong
New tracking system for the world’s largest species of fish reveals at least 18 whale sharks passed through the Gulf of Eilat in last two years
India Now 2nd Worst-hit Country by Virus Amid Economic Pain
The 90,802 cases added in the past 24 hours pushed India’s total past Brazil with 4.2 million cases
Russia's COVID-19 Vaccine Produced Antibodies With No Side Effects: The Lancet
The results of the two trials, conducted in June-July this year and involving 76 participants, showed 100% of participants developing antibodies to the new coronavirus and no serious side effects
When Earth Warmed Between Ice Ages, Mastodons Migrated North
Dramatic environmental changes led American mastodons to migrate: Their reaction to the interglacial periods could help predict what we may expect in this time of climate change
