CNN 10 4/27/2020 ~ 5/1/2020

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Monday, April 27, 2020

Immunity to COVID-19. People who've recovered from the virus may have it, but scientists don't know how effective the antibodies are and how long they last. Last week, herd immunity was discussed. It's when a majority of a population has immunity to a virus, and governments are looking to that for safety in the absence of a vaccine or cure. There have been many Apollo missions, but none of their astronauts had a map. Now, the USGS and NASA have created a comprehensive lunar map for use in future missions. Remember the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics a few years back? Well, ice fishing isn't an Olympic sport, but it is popular in South Korea. In the winter when ice freezes over, holes are dug in the ice, and farm-raised trout are poured in for people to fish.

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels
By Jonathan Swift
Read in 8th Grade
Gulliver is an ordinary Englishman who goes sailing on an expedition. One day, his ship is destroyed in a storm, and he floats to an island while clinging to life on a piece of wood. There, he falls into a deep sleep. When he wakes up, he finds that he is in a country/island inhabited by the tiny people of Lilliput. They have bound him to the ground, and are attempting to speak to him. Despite their initial fear of him, he is treated well, and eventually, he becomes loved by their people for his services in defeating their enemy. However, he has enemies in court, who turn the king against him. He manages to escape and eventually gets back to England when he is picked up by a ship in the ocean. Despite his terrible ordeal, the sea calls to him, and he leaves once more. This time, the ship is blown off course, and ends up off an island. Gulliver is left behind from a scouting expedition, and finds the island inhabited by giants this time, instead of minions.

CNN 10 4/20/2020 ~ 4/24/2020

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Monday, April 20, 2020

President Trump has announced a three-phase plan that states can use if and when they decide to reopen. It would start with certain businesses allowing employees to return in limited numbers and it would eventually lead to other public venues also being allowed to reopen. However, many governors say they need more testing, and the President hasn't given a plan for that. What's most critical about stopping the spread is knowing where a patient has been. And South Korea can do that. With a little essential information, health workers can track where an infected person has been, and how likely they were to have spread the virus. They then send out an alert to everyone living in the area of the patient. There is even an app that you can use to see how many people were infected in a certain venue and when. However, it does not disclose anything beyond where and when the patient was. NASA astronauts were brought back to Earth recently. But it was far different from the normal procedure. They were quickly transported in a variety of vehicles to their airplane from a desert.

CNN 10 4/13/2020 ~ 4/17/2020

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Monday, April 13th, 2020

Sunday was Easter, the most important holy day on the Christian calendar. And while people couldn't attend services in person, many of them watched Pope Francis's rituals in the Vatican online and on TV. Other churches held drive-throughs, and some even said they would hold services, sparking political controversy. The development of coronavirus vaccines has been discussed a lot lately. But there is now a new test - the antibody test. Rather than seeing if you have the virus, this tests whether you've had it. Because if you have, then you can now rest easy knowing that you have antibodies and are safe from reinfection for a while. Have you ever heard about the ravens of the Tower of London? There are many legends as their origins, the most famous being a superstition that England would fall apart if they left. So, they have a raven master - who may well be the only one on the planet. Hear his story as part of the CNN 10 virtual tours.