Good news. What else don’t we know yet?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued updated coronavirus guidelines that now downplay the chances of contracting the virus from surfaces, potentially offering relief to millions of Americans who have been concerned they might catch the disease from purchased groceries or delivered packages.

On its website, the CDC says that coronavirus is “thought to spread mainly from person-to-person.” Yet “the virus does not spread easily in other ways.”

“It may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes,” the CDC also states on its site. “This is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads, but we are still learning more about this virus.”

As Instapundit’s Glenn Reynolds noted, “This suggests that a lot of what we’re doing to control the spread is misdirected.”

But we’ve been told by SCIENCE!

. . . with clearly a way with words:

“I WOULD VOTE FOR JOE BIDEN IF HE BOILED BABIES AND ATE THEM.” How far will some on the left go to express their support of the Democratic nominee for president? That quote is from The Nation’s Katha Pollitt, who wants to rescue the country from President Trump and “unchecked rule by kleptocrats, fascists, religious fanatics, gun nuts, and know-nothings.” Finally, a moderate voice speaks out…

Pointed comment supplied by the reliably low-key and reliable Byron York.