What We’ve Learned About the Coronavirus

<p>States are reopening. Parks are crowded. Restaurants are filling, again, with diners. But is this dangerous? Six months into the pandemic, we reflect on what we’ve learned about the virus — and ask how that knowledge should chart the course forward. Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/donald-g-mcneil-jr?smid=pc-thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank">Donald G. McNeil Jr.</a>, a science and health reporter for The New York Times. For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily" target="_blank">nytimes.com/thedaily </a></p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>As New York businesses reopened,<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/14/world/coronavirus-updates.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned</a> that a second wave of infections was almost inevitable if residents did not abide by social-distancing rules. “It will come,” he said. “And once it comes, it’s too late.” </li><li>Restrictions are easing across the United States, but Arizona, Florida and Texas are reporting their highest case numbers yet. As of Saturday, coronavirus cases were<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/14/us/coronavirus-united-states.html?smid=pc-thedaily" target="_blank"> climbing in 22 states</a>.</li></ul>