Coronavirus
The First Infant Has Died In The US After Testing Positive For The Coronavirus
“If you haven’t been paying attention, maybe this is your wake-up call,” said Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike.
Jane Lytvynenko
After Trump's Tweet, The Government Is Funding A Coronavirus Study Of Hydroxychloroquine
A North Carolina company won a $750,000 deal days after the president’s controversial statements about the antimalarial drugs.
Jason Leopold
An NYPD Detective And Administrative Assistant Have Died Of The Coronavirus
Detective Cedric Dixon is the first NYPD officer to die of the virus. Administrative assistant Giacomina Barr-Brown died Thursday.
Olivia Niland
The Coronavirus Comes To Immigration Court
Elizabeth Warren, Kamala Harris, Amy Klobuchar, and others call for a pause on immigration hearings for children — but the alternative poses serious problems too.
Melissa Segura
The Coronavirus Outbreak Has Workers Who Care For The Elderly "Terrified"
Home health aides are at risk, and many of them are without adequate protection from COVID-19. “We really feel under threat.”
Miriam Elder
Nearly A Fifth Of Religious Americans Say They Are Still Attending Services, Despite The Coronavirus Pandemic
Seventeen percent of respondents to a recent poll said they were still attending worship services in person.
Ema O'Connor
Rikers Island Detainees Say They Fear Dying From The Coronavirus
As officials dawdle on releasing detainees, many are left without information or protection as their cellmates get sick.
Rosalind Adams
An ICE Detainee Who Was Released After Getting The Coronavirus Fears What's Next: "This Has Hit My Whole Body"
"The place I used to work at before is closed. I have no way to pay the rent, or food for my daughter,” he told BuzzFeed News while in self-isolation.
Hamed Aleaziz
A Judge Ordered The Release Of Low-Level Prisoners Because Of The Coronavirus. People Were Absolutely Furious.
Alabama Judge Ben Fuller spent last week being attacked over his plan. He now thinks the uproar that ensued means none of the state’s other judges will consider releasing inmates from crowded jails.
Emmanuel Felton
An American Airlines Flight Attendant Has Died From The Coronavirus As Employees Fight For Safer Working Conditions
Paul Frishkorn is being remembered as a kind, passionate advocate for flight attendants.
Brianna Sacks
Opinion | The Coronavirus And HIV: Different Pandemics With The Same Lessons
San Francisco's world-leading public health department is a byproduct of our multidecade fight against AIDS. The lessons we learned then are just as vital today.
Scott Wiener
Survivors Of COVID-19 May Hold The Key For Everyone Else — In Their Blood
This week, researchers in New York City started collecting blood from COVID-19 survivors. The hope is that their immunity can be shared with others.
Stephanie M. Lee
The Coronavirus Pandemic Has Made The Opioid Epidemic Even Worse
The US was already grappling with an epidemic of opioid overdoses. People in recovery say the coronavirus outbreak has made getting treatment a nightmare.
Otillia Steadman
I Probably Have The Coronavirus. I Wish I Could Know For Sure.
There’s so much we can’t know about the future. But getting tested for COVID-19, at least, would tell me that my own worst-case scenario is the one I’m in right now.
Shannon Keating
A Single Republican Is Forcing Hundreds Of Members To Come Back To Washington For The Coronavirus Aid Vote
Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie will call for a recorded vote, requiring at least 216 members to make the trek to the Capitol to pass the $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill.
Paul McLeod
CVS Stores Are Staying Open During The Coronavirus Pandemic, But Employees Said They Feel Unsafe
“We had a single bottle of Lysol spray, which I finished using three days ago, since we're constantly cleaning the counters."
Addy Baird
This Southern County Is Blocking All Visitors — Even Part-Time Residents — During The Coronavirus Pandemic
Visitors often outnumber residents in Dare County, North Carolina. With only one hospital, the county is setting up roadblocks to keep visitors out.
Dominic Holden
Three Unaccompanied Immigrant Children In US Custody Have Tested Positive For The Coronavirus
The children are among the first to test positive for COVID-19 since the coronavirus outbreak started.
Hamed Aleaziz
Doctors And Nurses Fighting The Coronavirus Outbreak Are Getting Sick And Dying — And No One Is Keeping Track
“We are starting to see our health care providers die very quickly from this virus,” one nurse practitioner said.
Zahra Hirji
Steph Curry Had An Instagram Live Chat With Dr. Fauci About Coronavirus That Was Super Informative
Barack Obama and Justin Bieber posted some emojis.
Tasneem Nashrulla
Coronavirus Ad Blocking Is Starving Some News Sites Of Revenue
New data reveals how a major company's COVID-19 ad keyword blocking starves the news media during a global pandemic.
Craig Silverman
A Chilling Account From A Doctor At The Center Of The Coronavirus Crisis
“It’s not a heroic feeling.” BuzzFeed News talks to a physician at the beleaguered Elmhurst Hospital Center.
Joseph Bernstein
Immigrants Afraid Of The Coronavirus Outbreak Are Protesting Inside ICE Facilities
There have been four known use-of-force incidents this week at ICE facilities as fear and anxiety spreads among detainees over COVID-19.
Hamed Aleaziz
Planned Parenthood Sued Texas For Banning Nearly All Abortions During The Coronavirus Outbreak
"It’s unconscionable that the Texas Attorney General is exploiting this pandemic to end abortion in the state."
Ema O'Connor
The Coronavirus Is Going To Make Life Inside Refugee Camps Even More Nightmarish
The cramped and unsanitary conditions tens of thousands of people live in pose a catastrophic risk, aid groups have warned.
Megha Rajagopalan
Two Tesla Employees Have Tested Positive For COVID-19
The disclosure comes after CEO Elon Musk has repeatedly downplayed the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ryan Mac
The Senate Passed A Massive Coronavirus Aid Package That Would Give Most Americans A $1,200 Check
The $2 trillion economic recovery bill still needs to pass the House. Americans making less than $99,000 per year will get some amount of payment under the legislation.
Paul McLeod
Doctors And Nurses Say More People Are Dying Of COVID-19 In The US Than We Know
“The numbers are grossly underreported. I know for a fact that we’ve had three deaths in one county where only one is listed on the website,” one California ER doctor told BuzzFeed News.
Nidhi Prakash
Costco Employees Are Testing Positive For The Coronavirus And Their Coworkers Say Managers Aren't Being Transparent
“Literally no one told us anything about it,” a warehouse employee in Colorado said about two coworkers who are sick with COVID-19.
Brianna Sacks
Friends And Family Are Remembering A "Generous And Patient" New York Times Editor Who Died Of The Coronavirus
Alan Finder "was in many ways the consummate twentieth century newspaperman," his son said.
Addy Baird
