Coronavirus: COVID-19
The Atlantic’s coverage of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19
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Timothy Fadek / Redux Doctors Are Holding Up Their End of the Bargain. Society Is Not.
Sending health-care workers into hospitals with too few masks is a betrayal akin to sending soldiers into battle without armor.
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Andrew Lichtenstein / Corbis Pushing Kids Along Is Prudent but Problematic
Millions of students are not going to learn what for years has been deemed essential.
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The Atlantic Internet Speech Will Never Go Back to Normal
In the debate over freedom versus control of the global network, China was largely correct, and the U.S. was wrong.
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George Etheredge / The New York Times Why London’s National Theatre Is Hooking Online Viewers
The intimate camerawork of its web broadcasts gives everyone the best seat in the house.
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Adeshola Makinde What Happens to Gambling When Sports Shut Down?
The cancellation of major events has left stadiums empty and casinos closed.
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Bloomberg / Getty / The Atlantic Why It’s Important Not to Drink Bleach
Doctors and nurses are risking their lives and dying. People are out of work and struggling to make rent. The president of the United States is suggesting injecting disinfectant.
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The Government Is Offering Me $4 Million. I’m Turning It Down.
That money should help truly small businesses and hundreds of their employees survive economically in a crushing pandemic.
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Amy Sancetta / AP Save the Postal Service
Trump’s personal hostility has merged with long-standing conservative antipathy to endanger a vital civic institution.
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William Widmer / The New York Times / … What If Colleges Don’t Reopen Until 2021?
Millions of families face a question that was once unthinkable.
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Taehoon Kim / Getty The Scariest Pandemic Timeline
If the flu and coronavirus hit at the same time this fall, America might have a longer, more severe lockdown.
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Listen: Are the Celebrities Okay?
A culture in quarantine
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Getty / The Atlantic Trump Is Building a Dystopia in Real Time
Every day, the president’s coronavirus briefings broadcast an alarming argument: that public health is best understood as a matter of PR.
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Koya79/ Getty / Paul Spella / The Atlantic Is the FaceTime Haircut Here to Stay?
Out-of-work hairstylists, acupuncturists, and even plumbers are seeing clients online. The transition hasn’t always been easy.
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TR / AFP / Getty Can the West Actually Ditch China?
How severely can countries really punish China when many of them need Beijing for the most crucial of things—medical supplies?
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Aiden Symes / Vishakha Darbha What to Ask Instead of ‘How Are You?’ During a Pandemic
Everyone’s doing badly. We need better questions to ask.
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Arsh Raziuddin / The Atlantic The Problem With Celebrities Urging Fans to Donate During a Pandemic
As millions of people struggle with layoffs and lost wages, now is not the time for wealthy stars to be asking ordinary Americans to give money.
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Getty / The Atlantic Some of the Most Visible Christians in America Are Failing the Coronavirus Test
In place of love, they’re offering stark self-righteous judgment.
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The Atlantic How to Protect Civil Liberties in a Pandemic
There are much bigger worries than temporary stay-at-home orders.
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Ernst Haas / Getty The Pandemic Shows What Cars Have Done to Cities
Along streets suddenly devoid of traffic, pedestrians get a fresh look at all the space that motor vehicles have commandeered.
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Eric Gay / AP The Oil Industry Doesn’t Need Government Protection
The stalwart free-market conservatives of West Texas are suddenly high on big government.
