Covid 19
What It's Like For Muslim Essential Workers To Fast During The Coronavirus
Nearly 40 people around the world told BuzzFeed News that Ramadan is hammering home their isolation during the pandemic: They miss friends, family, and their mosques.
Ema O'Connor
Amazon Didn’t Pay This Worker Who Tested Positive For The Coronavirus Until A Reporter Asked Questions
Amazon has publicly promised to pay workers who test positive for or are quarantined because of the coronavirus, but some say they haven’t received that money.
Caroline O'Donovan
15 Children In New York City Were Hospitalized With A Mysterious Inflammatory Disease Potentially Linked To COVID-19
The New York City Health Department issued an alert about a "pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome” that has also been reported in the UK.
Tasneem Nashrulla
US Citizen Kids Of Undocumented Immigrants Sued The Trump Administration For Denying Them Coronavirus Stimulus Checks
Families can get up to $500 per child under the CARES Act, but a lawsuit accuses the government of unconstitutionally denying those benefits to the children of undocumented immigrants.
Zoe Tillman
The FDA Is Tightening Its Regulations On Coronavirus Antibody Tests
The agency had previously relaxed its rules for verifying manufacturers’ accuracy data, leading more than 165 unauthorized tests to flood the US market.
Stephanie M. Lee
Day By Day: Inside A Domestic Violence Shelter In The Coronavirus Era
The pandemic has stretched this New Mexico domestic violence shelter down to its last dollar. Its executive director and staff are doing all they can to keep the doors open amid a spike in people needing services.
Melissa Segura
More Than 70% Of Inmates At One Prison Had COVID-19, And Advocates Fear The Coronavirus Is Silently Spreading
In the handful of prisons doing mass testing of inmates, results show how deeply the coronavirus has spread.
Salvador Hernandez
Three Russian Doctors Treating The Coronavirus Have Fallen Out Of Windows In Just Over A Week
Dr. Alexander Shulepov is in serious condition after falling from a building. Two other doctors treating coronavirus patients have died in similar circumstances.
Christopher Miller
She Came To A New Country And Raised Her Daughter By Herself. Then She Died Of The Coronavirus.
Rutendo Mukotsanjera and her daughter, Chiedza, were “inseparable.” Now Chiedza has no close family members in the country.
Emily Ashton
J.Crew Has Filed For Bankruptcy During The Coronavirus Lockdowns
It can’t help that no one has gotten into real pants for months.
Venessa Wong
This Restaurant's "Exhausting" List Of Coronavirus Procedures Shows How Hard It Is To Reopen
Employees at a chain restaurant in Tennessee have to check the temperature of guests, or question them about COVID-19 symptoms, change gloves constantly, and enforce social distancing — and that's just to start.
Tasneem Nashrulla
This Couple's Wedding Was Canceled Because Of The Coronavirus. So They Got Married At A Drive-In Theater.
"It was almost surreal how engaged and connected it made everyone feel at one of the most disconnected times of our lives.”
Olivia Niland
A Paramedic Who Traveled To New York To Help In The Pandemic Has Died Of The Coronavirus
"Going above and beyond for the patients — that was always Paul."
Olivia Niland
No, The CDC Did Not Revise Down The Number Of COVID-19 Deaths
Several tweets went viral that falsely claimed the CDC had drastically revised down the number of deaths in the US from the coronavirus — but it seems some people didn't read to the end of the page.
Brianna Sacks
This Doctor Is Suggesting COVID-19 Lockdowns Are A Conspiracy To Take Away Your Freedom
A viral video in which Dr. Annie Bukacek questions the severity of COVID-19 has given anti-lockdown activists across the country a sense of validation.
Anne Helen Petersen
Costco Is Loosening Coronavirus Crowd Restrictions. Employees Say It's Still Not Safe.
"They are allowing up to 600 people in the store at a time. Employees have to dodge people like it's a minefield. It’s just a complete breakdown at every level.”
Brianna Sacks
The FDA Has Approved Emergency Use Of Remdesivir To Treat COVID-19
The drug's approval comes days after a preliminary study showed a four-day decrease in hospital stays following treatment.
Dan Vergano
This Georgia Hairstylist Shared What It's Like To Go Back To Work During The Coronavirus Pandemic
"Am I doing this right? Am I keeping everyone safe? Did I touch that? And then you're looking at everything going, 'Oh my god, is that clean?'"
Stephanie K. Baer
Guatemalans Deported From The US Are Threatened With Violence At Home Over Coronavirus Fears
"They wrote that they didn't want me here and that they were going to kill me."
Adolfo Flores
This Leader Has Banned His Doctors From Saying The Word "Coronavirus" — And Refuses To Admit There Are Any Cases
In Turkmenistan, people are rounded up on the street just for speaking about the coronavirus, and doctors are banned from diagnosing it.
Christopher Miller
Coronavirus Advice: Can I Yell At My Neighbors?
This week's How to Plague advice column offers answers on what to do when people won't stop using your patio furniture and how to go on dates remotely.
Scaachi Koul
A US Senator Wants To Know Which Federal Authorities Are Using Clearview AI To Track The Coronavirus
“Technology has an important role to play in mitigating the COVID-19 pandemic, but this health crisis cannot justify using unreliable surveillance tools that could undermine our privacy rights,” said Sen. Ed Markey.
Caroline Haskins
He Made Friends Everywhere He Went. When He Died Of The Coronavirus, None Of Them Could Mourn Together.
“I truly feel like there was just this innate will to live and experience everything," recalled one friend, "and it was cut short due to this virus.”
Emmanuel Felton
His Dad Was Denied A Coronavirus Test By Three Hospitals And Died. He Wasn't Going To Let That Happen To His Mom Too.
The Fowler family's experience has driven home just how much black people are being affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
Summer Won’t Save Us From The Coronavirus Pandemic
Recent research suggests that summer conditions can help kill the coronavirus more quickly. But “don’t expect miracles,” one scientist said.
Zahra Hirji
Guatemalan Immigrants Are Caught Between ICE Detention Or Deportation. Either Way, They Fear Getting COVID-19.
"It was horrible. The food is bad, you can't sleep, and the toilet is in a cell you share with four people.”
Adolfo Flores
Sen. Kamala Harris Is Introducing A Bill To Address The Racial Disparity In Coronavirus Cases
Harris's bill would establish a task force to gather data and provide recommendations on coronavirus response for people of color who have been disproportionately affected by the disease.
Kadia Goba
“What The Fuck?” Elon Musk Calls Coronavirus Shelter-In-Place Orders “Fascist.”
In an earnings call, the Tesla CEO called public health orders in the Bay Area an "outrage."
Ryan Mac
Past Coronavirus Research Grants Are Being Used To Smear Anthony Fauci
The National Institutes of Health has given millions of dollars to scientists studying coronaviruses. That funding didn't cause the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jane Lytvynenko
Megan Thee Stallion And Beyoncé Saved Quarantine And Dropped A “Savage” Remix — And Proceeds Go To Coronavirus Relief
Our wigs are missing and for a good cause.
Ryan Brooks
