Covid 19
The Director Of "Tiger King" Has Now Paid Restaurant Staff He Laid Off Due To The Coronavirus Pandemic
In April, former employees of Eric Goode told BuzzFeed News their boss had the wealth and cultural influence to help them at a time when they need it most.
David Mack
The Coronavirus Has A Mysterious “Loop” That Lets It Quickly Attack Human Lungs. Here’s How It Works.
How does a relatively common type of virus turn into one so deadly it could spur a pandemic? The answer may lie in its microscopic spikes.
Dan Vergano
A Now-Retracted Study Claimed The Malaria Drug Touted By Trump Looked Deadly For Coronavirus Patients
A massive study claiming that hydroxychloroquine could increase the risk of death for coronavirus patients was retracted two weeks later.
Dan Vergano
These Are The Fake Experts Pushing Pseudoscience And Conspiracy Theories About The Coronavirus Pandemic
A guide to the spin doctors and conspiracy theorists clogging up your social media feed.
Jane Lytvynenko
A Doctor Told Lawmakers The Country Is Not "Prepared For A Second Wave" Of The Coronavirus
Nearly every essential worker who testified before lawmakers at a hearing on the coronavirus said the lack of personal protective equipment remains a huge problem.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
A Mississippi Church Suing A City Over Coronavirus Restrictions Burned Down In A Suspected Arson Attack
An attorney representing the church believes that the suspected arson is connected to a lawsuit they filed against the city of Holly Springs over its stay-at-home order.
Tasneem Nashrulla
A White House Butler Who Worked For 11 US Presidents Died Of The Coronavirus
"His service to others—his willingness to go above and beyond for the country he loved and all those whose lives he touched—is a legacy worthy of his generous spirit," former first lady Michelle Obama said.
Salvador Hernandez
Positive News! Trump Says He Tested Positively, Which Means Negative, For The Coronavirus.
"But that's a way of saying it: positively toward the negative."
David Mack
Qatar Has Made Its Coronavirus Contact Tracing App Mandatory
Citizens and residents will be required to download the Ehteraz app when “leaving the house for any reason.”
Megha Rajagopalan
Apple And Google's Coronavirus Tech Won't Actually Do Contact Tracing. Here's Why Exposure Notification Is Different
Exposure notifications and digital contact tracing are two different things. Choosing one or the other could change the course of the pandemic.
Caroline Haskins
These Photos Show Creative Ways People Are Celebrating Graduation During The Coronavirus Pandemic
Communities are finding creative ways to celebrate graduating seniors.
Kate Bubacz
Scientists Studying The Coronavirus Say Some States Are Censoring Them
State officials in Florida, Arizona, and Georgia have reportedly been censoring scientists or providing questionable COVID-19 case data while pushing for early reopenings.
Dan Vergano
The Coronavirus Has Tanked Carbon Emissions. It’s Not Nearly Enough To Prevent Climate Disaster.
Choosing whether to embrace green policies to lead the economic recovery will be a make-or-break moment for the climate crisis, experts say.
Zahra Hirji
Thousands Of Nurses Say They Still Have To Reuse Masks While Treating Coronavirus Patients
"We’ve been taught all our lives good infection control, and this isn’t it."
Stephanie K. Baer
A Man Shared A Shocking Photo Of What COVID-19 Did To Him After Six Weeks In A Hospital
"I wanted to show it can happen to anyone. It doesn't matter if you're young or old, have preexisting conditions or not. It can affect you."
David Mack
The US Agency In Charge Of The Immigration System Says It's Facing A Financial Disaster Amid The Coronavirus Pandemic
"Without congressional intervention, we risk not being able to make payroll and will have to take drastic actions to keep the agency afloat," the leader of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services wrote to employees.
Hamed Aleaziz
Texas Is Allowing Kids To Go To Summer Camp As The Coronavirus Pandemic Continues
"The last thing that I would ever want is for summer camp to be looked back on in history — or in the fall — as part of the reason that we have a second outbreak."
Stephanie K. Baer
Trump Said He's Taking Hydroxychloroquine To Try To Prevent COVID-19 In Spite Of An FDA Warning
“I happen to be taking it," said the president to a stunned audience on Monday.
Amber Jamieson
Did You Get A Letter From Trump About Your Coronavirus Stimulus Check? Tell Us What You Think.
We want to know if the coronavirus stimulus check, and a letter about it from the president, changed how you think about Trump and the government.
Ryan Brooks
Barack Obama Said People In Charge "Screwed Up" During The Coronavirus Pandemic
"Doing what feels good, what’s convenient, what’s easy, that’s what little kids do," Obama said. "Unfortunately a lot of so-called grown-ups, including some with fancy titles and important jobs, still think that way, which is why things are so screwed up."
Amber Jamieson
Eric Trump Said Coronavirus Shutdowns Are Part Of A Plot To Prevent Trump Campaign Rallies
"After Nov. 3, coronavirus will magically all of a sudden go away and disappear and everybody will be able to reopen," Eric Trump said.
Claudia Koerner
JetBlue’s Founder Helped Fund A Stanford Study That Said The Coronavirus Wasn’t That Deadly
A Stanford whistleblower complaint alleges that the controversial John Ioannidis study failed to disclose important financial ties and ignored scientists’ concerns that their antibody test was inaccurate.
Stephanie M. Lee
Pregnant And Scared, She Became The First Woman Federal Prisoner To Die Of COVID-19
Andrea Circle Bear told her grandmother she had pneumonia when prison officials took her to a nearby hospital. She was put on a ventilator the next day and had to give birth two months early.
Salvador Hernandez
Here’s Why Everyone On Facebook Is Talking About Woodstock And The Coronavirus
We are stardust. We are golden. And we've got to stop sharing unhelpful memes.
Ryan Broderick
Sen. Richard Burr, Who Is Under Investigation For Selling Stocks After A Coronavirus Briefing, Is Stepping Down From A Key Committee Post
"We agreed that this decision would be in the best interests of the committee and will be effective at the end of the day tomorrow," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday.
Emma Loop
As Salons Reopen During The Coronavirus Pandemic, Hairstylists Want A Beauty Industry Bailout
"I want to see them considering the beauty industry as a real industry worth saving," said Mercedes Ortiz-Olivieri, who owns a salon in Washington DC.
Stephanie K. Baer
A California Man Who Wore A KKK Hood As A Coronavirus Mask At A Grocery Store Won't Face Charges
The man told police that the hood was not intended to be a racial statement.
Ellie Hall
Democrats Want $3 Trillion In New Coronavirus Relief. Republicans Say It’s Too Soon To Do More.
The two parties are miles apart on what to do in the next wave of coronavirus relief. Republicans say they do not expect anything to pass for a long time.
Paul McLeod
Doctors Without Borders Sent A Team To The Navajo Nation To Help With The Coronavirus Crisis
"Our relationship with the federal government has never been great," one Navajo advocate told BuzzFeed News, "so it's not a surprise to us that we have to look for outside help."
Clarissa-Jan Lim
Anthony Fauci And Rand Paul Had A Tense Exchange During A Coronavirus Hearing
Fauci also warned Paul not be "cavalier" in thinking children are "completely immune" from the harmful effects of the coronavirus.
Tasneem Nashrulla
