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Nearly half of all Americans cancel Thanksgiving plans over COVID-19 concerns, the Macy's Thanksgiving Parade goes virtual, and small turkeys are in high demand as gatherings get downsized.

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New COVID-19 cases flare up in New Zealand and China, researchers make potential breakthroughs, and President Trump keeps dismissing the danger as U.S. cases surge.

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Doctors find COVID-19 the coronavirus could negatively impact almost every part of the human body, including toes, and determine it can be transmitted through tears and semen.

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As lockdowns start to lift, many countries are relying on social distancing to continue to slow the spread of coronavirus. The UK says we should stay 2 metres apart, the World Health Organisation recommends 1 metre, Canada six feet. So where do these different measurements come from? Plus, governments around the world are trying to prop up their economies by borrowing money. But with everyone in the same situation, where are they borrrowing from?

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As more and more Americans move outside, authorities debate how to crack down; George W. Bush releases a covid-19 video; and Joe Biden continues to struggle with Tara Reade’s sexual assault allegation.

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This week, we examine criticisms of Imperial College’s epidemiologists. We ask how A-Level and GCSE grades will be allocated, given that the exams have vanished in a puff of social distancing. Adam Kucharski, author of The Rules of Contagion, tells us about the history of epidemiology. We look at the supermarkets: how are their supply chains holding up and how much stockpiling is really going on. And is coronavirus having a different impact on men than on women?

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President Trump itches for a premature end to social distancing, Michael Kosta gets to know his neighbors via binoculars, and DJ D-Nice talks "Homeschool at Club Quarantine."

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America's governors take matters into their own hands amid President Trump's misinformation, spring breakers insist on partying, and Jaboukie Young-White checks in on Trevor.

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In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, Trevor announces that The Daily Show will go on hiatus in an effort to socially distance, then offers tips on how to cope with the news.

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The WHO declares the coronavirus a global pandemic, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio talks about the city's response to coronavirus concerns, and actor Dave Burd discusses "Dave."

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Sam Harris speaks with Nicholas Christakis about the coronavirus pandemic. They discuss the likely effects on society, proactive vs reactive school closures, community transmission, false comparisons between coronavirus and flu, the imperative of social distancing, the timeline of the pandemic, Trump’s political messaging, the widespread distrust of expertise, the importance of "flattening the curve" of the epidemic, the possible failure of our healthcare system, gradations of personal response to this threat, and other topics.

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