Top read: How exactly do you catch Covid-19? Expert tips – Wall Street Journal

The world is getting back to work, but there's still no end in sight to the spread of Covid-19. Vaccine trials, including in South Africa, inspire hope as does the discovery that drugs like dexamethasone cut down on high death rates in intensive care units. Until there's a preventative vaccine or a cure, we are being encouraged to be very cautious to avoid catching this deadly disease. Amid the surfeit of advice on how to safeguard against Covid-19 contagion, the Wall Street Journal has tried to identify best practice, with this article on how coronavirus is spread one of its best-read pieces this month. BizNews premium subscribers have full access to Wall Street Journal articles (if you haven't yet accessed that resource, look for the menu that pops up near your name). Also listen to the BizNews Inside Covid-19 podcast with Alec Hogg, for all the latest developments and insights on the pandemic. – Editor

How exactly do you catch Covid-19? There is a growing consensus

By Daniela Hernandez, Sarah Toy and Betsy McKay

(Wall Street Journal) – Six months into the coronavirus crisis, there's a growing consensus about a central question: How do people become infected?

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