Coronavirus update: COVID seems to lack seasonal pattern; Apple asked to solve iPhone mask issues

kAm%96 6>6C86?4:6D 49:67 7@C E96 (@C=5 w62=E9 ~C82?:K2E:@? D2:5 E92E r~'xs\`h 5@6D?’E D66> E@ 7@==@H E96 D62D@?2= A2EE6C?D E92E D@>6 G:CFD6D 6I9:3:E[ >2<:?8 :E 92C56C E@ 4@?EC@=]k^Am

kAm&?=:<6 @E96C C6DA:C2E@CJ G:CFD6D =:<6 :?7=F6?K2 E92E DAC625 >2:?=J :? E96 H:?E6C[ E96 4@C@?2G:CFD A2?56>:4 :D 2446=6C2E:?8 :? E96 DF>>6C] %92E’D 56DA:E6 62C=:6C AC65:4E:@?D 7C@> D@>6 D4:6?E:DED 2?5 A@=:E:4:2?D :E H@F=5 7256 :? E96 962E]k^Am

kAm“%9:D G:CFD 92D 56>@?DEC2E65 ?@ D62D@?2= A2EE6C? 2D DF49[” D2:5 sC] |:4926= #J2? 2E 2 AC6DD 3C:67:?8 @? |@?52J] “(92E :E 92D 4=62C=J 56>@?DEC2E65 :D E92E :7 J@F E2<6 E96 AC6DDFC6 @77 E96 G:CFD[ E96 G:CFD 3@F?46D 324<[” 96 D2:5] #J2? D2:5 E96 &]}] 962=E9 286?4J 4@?E:?F6D E@ 25G:D6 4@F?EC:6D 6G6? H96C6 r~'xs\`h 2AA62CD E@ 36 F?56C 4@?EC@=[ DF49 2D E9@D6 :? tFC@A6[ E@ >2:?E2:? >62DFC6D E@ D=@H G:CFD DAC625]k^Am

kAmw6 42==65 7@C 4@F?EC:6D H96C6 EC2?D>:DD:@? C6>2:?D :?E6?D6[ DF49 2D qC2K:=[ E@ 25@AE >62DFC6D D@ E92E 4@>>F?:E:6D 92G6 E96 ?646DD2CJ DFAA@CE E96J ?665 E@ :>A=6>6?E DEC2E68:6D =:<6 D@4:2= 5:DE2?4:?8[ H62C:?8 >2D<D[ 2?5 D6=7\:D@=2E:?8 :7 E96J 92G6 DJ>AE@>D]k^Am

kAmkDEC@?8mkDEC@?8mw6C6VD 2? FA52E6 @? 2== 56G6=@A>6?ED] $4C@== @C DH:A6 7FCE96C 7@C :?\56AE9 4@G6C286]k^DEC@?8mk^DEC@?8mk^Am

kF=mk=:m$49@@=D 2C@F?5 E96 4@F?ECJ 2C6 724:?8 AC@3=6>D H:E9 28:?8 2:C 4@?5:E:@?:?8[ 962E:?8 2?5 4:C4F=2E:@? DJDE6>D E92E 5@?’E H@C< H6== @C 2E 2== 3642FD6 >2:?E6?2?46 2?5 C6A=246>6?E H6C6 5676CC65 5F6 E@ E:89E 3F586ED] r@?46C?D 23@FE D49@@= :?7C2DECF4EFC6 2C6 255:?8 >@>6?EF> E@ A=2?D :? D@>6 5:DEC:4ED[ 6G6? :? 4@=56C 4=:>2E6D[ E@ E2<6 4=2DD6D @FE5@@CD 7@C E96 D2<6 @7 DEF56?E 2?5 E62496C 962=E9]k^=:mk=:m}6H *@C<’D >2DD EC2?D:E 286?4J H2?ED pAA=6 E@ 4@>6 FA H:E9 2 36EE6C H2J 7@C :!9@?6 FD6CD E@ F?=@4< E96:C A9@?6D H:E9@FE E2<:?8 @77 E96:C >2D<D[ 2D :E D66<D E@ 8F2C5 282:?DE E96 DAC625 @7 E96 4@C@?2G:CFD :? 3FD6D 2?5 DF3H2JD]k^=:mk=:mpC@F?5 E96 H@C=5[ J@F?8 A6@A=6 2C>65 H:E9 ?6H 568C66D[ 5:A=@>2D 2?5 AC@76DD:@?2= BF2=:7:42E:@?D 2C6 DECF88=:?8 E@ 6?E6C E96 H@C<7@C46 2D E96 A2?56>:4 AFD96D E96 8=@32= 64@?@>J :?E@ C646DD:@?] r~'xs\`h 92D E9H2CE65 9@A6D @7 =2?5:?8 7:CDE ;@3D[ :>A@CE2?E 7@C ;F>ADE2CE:?8 42C66CD[ 2D 6>A=@J6CD 4FE 324< 8C25F2E6 C64CF:E:?8 A=2?D @C 6G6? C6G@<6 ;@3 @776CD]k^=:mk=:m%96 6I64FE:G6 @C56CD D:8?65 3J !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A E@ 96=A p>6C:42?D 4@A6 H:E9 2? 64@?@>:4 C646DD:@? 2C6 72C =6DD DH66A:?8 E92? 2?J C6=:67 3:== r@?8C6DD 4@F=5 A2DD 2?5 C2:D6 BF6DE:@?D 23@FE 67764E:G6 E96J H:== 36]k^=:mk=:mx?5:2?D A:E496C +249 !=6D24 H2D D6?E 324< 7C@> r9:428@ E@ r=6G6=2?5 27E6C G:@=2E:?8 E62> CF=6D 2?5 |2;@C {628F6 q2D632==’D 4@C@?2G:CFD AC@E@4@=D[ E96 =2E6DE :? 2 DEC:?8 @7 :?4:56?ED H96C6 A=2J6CD 2C6?VE 2596C:?8 E@ G:CFD AC642FE:@?D]k^=:mk=:mx? =:89E @7 E96 EC@F3=6D E92E |2;@C {628F6 q2D632== 92D 925 :? DE2CE:?8 :ED D62D@?[ |2;@C {628F6 $@446C’D A=2? E@ C6DF>6 A=2J :? :ED =@42= >2C<6ED :D F?56C F?56CDE2?523=6 D4CFE:?J]k^=:mk=:mp7E6C E96 !@H6C u:G6 4@?76C6?46 4@>>:DD:@?6CD >6E $F?52J E@ 5:D4FDD >@F?E:?8 4@?46C? 23@FE H96E96C 2 4@==686 7@@E32== D62D@? 42? 36 A=2J65 :? 2 A2?56>:4[ A=2J6CD E@@< E@ D@4:2= >65:2 E@ FC86 =6256CD E@ =6E E96> A=2J]k^=:mk^F=m

kAmkDEC@?8mu@C >@C6 DF>>2C:6D 2?5 7F== C6A@CED[ A=62D6 D6=64E 7C@> E96 2CE:4=6D 36=@H] $4C@== 7FCE96C 7@C 2 762EFC6 @? 9@H E96 G:CFD :D :>A24E:?8 H655:?8D[ A=FD E96 =2E6DE G:CFD ?F>36CD]k^DEC@?8mk^Am

k9C ^m

k9am':CFD 3J E96 ?F>36CDk^9am