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Coronavirus

Food Delivery Workers Told Us About Their ‘Indescribable Fear’ During the Coronavirus Outbreak
Tips from customers increased over the past few weeks, but only slightly. Buildings have stopped letting deliveries inside to hand off food.
Chris Moody
3.19.20
TV

TV Doctors Are Now Donating Their Medical Supplies to Real-Life Hospitals
As real life supplies dwindle, producers from medical dramas 'The Resident' and 'Station 19' have donated their masks and other items.
Jelisa Castrodale
3.19.20
Coronavirus

We Asked People Around the World How They're Coping with Coronavirus
“There’s the fear of ‘When am I going to work again? When am I going to be able to pay rent?’”
Victoria Leandra
3.19.20
Coronavirus

This Risky Hack Could Double Access to Ventilators as Coronavirus Peaks
The Neyman/Babcock method would allow more than one patient to use the same ventilator, but only if administered correctly.
Matthew Gault
3.19.20
Games News

GameStop Instructs Employees to Ignore Law Enforcement And Not Shut Down
A memo sent to workers says GameStop views themselves as "essential retail."
Patrick Klepek
3.19.20
music news

7 Tour and Merch Managers Explain How Coronavirus Is Wrecking Their Work
Independent music is hit hard by the COVID-19's spread. Here's how people who work with PUP, Japanese Breakfast, and more are coping.
Josh Terry
3.19.20
egypt

'They're All Just Here to Die': Coronavirus Is Threatening Tens of Thousands of Egyptian Political Prisoners
The repressive Sisi government recently implemented a blanket ban on access to prisoners.
David Gilbert
3.19.20
Internet

Maybe Isolation Can Make the Internet Fun Again
Without the outlet of social interaction, we're all blogging and vlogging just for the sake of it.
Bettina Makalintal
3.19.20
reproductive rights

Coronavirus Is Making It Harder for People to Get Birth Control
People are losing their jobs. Students are leaving school. How will they access contraceptives?
Marie Solis
3.19.20
Coronavirus

Barack Obama Pointedly Says Nothing
During a global pandemic, the former president has made the highly political choice to be apolitical.
Laura Wagner
3.19.20
Coronavirus

U.S. Hospitals Are Wildly Unprepared to Deal With How Bad the Coronavirus Pandemic Could Get
“What's the point of testing if they're not going to get admitted to the hospital?”
Alex Lubben
3.19.20
Coronavirus

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.
Joseph Cox
3.19.20
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