COVID-19

News coverage, academic research and more on the coronavirus pandemic from experts at The Pearson Institute.

UChicago News

04.29.20

COVID 2025: How the pandemic is changing our world

Coronavirus is changing life as we know it on a daily basis. But what will our world look like in the next five years? How will the pandemic permanently reshape our lives?

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Quartz India

04.23.20

Is there really no community transmission of coronavirus in India? Let’s do some math

India is beginning to ramp up testing for Covid-19. The central government and several states have begun to procure lakhs of RT-PCR test kits to screen for the virus. Scores of government workers have fanned out across the country to track contacts of people who have tested positive. Moreover, India is considering novel testing protocols in order to increase the population that can be covered with the tests it already has.

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Vox

04.22.20

A disturbing new study suggests Sean Hannity helped spread the coronavirus

Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, media critics have warned that the decision from leading Fox News hosts to downplay the outbreak could cost lives. A new study provides statistical evidence that, in the case of Sean Hannity, that’s exactly what happened.

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