…The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has spread to countries around the world and across the United States since its identification in Wuhan, China last December. Yesterday, two cases of COVID- 19 were confirmed in the state of Michigan, and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency. One of the two patients with COVID-19 in Michigan is an inpatient at Michigan Medicine. University President Mark Schlissel ann...…
…PAULINE RAJSKI/Daily The University of Michigan club rowing team raises money for Mott’s Children’s Hospital on the Diag Wednesday afternoon. What is coronavirus? Where did it start? COVID-19 is the most recently discovered strain of coronavirus. It was first identified in humans in Wuhan, China in December of 2019. Coronaviruses, a large family of zoonotic viruses, cause infections that span a wide spectrum of severity, ...…
…According to Eisenberg, “high-risk individuals should be more careful with social distancing. It is critical that they not be around big crowds.” For lower-risk people, Eisenberg said, they “probably won’t have a major illness but they can contribute to the transmission. Even though students aren’t high- risk they would be effective in its transmission. So for example, if you’re traveling a lot you might not want to visit...…
…T he Oscars 2020 reminded me all too well of the feeling you have when your grandma gives you a strange scarf for your birthday. It’s not what you wanted, but the gesture was nice. All you can do is hope that next year gets better, right? While there have been a lot of loud, feminist moments, the Oscars ultimately continue to snuff women out of many categories, most notably “Best Director.” After 92 years, only five women h...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Arts Thursday, March 12, 2020 — 5 Badmouthed, banned and ultimately blacklisted for their unwavering antiwar sentiment in 2003, the Dixie Chicks are battle- tested. After a 14-year hiatus, the ex-country music superstars have proven they’re ready to go another round with the fiery single “Gaslighter.” A “gaslighter” describes a manipulative abuser. In the song “Gaslighter,” ...…
…6 — Thursday, March 12, 2020 Arts The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com WHISPER SUBMIT A WHISPER By Michael Paleos ©2020 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 03/12/20 Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis 03/12/20 ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: Release Date: Thursday, March 12, 2020 ACROSS 1 Soft end of the Mohs scale 5 Old Toyota models 10 Order to go 14 Squiggly lines in the funnies, maybe 1...…
…The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com Sports Thursday, March 12, 2020 — 7 Michigan baseball players are not Michigan baseball players are not allowed to enter the locker room until they allowed to enter the locker room until they have all earned the right to do so. have all earned the right to do so. Bakich created a months-long process of Bakich created a months-long process of earning entry via hard work in the practice earning e...…
…8 — Thursday, March 12, 2020 Sports The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com ALL ‘M’ SPORTING EVENTS, INCLUDING NCAA TOURNAMENT, TO BE PLAYED WITHOUT FANS AS COVID-19 SPREADS EVAN AARON/DAILY BEHIND CLOSED DOORS Design by Jack Silberman Michigan sporting events, NCAA Tournament to be played without fans As part of its action to combat the spread of COVID-19, the University announced Wednesday that it will be canceling all events on ...…
