1. The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. (In this article, 1st and 2nd paragraphs). List the who, what, where and when of this news item. (NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details on the why and/or how.)

2. What is “half-life”?

3. What effect do higher temperatures and humidity have on the coronavirus, according to results of research conducted by DHS’s Science and Technology department?

4. How does sunlight affect the coronavirus? Why does it do so?

5. Why did Mr. Bryan stress that his department’s research results are not a reason to stop social distancing in summer months?

6. Watch Mr. Bryan’s remarks in full under “Resources” below the questions. (The text is provided under “Background.”) How do these preliminary research results encourage you?

7. Watch the clip of President Trump under Mr. Bryan’s video clip. The following are headlines reporting on the president’s comments.

• CNN:  "Fact check: Trump dangerously suggests sunlight and ingesting disinfectants could help cure coronavirus"
• CNN:  "Doctors reject Trump's dangerous suggestion to use disinfectant as a coronavirus treatment"
• CBS News:  "Lysol maker warns against injecting disinfectants after President Trump suggests it as a possible coronavirus treatment"
• BBC News:  "Outcry after Trump suggests injecting disinfectant as treatment"
• CNET:  "Trump recklessly suggests injecting disinfectant to kill coronavirus. Why he's wrong"
• Washington Post: "Trump floats another bogus coronavirus cure — and his administration scrambles to stop people from injecting disinfectants"  -- And the first paragraph: “The federal government scrambled Friday to stave off a potential wave of public health emergencies sparked by President Trump’s dangerous suggestion that injecting bleach or other household disinfectants into the body might cure people of the novel coronavirus.”
• NBC News: "Trump suggests 'injection' of disinfectant to beat coronavirus" -- And from the article: “Medical professionals, including Dr. Vin Gupta, a pulmonologist, global health policy expert and an NBC News and MSNBC contributor. were quick to challenge the president's ‘improper health messaging.’”
• The Hill wrote: The president’s remarks about disinfectants, in particular, have inspired broad pushback, with medical experts strongly warning against injecting or consuming household disinfectants to treat the disease.

When Dr. Deborah Birx was asked in an interview on Fox airing Saturday night (April 25) if she thought President Trump was saying anything dangerous, she said no. She said, “When [President Trump] gets new information, he likes to talk that through out loud. And really have that dialogue. And so that’s what dialogue he was having. I think he just saw the information at the time, immediately before the press conference, and he was still digesting the information.”

Consider this: chemotherapy is a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cells in your body. (It is also used to prepare for a bone marrow transplant or treat immune system disorders.)

Researchers have been studying the use of ultraviolet light to kill viruses for years. As one example, see a Feb. 2018 Columbia University study “Can UV Light Fight the Spread of Influenza?”

Why do you think the media portrays the president as suggesting that people should “ingest disinfectants” or “inject disinfectants”?