Is COVID-19 actually a vascular disease, not a respiratory one? And is the virus itself getting weaker? Plus, kicking off Pride Month with a look at how much same-sex weddings have boosted the US economy. Could human hibernation become a thing? A new exoplanet that could sustain life. And a 19th century clergyman’s advice for dealing with low spirits and isolation.

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Links:

• Coronavirus May Be a Blood Vessel Disease, Which Explains Everything (Elemental)
• New coronavirus losing potency, top Italian doctor says (Reuters)
• Gay weddings boost US economy by $3.8 bn since landmark ruling (Reuters)
• Human Hibernation Is a Real Possibility (The Atlantic)
• New Research: Closest Exoplanet to Earth Could Host Life (Futurism)
• An English Clergyman's Advice for Quarantine (The New York Review of Books)

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