Coronavirus: COVID-19
The Atlantic’s coverage of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19
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Listen: Catching Up
Dr. James Hamblin helps a colleague make the essential pandemic-era shopping list.
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Emanuele Cremaschi / Getty / Katie Martin / … The 4 Key Reasons the U.S. Is So Behind on Coronavirus Testing
Bureaucracy, equipment shortages, an unwillingness to share, and failed leadership doomed the American response to COVID-19.
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VCG Wilson / Corbis / Getty The Books Briefing: Turning to Fiction to Cope With Fear
The literature of disasters: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Drew Angerer / Getty Congress Desperately Needs a Contingency Plan
What will happen if lawmakers can no longer meet because of the coronavirus?
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Ruby Aitken The Coronavirus Is Creating a Huge, Stressful Experiment in Working From Home
Even before the pandemic struck, remote work was accelerating in the U.S. But the next few months will be a very strange test of our white-collar future.
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Estelle Ruiz / NurPhoto / Getty The Other Problematic Outbreak
As the coronavirus spreads across the globe, so too does racism.
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Valeria Ferraro / Echoes Wire / Barcroft Media … The Dos and Don’ts of ‘Social Distancing’
Experts weigh in on whether you should cancel your dates, dinner parties, and gym sessions.
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Ahmad Gharabli / AFP / Getty The Coronavirus’s Real and Immediate Threat to Democracy
How do you carry out a vote during a pandemic?
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Eduardo Munoz / VIEWpress via Getty How to Understand Your State’s Coronavirus Numbers
As the outbreak spreads, state websites are still some of the best sources of information on how many people have been tested.
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fpm / mikroman6 / Getty / Katie Martin … What You Need to Know About the Coronavirus
The Atlantic’s guide to navigating a global pandemic
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USA Today Sports / Reuters The Game Cannot Go On
Events without live spectators don’t change the basic problem: Athletes are vulnerable to the coronavirus too.
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DuKai Why Trump Intentionally Misnames the Coronavirus
When conservative figures continually refer to the “Wuhan virus” or “Chinese coronavirus,” it’s clear they’re doing it to make a point.
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Jonathan Short / Invision / AP The Strange Weight of Tom Hanks’s Coronavirus Diagnosis
The actor’s announcement that he and his wife, Rita Wilson, tested positive brought the reality of the outbreak home for many Americans.
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Henry Nicholls / Reuters The ‘Blitz Spirit’ Won’t Protect Britain From the Coronavirus
As the government inevitably restricts Britons’ lives, the country must reject the voices arguing that it is overreacting.
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Vincent West / Reuters You Will Adjust to the New Normal
An expert provides context for the “oh my God” moment many have when they begin to grapple with a pandemic.
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Getty The Staggering, Heartless Cruelty Toward the Elderly
A global pandemic doesn’t give us cause to treat the aged callously.
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Shaun Best / Reuters Trump’s European Travel Ban Doesn’t Make Sense
The president’s decision to bar travelers from Europe is an early indication of the power of a pandemic to infect international relations.
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Cyndi Monaghan / Getty The Shift Americans Must Make to Fight the Coronavirus
We are stubbornly hung up on a damaging idea of self-reliance.
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Pool / Reuters The Worst Outcome
If somebody other than Donald Trump were in the White House, the coronavirus crisis would not be unfolding this way.
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Ezra Acayan / Getty Large-Scale Disinfection Efforts Against Coronavirus
Images of recent disinfecting measures taken in Iran, China, Italy, South Korea, and more
