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A Conspiracy Theory That 5G Is Causing The Coronavirus Is Spreading Alongside The Pandemic
Even actor Woody Harrelson has succumbed to the baseless hoax that cellphone infrastructure is spreading the coronavirus.
Ryan Broderick
The FDA Reversed Itself And Has Now Approved KN95 Masks For Emergency Use
The move, which allows the Chinese equivalent of N95 masks to be imported and used by health care workers, is designed to alleviate desperate shortages of personal protective equipment.
Ken Bensinger
A British Newspaper Has Given Chinese Coronavirus Propaganda A Direct Line To The UK
During the pandemic, the Daily Telegraph continues to sell space to China to push the party line.
Dean Sterling Jones
After The Coronavirus Passes, Your World Will Not Go Back To Normal
Before the pandemic began, the systems that govern our world were brittle. Today, they are broken. When we emerge, the world will be different, and so will we.
Ryan Broderick
The FDA Now Says It Will Allow Imports Of KN95 Masks, An Alternative To Scarce N95 Masks
Although the regulator recently authorized use of many kinds of foreign-certified respirators, it left the Chinese masks off the list.
Ken Bensinger
Coronavirus Cases Have Surged, But The US Is Refusing To Take The World’s Most Available Masks
The KN95 mask is a Chinese alternative to the scarce N95 mask, but the FDA refuses to allow it into the country.
Ken Bensinger
Chinese Propaganda Is Trying To Paint The Country As A Leader In Coronavirus Response
“China’s larger strategic goals, under which all of this rolls up, are to convince the world and make the world feel comfortable in China’s ascendancy.”
Jane Lytvynenko
The Coronavirus Death Toll Is Rising At Different Rates In Different Countries. These Charts Help Explain Why.
Experts don’t yet have a full explanation, but the age breakdown of countries’ populations and their capacity to deliver care to critically ill people will be crucial in the coming weeks and months.
Peter Aldhous
Opinion: You Can Learn Something From The People Of Wuhan
Media has focused on the top-down, authoritarian response in Wuhan. But the way ordinary citizens handled the crisis should be replicated across the world.
Tricia Wang
23 Inspiring Signs Of Hope During The Coronavirus Outbreak
As businesses shutter and residents continue to distance themselves from their neighbors, messages of hope and solidarity are springing up in unusual places.
Gabriel H. Sanchez
24 Pictures Of Americans Failing Horribly At Social Distancing During The Coronavirus Outbreak
As states issued stay-at-home orders to stem the coronavirus outbreak, many people chose instead to congregate in public places.
Gabriel H. Sanchez
28 Of The Most Powerful Photos Of This Week
In these extraordinary times, much of the world as we knew it just weeks before has become unrecognizable as the coronavirus pandemic continues its spread. Here are the most striking and monumental pictures from this past week.
Gabriel H. Sanchez
Here's What NYC Looks Like During The Coronavirus Pandemic
As the coronavirus continues to spread in New York City, many of the city's cultural institutions and landmarks have gone quiet.
Gabriel H. Sanchez
11 Photo Stories That Will Challenge Your View Of The World
Here are some of the most interesting and powerful photo stories from across the internet.
Gabriel H. Sanchez
These Inspiring Pictures Show People Helping Others During The Coronavirus Pandemic
While many Americans are self-isolating, workers and volunteers are putting themselves on the front line of the coronavirus outbreak to help patients, customers, and neighbors.
Gabriel H. Sanchez
Here's What San Francisco Looks Like During Its Shelter-In-Place Order
Bay Area residents in California have been told to shelter in place for three weeks in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Gabriel H. Sanchez
Trump Announced New Measures To Fight The Coronavirus And Also Said It Wasn't Racist To Keep Calling It The "China Virus"
As Chinese Americans face increased hate crimes, the president argued, “It’s not racist at all.”
Addy Baird
Here's What St. Patrick's Day Looked Like In Ireland Amid The Coronavirus Outbreak
In a city celebrated as the epicenter of St. Patrick's Day, pubs and restaurants in Dublin were shuttered on the holiday in an effort to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
Gabriel H. Sanchez
Here's What We Do And Don't Know About The Deadly Coronavirus Outbreak
The first new disease outbreak in the social media era has been defined by the rapid spread of panic and uncertainty. Here’s what you should worry about — and what you shouldn’t.
Dan Vergano
9 Photo Stories That Will Challenge Your View Of The World
Here are some of the most interesting and powerful photo stories from across the internet.
Gabriel H. Sanchez
These Charts Break Down Who Is Most At Risk Of Dying From The Coronavirus
The death rates go up to 14.8% for people older than 80 years, based on a study conducted by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Lam Thuy Vo
Chinese Diplomats Are Pushing Conspiracy Theories That The Coronavirus Didn't Originate In China
China’s English-language propaganda machine has finally found its way into the American digital feedback loop.
Ryan Broderick
Three Scenarios For The Coronavirus
Experts are making wildly different predictions about the future of the coronavirus. "We are at the blind-men-feeling-the-elephant stage of this outbreak.”
Dan Vergano
Chinese Hackers Are Using The Coronavirus To Go After Mongolia
Impersonating the country's foreign ministry, hackers are trying to gain control of computers to carry out an unknown goal.
Jane Lytvynenko
Chinese WeChat Users Are Sharing A Censored Post About COVID-19 By Filling It With Emojis And Writing It In Other Languages
China’s censors are going to have to learn to read Klingon and Elvish.
Ryan Broderick
24 Of The Most Powerful Photos Of This Week
From the world response to the escalating coronavirus outbreak to former vice president Joe Biden's Super Tuesday comeback in the Democratic presidential election, these are the most striking and memorable pictures from this past week.
Gabriel H. Sanchez
At Least 10 People Were Killed When A Hotel In China Where Coronavirus Patients Were Quarantined Collapsed
Search and rescue efforts are continuing for 23 others.
Amber Jamieson
The Peace Corps Botched Its Evacuation From China At The Height Of The Coronavirus Outbreak, Volunteers Say
Dozens of Peace Corps volunteers were rushed out of China, gathered in Thailand, and fired from the organization, with some heading back to the US without a voluntary quarantine.
Dan Vergano
Chinese Trolls Are Spreading Coronavirus Disinformation In Taiwan
“Even in five years of looking at troubling disinfo every day, I'm not sure I've ever seen anything quite this malicious.”
Craig Silverman
These Pictures Show The Buying Frenzy Ahead Of A Potential Coronavirus Outbreak In The US
Americans turned out over the weekend in long lines to stockpile face masks, nonperishables, and other emergency essentials after news of the first US deaths due to the coronavirus and community spread of the virus in Washington state.
Gabriel H. Sanchez
