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Coronavirus Covid 19 Archive

Archives for April 2021

Culture
Crowds, concentration, and a new perspective: The case for movie theatersCrowds, concentration, and a new perspective: The case for movie theaters
Culture

The pandemic taught us what theaters are for.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Money
Even if you’re vaccinated, indoor dining is still complicatedEven if you’re vaccinated, indoor dining is still complicated
Money

It’s not just about you.

By Alex Abad-Santos
How the US won the economic recovery
Explainers

I looked for a country that got the economic response to Covid-19 right. I found the US.

By Dylan Matthews
World Politics
The world could be doing much more to help IndiaThe world could be doing much more to help India
World Politics

Countries can’t go it alone in tackling Covid-19.

By Jen Kirby and Umair Irfan
Explainers
Poorer countries might not get vaccinated until 2023Poorer countries might not get vaccinated until 2023
Explainers

This inequality is baked into every step of the vaccine manufacturing process.

By Julia Belluz
Politics
Watch: Biden’s first address to CongressWatch: Biden’s first address to Congress
Politics

Is it a state of the union? And all your other questions about Biden’s first address to Congress, answered.

By Gregory Svirnovskiy
How Senegal stretched its health care system to stop Covid-19
Future Perfect

Senegal’s quarantine policy sought to slow transmission, and local health care workers battled the pandemic from the ground up.

By Jen Kirby
Politics
3 reasons most public masking is still important — even if you’re vaccinated3 reasons most public masking is still important — even if you’re vaccinated
Politics

The CDC says we can now drop our masks outdoors in some cases. Experts explain where we still need to keep them on.

By Katherine Courage
Your most important vaccine passport questions, answered
Technology

What is a vaccine passport? Can I get one?

By Rebecca Heilweil
How the UK found the first effective Covid-19 treatment — and saved a million lives
Features

The United Kingdom is not a pandemic success story. But its massive Covid-19 trials program is.

By Dylan Scott
Politics
Polls: A majority of Americans feel good about Biden’s first 100 daysPolls: A majority of Americans feel good about Biden’s first 100 days
Politics

With more than 200 million vaccine doses in arms, Biden’s coronavirus response gets high marks.

By Cameron Peters
The debate over how to handle kids’ “lost year” of learning
Politics

Some want to hold students back. Experts say there’s a better way.

By Anna North
Explainers
We now have a solution to Covid-19 hot spots. Let’s use it.We now have a solution to Covid-19 hot spots. Let’s use it.
Explainers

There’s no reason to let cities or states suffer when the US has the vaccines.

By German Lopez
Politics
The fight for DC statehood gets its best chance yetThe fight for DC statehood gets its best chance yet
Politics

House Democrats have approved DC statehood in a party-line vote. Now the proposal goes to the Senate, where its prospects are more grim.

By Jerusalem Demsas
World Politics
India can’t vaccinate its way out of its latest Covid-19 surgeIndia can’t vaccinate its way out of its latest Covid-19 surge
World Politics

The country is struggling to contain a deadly second wave.

By Jen Kirby