Everything You Need to Know About the Coronavirus
Here's all the WIRED coverage in one place, from how to keep your children entertained to how this outbreak is affecting the economy......»»
MacBook Pro production resumes at Quanta"s Shanghai plant
A new report says that Quanta is slowly resuming MacBook Pro production, following the COVID-related shutdowns that have affected suppliers around Shanghai.Strict coronavirus lockdowns in China have been affecting Apple's suppliers in the region, par.....»»
More Than Half of Americans Have Been Infected With COVID-19 At Least Once, Says CDC
The common perception that nearly everyone in America seemed to have acquired the Omicron variant last winter may not have been far from the truth. By February 2022, nearly 60 percent of the population had been infected with the coronavirus, almost d.....»»
Researchers detect coronavirus particles with "slow light"
Despite all the bad news the COVID-19 pandemic brought upon the world, it has helped us gain a better perspective of our readiness to fend off highly contagious diseases. Rapid diagnostic test kits and PCR testing quickly became essential tools when.....»»
Apple looks to move away from China for its new products, says Kuo
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple's previous desire to reduce its reliance on China has become "an action plan" since the country's recent lockdowns.Plans to move away from over-reliance on China have been affected by COVIDThe coronavirus was one.....»»
China"s COVID lockdowns hit half of Apple"s top 200 suppliers
As China continues its coronavirus zero-tolerance around Shanghai, it's been revealed that lockdowns and transport restrictions have affected 100 major Apple suppliers in the region.Workers at PegatronThe COVID lockdowns have so far been affecting lo.....»»
Apple won"t easily be able to work around long China COVID lockdowns
Apple may be able to shift iPhone and MacBook production to circumvent China's coronavirus precautions in the short term, but it can't compensate well if the country goes for a two-month lockdown.Workers at PegatronKey Apple suppliers including Pegat.....»»
Foxconn"s largest iPhone plant escapes COVID lockdown
A coronavirus quarantine imposed in Zhengzhou, China, has not affected Foxconn's facilities, the largest single iPhone production line in the world.Foxconn plantChina's continued series of COVID lockdowns may yet affect Apple if they continue, but a.....»»
Apple won"t easily be able to work around long China COVID lockdows
Apple may be able to shift iPhone and MacBook production to circumvent China's coronavirus precautions in the short term, but it can't compensate well if the country goes for a two-month lockdown.Pegatron headquartersKey Apple suppliers including Peg.....»»
Decoy particles trick coronavirus as it evolves
Decoy nanoparticles mimic cells, attracting viruses to bind to them rather than infecting healthy cells. Researchers tested the strategy against the novel coronavirus and five of its variants, finding it was consistently effective......»»
Decoy particles trick coronavirus as it evolves
They might look like cells and act like cells. But a new potential COVID-19 treatment is actually a cleverly disguised trickster, which attracts viruses and binds them, rendering them inactive......»»
Demand for LCD panels under negative impacts in 2Q22
Persistent impacts of the coronavirus pandemic on transportation and logistics, worsening inflation, Russia's invasion of Ukraine on the Europe market, and China's COVID-induced lockdowns are looming over global demand for LCD panels in second-quarte.....»»
India Reports First Case of Highly Transmissible XE Variant
Mumbai's city administration reported India's first case of the highly-transmissible coronavirus variant, XE, on Wednesday. From a report: The hybrid of two omicron strains BA.1 and BA.2 was detected in a 50-year-old woman who had traveled to the cit.....»»
"We Study Virus Evolution. Here"s Where We Think the Coronavirus Is Going."
Sarah Cobey, who studies the interaction of immunity, virus evolution and transmission at the University of Chicago, Jesse Bloom and Tyler Starr, both of whom study virus evolution at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, writing for The.....»»
Pegatron silent about lockdown impact on iPhone production
Pegatron has declined to comment on the impact of the ongoing coronavirus-induced lockdown on its iPhone production plant in Pudong, Shanghai. But industry observers said the plant is still maintaining normal operations but how its deliveries of ship.....»»
Scientists find ways to study and reconstruct past scents
In recent years, millions of people worldwide have suffered the loss of smell due to COVID-19. Even those who have avoided infection with the new coronavirus experience the world of scent differently now due to the very masks that provide protection.....»»
TSMC says production unaffected by COVID lockdown in Shanghai
China has started locking down Shanghai in two phases for mass Covid-19 testing starting today (March 28) amid a resurgence of coronavirus infections. TSMC and other Taiwan-based high-tech firms with manufacturing sites in Shanghai have all conducted.....»»
This App Gauges Your Risk of COVID-19 Exposure in Public Places
As COVID-19 mandates are lifted, those who are immunocompromised or elderly will be looking to protect themselves from coronavirus exposure by avoiding public places that are packed with people.Albert Cheng, a professor of computer science and elect.....»»
Foxconn back to normal operations after Shenzhen COVID lockdown
As Shenzhen authorities lift the coronavirus lockdown, Foxconn reports that it is back to normal operations for its iPhone manufacturing plants in the region.Foxconn had already been authorized to partially resume production, following the introducti.....»»
Covid-19 Term insurance - Coronavirus Term Insurance Policy
Covid-19 has affected all aspects of life globally in the last 2 years. This highly contagious disease has led to a drastic disruption of lifestyles and econom.....»»
Notebook ODMs turn cautious amid market uncertainty
Macroeconomic uncertainty arising from the Russia-Ukraine war and surging coronavirus cases in China, as well as the ongoing shortages of certain chips and components, has cast a shadow over major notebook ODMs' business prospects this year, accordin.....»»