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Coronavirus Archive

Archives for August 2020

School nurses are on the frontlines of the pandemicSchool nurses are on the frontlines of the pandemic
Airbnb puts global ban on house parties to support social distancing guidelinesAirbnb puts global ban on house parties to support social distancing guidelines
A mail-in COVID-19 test company switched to FedEx because of USPS delaysA mail-in COVID-19 test company switched to FedEx because of USPS delays
For COVID-19 facts, first impressions matterFor COVID-19 facts, first impressions matter
Teachers share their biggest fears about reopening schools during the pandemic

‘I don’t want any of my colleagues to get sick and die’

Loren Grush
Go read this investigation into a flawed contact-tracing app used by one US collegeGo read this investigation into a flawed contact-tracing app used by one US college
How to make drugs for viruses that don’t exist yetHow to make drugs for viruses that don’t exist yet
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Going remote makes it harder for colleges to reach first-generation students

Getting to college was hard enough — then the pandemic upended their support system

Justine Calma
Where to sit on the school bus just got a lot more complicated

How do school districts transport kids safely during a pandemic?

Andrew J. Hawkins
Deathloop and The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe are the latest games to get delayed to 2021Deathloop and The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe are the latest games to get delayed to 2021
UNC is sending some students back home without testing them for COVID-19UNC is sending some students back home without testing them for COVID-19
The Verge’s Back to School SpecialThe Verge’s Back to School Special
Esther Cohen
Students’ educations will suffer because of our failure to control COVID-19

It’s the hardest on the youngest learners

Nicole Wetsman
The ICE directive is gone, but international students still fear deportation

A short-lived threat crushed some students’ American dreams

Monica Chin
Students are taking gap years to avoid online class, and startups are scooping them upStudents are taking gap years to avoid online class, and startups are scooping them up

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