Shanghai set out plans on May 16 for the end of a painful COVID-19 lockdown that has lasted more than six weeks, heavily bruising China’s economy, and for the return of more normal life from June 1.

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, pulmonologist Joseph Varon offered an opinion that made headlines around the world and went viral on social media. Varon was fighting two wars, he said: one against COVID and one against stupidity.

Young men could be at higher risk of contracting Covid-19 than previously recognized, researchers suggested, citing computer models.

Protecting the most vulnerable, Eli Lilly’s bamlanivimab significantly reduced Covid-19 risk for nursing home residents in a Phase III trial.