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...mystery is where the disease came from. Coronaviruses have long been known to veterinary medicine because they routinely infect livestock, ducks and other domestic animals. In humans they had never caused anything worse than a cold, but this strain is clearly different. Given belated access to Chinese records just three weeks ago, WHO teams are looking carefully at the records of human cases. They also plan to conduct more detailed studies of unusual infections in animal populations. If they can find the animal hosts, they might be able to prevent new animal-to-human transmissions...
...genetics. "We don't know what those genetic factors are yet," says Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), "but they're not necessarily related to how sick the person is." Some experts suspect that superspreaders might have a more virulent strain of coronavirus or be co-infected with other microbes. Having multiple infections may, these scientists speculate, increase one's chance of passing on the disease...
...action at the earliest possible stage, before the numbers get high. Vietnam did that, and the World Health Organization (WHO) has just lifted its travel alert; China did not, and there are thousands of probable cases and so many suspected cases that the medical capabilities are now under severe strain...
...dance and visual arts events are scheduled for this weekend. In the 11 years since the inaugural Arts First, Harvard has seen an explosion of involvement in the arts. This sudden upsurge of activity has surely made Harvard a more vibrant place. But it has also placed an undue strain on rehearsal and performance space—no issue looms larger on the minds of Harvard’s artists. As we pause this weekend to celebrate the arts, let the festivities also inspire and remind us of how much Harvard must still do to meet the needs...
...House Committees should take advantage of the council funding available to them—a matching grant for as much as $1,000 per house. With extensive crowding in the antiquated Malkin Athletic Center (MAC), alternative exercise options are in high demand, and renovated House gyms can reduce the strain on the MAC until its renovation...