covid19
I Called Quarantined Strangers All Over the World
An app called QuarantineChat lets you unload your feelings about your isolation on people you don't know.
Instagram Parents Are Documenting 'Baby's First Pandemic'
We are sorry to report that Instagram parents are posing their babies with their toilet paper and Lysol wipe stockpiles.
The 'Medical Intuitives' Promising to Protect Your DNA Against Coronavirus
“It doesn’t matter to me whether it’s scientifically proven. I believe it to be true.”
Justin Trudeau Promises to Pay Up To 75% of Wages for Small Businesses Hurt by Coronavirus
Canada previously promised a 10 percent wage subsidy, but has since decided to increase the measure as more businesses shut their doors.
Coronavirus Is Exposing How the Health Care System Neglects LGBTQ People
How discrimination, collective health problems, and limited access to doctors make LGBTQ communities especially vulnerable to COVID-19.
Lowe's Employees Say the Store Is Staying Open During Coronavirus to Maximize Profit
While competitors Target and Home Depot have reduced store hours to help combat the coronavirus, Lowe’s continues to expose staff and customers.
Best Buy Tells Employees Work Is Now Voluntary, Everyone Will Get Two-Weeks Pay
The changes also mean Geek Squad employees, who feared they could spread the coronavirus by visiting customers in their homes, will get hazard pay.
It's Way Too Late to Go Home to Your Family
Flattening the curve—that is, saving lives—requires everyone to do things they wouldn't normally, including staying put and resisting the urge to go stay with your parents.
China Is Now Sending Doctors, Masks and Hazmat Suits to Help Italy With Its Coronavirus Outbreak
The Chinese deployment reflects the shifting frontlines of the global COVID-19 epidemic, as new infections plateau in China, they're soaring in Europe.
Scientists Need Your Help to Find Treatments for Coronavirus
Different teams of scientists need the public's help to donate idle computing power and solve puzzles to fight Covid-19.
Reddit Can’t Quarantine Coronavirus Misinformation
Reddit communities are at war over who controls the flow of information during a crisis.