In science news around the world, President Donald Trump admits he knew in February that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 was "deadly," even as he publicly called the disease no worse than the seasonal flu. Scientists study the long-term health consequences of smoke from record wildfires on the U.S. West Coast. The virus that causes African swine fever, deadly to pigs, is discovered in Germany, Europe's largest pork producer. The U.S. atmospheric research agency hires David Legates, a researcher who has a long history of rejecting established climate science, for a senior position. The United Kingdom becomes the first Western government to invest in an old-style, inactivated virus vaccine against COVID-19. Ocean researchers release the first comprehensive survey of deep coral reefs in the high seas.

在世界各地的科学新闻中，唐纳德·特朗普总统承认他在二月份知道导致COVID-19的冠状病毒是“致命的”，即使他公开称该病也不会比季节性流感更糟。科学家研究了美国西海岸创纪录的野火烟雾对健康的长期影响。在欧洲最大的猪肉生产国德国发现了导致非洲猪瘟致命的病毒。美国大气研究机构聘请了大卫·莱格茨（David Legates）担任高级职位，该研究员长期以来一直拒绝建立气候科学。英国成为第一个投资针对COVID-19的老式灭活病毒疫苗的西方政府。海洋研究人员发布了首次公海深海珊瑚礁综合调查。