Scientists find six new coronaviruses in bats from the same family as SARS-CoV-2
Scientists from the SmithsonianGlobal Health Programme discovered the coronaviruses in bats in Myanmar, marking the first time that these viruses have been detected anywhere in the world

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Social distancing 'may be needed until 2022', scientists warn
A new study has warned that lifting social distancing measures too early could overwhelm hospitals, leading to a resurge of infection

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Exact moment coronavirus infects a healthy cell captured under microscope
Researchers from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation in Brazil have used a powerful electron microscope to capture photos of the exact moment the SARS-COV-2 virus takes over healthy cells

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Don&t Panic, but do make this monthPatch Tuesday a priority

Given that 113 updates arrived for April‘s Patch Tuesday, IT admins have a lot to do. For older systems, Adobe font issues (CVE-2020-0938,CVE-2020-1020) will should get immediate attention. Changes to the Windows Scripting handler and the browser-based Chakra scripting engine may require some additional testing for in-house applications.

This monthOffice updates are relatively low impact unless you are running SharePoint server - which will then require a number of updates, leading to a server reboot. With three (so far) zero-days and a number of critical memory-related patches to Windows, my advice is: don&t panic. Patch older systems first. Test core applications for scripting dependencies and then schedule the remaining updates according to your normal update cycle.

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Two new mild coronavirus symptoms to look out for as patients describe signs
Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan have warned that a headache and dizziness could be indicators that you&ve been infected with the coronavirus

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6 make-or-break questions about Google and Apple's COVID-tracking tech

I don't know if you've heard, but hell hath officially frozen over. And you know I have to be serious, because I used the word "hath."

Yes, indeedly: Google and Apple, better known as Valjean and Javert (or maybe vice-versa, depending on your perspective), have set aside their differences and set out to work together — on a contact-tracing system for this current COVID crisis of ours.

The effort will introduce a standard programming interface to both Android and iOS that'll be capable of tracking what devices you come in contact with during the day (and/or night, if you're still being wild). Then, if someone you've been near identifies themselves as being sick with COVID-19, the system will alert you that you may've been exposed.

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