| The EU bans American travelers, the WHO chief says the worst is yet to come, and the FBI warns of antibody test scams. Here's what you should know: Headlines European Union bars travelers from US citing coronavirus concerns As the European Union prepares to reopen its borders on July 1, members have been drawing up a list of countries deemed safe enough to allow travel from. The US, which to date has the most deaths and cases of coronavirus on earth, did not make the list. The omission is a sign of how the US is being seen as a global hotspot for the virus. WHO chief on Covid-19 pandemic: "The worst is yet to come." World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned reporters in Geneva that as much as the world would like the pandemic to be over, it's "actually speeding up," and isn't "even close to being over." He went on to call the idea that contact tracing is too difficult a "lame excuse." FBI warns of fraudulent Covid-19 antibody tests Scammers are taking advantage of the high demand for Covid antibody tests—which can tell patients if they've been infected with the virus previously—to glean medical information for identity theft schemes, says the FBI. The bureau says to be careful of unverifiable FDA approvals, advertisements for antibody testing, and marketers offering free tests. Daily Distraction Less than a decade ago, an earthquake followed by a series of tsunamis caused a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan. But a new kind of "nuclear powerball" could make meltdowns a thing of the past. Something to Read For some, personal email threads have now become a kind of lifeline in a way they haven't been since the "golden age" of emails back in the 1990s. The belief is that emails, arguably, are better for posterity than DMs or texts. Will it last? Sanity Check While indoor movie complexes mare mostly closed, a mainstay of America's culture from the past has reemerged: the drive-in movie theater. One Question Have we still flattened the curve? Flattening the curve is term meant to indicate the need to reduce the number of coronavirus cases to manageable levels. The virus spread exponentially at the outset, meaning that there was a spike in cases beyond what hospitals and other medical facilities could handle. By following social distancing and shelter-in-place measures, communities were able to slow that exponential growth and level out the spike. Now cases in the US are hitting record highs again. Covid-19 Care Package ❓ Have questions about anything Covid-19 related? We answered your questions and gathered all our coverage in one spot. 💻 Some of you are work-from-home pros, but if you're new to it, here's how to stay productive without losing your mind. 😔 It's hard not to be anxious about a global pandemic, but here's how you can protect yourself and your family without spiraling. 💉 Over 30 companies are working on a vaccine, but it's probably still at least a year away. Here's everything you should know. 📦 The Covid-19 virus can linger on objects for as little as a few hours or as long as a couple days, depending on the surface. Here's the research. 👫 Quarantined with a loved one? Here's how to not hate them before all this is over. 🧼 It's not just your hands that need washing—your gadgets, clothes, and home need it too. Here's how to properly disinfect your stuff. 🦠 Read all of our coronavirus coverage here. | 
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