Covid-19: The politics of social distancing

In the face of economic turmoil, a small but growing number of conservatives argue social distancing does more harm than good — contradicting health experts who see it as a critical tool in the coronavirus fight, STAT's Lev Facher reports.

More developments:

• A handful of startups working on at-home coronavirus test kits have suspended their efforts after new guidance from the FDA.
• Facebook is sharing aggregated, anonymized location data from its users with researchers analyzing the spread of the coronavirus. Can it help slow the spread of coronavirus?
• They’re donating millions of masks from their stockpiles. They’re teaming up with hospitals to share and analyze data. And they’re offering up their computing capabilities to help researchers. But are tech companies contributing what’s most needed?
• "Testing is not a panacea" but intelligent application of coronavirus testing will provide vital public health information needed to effectively fight this pandemic, Farzad Mostashari and Ezekiel J. Emanuel write in STAT First Opinion.