covid-19 pandemic

Notre Dame's president tests positive for coronavirus

By Associated Press

The University of Notre Dame’s president says he has tested positive for the coronavirus less than a week after he attended a White House event without wearing a mask.

U.S. panel tackles race, poverty in virus vaccine priorities

By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press

A U.S. advisory panel is making recommendations for who should be first in line to get COVID-19 vaccine.

Older people like President Trump are at more risk for severe COVID-19. Here's why

By Brian Geiss, The Conversation

Older coronavirus patients face grimmer outlooks. A virologist explains the aging-related changes in how immune systems work that are to blame.

India's contracting economy rebooting from coronavirus blow

By Ashok Sharma, Rishabh Jain, Associated Press

Millions of distressed Indian manufacturers and traders are counting on the eagerly-awaited October-December festive season to rescue them from their coronavirus catastrophe.

How three prior pandemics triggered massive societal shifts

By Andrew Latham, The Conversation

Societies and cultures that seem ossified and entrenched can be completely upended by pandemics, which create openings for conquest, innovation and social change.

Why health experts say 'we can't count on natural herd immunity' to curb COVID-19

By Aneri Pattani, Kaiser Health News

The term “herd immunity” has found its way into politicized discussions about how to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. But what does it actually mean? And does it work?…

The pandemic will likely make America's eviction crisis even worse

By Megan Jula, Knowable Magazine

A “scarlet E” can be the catalyst for a chain reaction of calamities, and COVID-19 piles on.

How COVID-19 is changing the English language

By Roger J. Kreuz, The Conversation

Updates to the Oxford English Dictionary provide a fascinating glimpse into how language changes in the face of rapid and unprecedented social and economic disruption.

WATCH: Newsom warns about 'pressing' wildfires in Northern California

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas and Associated Press

The latest inferno began with the Glass Fire at 3:50 a.m. Sunday, and two subsequent fires merged with it, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

Despite spiraling coronavirus crisis, Syria's 'government is not concerned at all'

By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran

After years of war and economic deprivation, Syria is poorly equipped to handle COVID-19. But the coronavirus is spreading fast, both in government-controlled Damascus and in the rebel-held northwest region of the country, where it is targeting the most vulnerable.

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