Coronavirus: COVID-19
The Atlantic’s coverage of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19
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The Atlantic This Is Just the Beginning
People who now advocate that we “choose the economy” are not being honest about the consequences of that decision.
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Ron Haviv / VII / Redux Not Even the Coronavirus Will Unite America
History suggests that rallying Americans requires a powerful human enemy, not a faceless danger.
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Lizzie Gill The Coronavirus Is Stealing Our Ability to Grieve
My aunt and cousins had to wear masks and stand dozens of meters away at the cemetery as men in protective suits laid my uncle into the grave.
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KinkarkinPhoto / Shutterstock / Paul Spella / The … Red and Blue America Agree That Now Is the Time to Violate the Constitution
People of both parties seem rather okay with undermining core civil liberties in order to fight the pandemic.
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Listen: Can I Have a Drink?
The Atlantic staff writer Derek Thompson on what needs to happen in Washington to make sure Americans stay afloat.
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Francesco Coco / Contrasto / Redux What Happens If Health-Care Workers Stop Showing Up?
Unless the country does dramatically more to provide them with the equipment they need to do their job safely, it risks disaster.
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Sarah Blesener / The New York Times / … Grocery Stores Are the Coronavirus Tipping Point
Even one of the last bastions of normal American life could not escape the outbreak.
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Ezra Acayan / Stringer / Getty The Kids Aren’t All Right
COVID-19 doesn’t appear to be a major concern for children’s health, but the youngest among us will still bear the larger burdens of trauma and economic fallout.
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Carlos Barria / Reuters Stay Alive, Joe Biden
Democrats need little from the front-runner beyond his corporeal presence.
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Christophe Ena / AP It Wasn’t Just Trump Who Got It Wrong
America’s coronavirus response failed because we didn’t understand the complexity of the problem.
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Peter Cziborra / Action Images / Reuters ‘Do More—Fast. Don’t Wait.’
Denmark, which is basically freezing its economy, has a message for America.
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Brendan Smialowski / AFP / Getty Americans’ Revulsion for Trump Is Underappreciated
As Democrats fret about their own prospects, many fail to recognize the president’s fundamental weakness.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Trump Can’t Even Imitate a Normal President
He couldn’t keep the impression going for an entire press briefing.
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FPM / Getty / Peter Lorimer / Shutterstock … COVID-19 Lessons for World Leaders From Medieval Literature
Once again, we are looking to leaders for protection. But how they offer it must change.
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Listen: Should I Be Getting Deliveries?
And other questions from listeners
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Jeenah Moon / Reuters Don’t Halt Social Distancing. Instead, Do It Right.
There are two things the United States must do to beat the coronavirus.
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Aleksandar Dickov / Shutterstock / Paul Spella / … Where Is the Government?
Many businesses are already insolvent, have already shut down, have already lost their employees.
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Nick Fox / Shutterstock Why a Tiny Colorado County Can Offer COVID-19 Tests to Every Resident
There are advantages to having biotech executives as neighbors.
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Axel Schmidt / Reuters The People in Charge See an Opportunity
Around the world, rulers are using the pandemic as an excuse to grab more power. And the public is going along with it.
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Russell Boyce / Reuters We Need a Hard Pause, Followed by a Soft Start
Policy makers need to start planning for a careful and gradual return to normalcy.
