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Homeless people sleep in the 42nd St-Bryant Park Subway station on March 9, 2020 in New York City. (Gary Hershorn/Corbis via Getty Images)

Coronavirus could hit homeless hard, and that could hit everyone hard

Michael Cousineau
Amid all the planning, the impact of the spread of COVID-19 among homeless people is not being widely discussed
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (AP/Seth Wenig)

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces New York City schools will close because of the coronavirus outbreak

Sarah K Burris
Schools will also shut doors across all of downstate New York
FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2013, file photo, a sign marks the entrance to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta. The canceled federal conference on climate change and health problem is back on but apparently minus the federal government. Former Vice President Al Gore, the University of Washington, the Harvard Global Health Institute and the American Public Health Association are resurrecting a climate change and health conference set for next month that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had planned then canceled in December. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File) (AP)

Coronavirus crackdown: CDC calls for no gatherings of over 50 people for the next two months

Sarah K. Burris
CDC recommends no more gatherings over 50 people for the next 8 weeks — including Trump rallies
A woman wears a medical mask on the subway as New York City confronts the coronavirus outbreak on March 11, 2020 in New York City. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday evening that he is restricting passenger travel from 26 European nations to the U.S. in an effort to contain the coronavirus which is rapidly spreading throughout the world and America. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Why “social distancing,” if done wrong, can make you more vulnerable

Nicole Karlis
Research finds that isolation can be bad for your health, and actually put you at greater risk from the pandemic
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

“Businesses are booming”: Steve Mnuchin brags about economy amid coronavirus outbreak

David Edwards
On "Fox News Sunday," Munchin points to "an increase in purchases of food pharmacy goods and supplies”
Devin Nunes (AP/Susan Walsh)

Devin Nunes slammed for telling Fox News viewers to “go to your local pub” amid coronavirus outbreak

David Edwards
Twitter beats down "raging moron" Devin Nunes for advising public gatherings: "Is he really that dumb?"
Employees wearing protective gear spray disinfectant to sanitize a passenger bus as a preventive measure against the coronavirus in Lviv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Ukrainian Chief sanitary and epidemiological doctor Viktor Liashko has just reported its first confirmed case of the new COVID-19 coronavirus, saying a man who recently arrived from Italy was diagnosed with the virus. (AP Photo/Mykola Tys)

Public health expert: The pandemic is here — but compassion and common sense will get us through

Paul Rosenberg
Dr. Timothy Brewer: Don't hoard the TP — and don't panic. Taking care of each other will get us through this
The little sign in the window of the closed Tabachi translates to "everything will be fine" (Kate Bringardner)

I’m an American living in Italy as the coronavirus took hold. This is what it’s like for me

Kate Bringardner
I came to Italy to create and tour a new theatre performance with a group. That's all on hold for now
A medical worker of Yao ethnic medicine performs acupuncture on the neck of a COVID-19 patient in a hospital in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province Wednesday, March 11, 2020. The Chinese health authority has encouraged the usage of traditional Chinese medicine on patients after the outbreak. (Feature China/Barcroft Media via Getty Images)

Here’s what Chinese doctors learned about prevention and detection of COVID-19

Wang Zhou, MD
Frontline doctors assembled a comprehensive guide of what they observed about COVID-19 in Wuhan
Former Labor Secretary Tom Perez, who is a candidate to run the Democratic National Committee, before speaking during the general session of the DNC winter meeting in Atlanta, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Branden Camp) (AP)

Democrats’ next big 2020 worry: Nominating delegates amid coronavirus outbreak

Steven Rosenfeld
Top Democratic Party officials are scrambling to figure out how to handle voting by crowds at their next big event
President Bush signs the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 in the Oval Office after the House passed the $700 billion financial bailout bill at the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 3, 2008. | US President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Oval Office about the widening coronavirus crisis on March 11, 2020 in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak/Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images)

Late-stage capitalism primed us for this pandemic

Bob Hennelly
A decimated welfare state and a government that serves only the rich created the perfect conditions for coronavirus
Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and Donald Trump (AP Photo/Salon)

Democrats’ “no malarkey” debate: Sanders must push Biden — to prepare him for Trump

Sophia Tesfaye
Bernie knows he probably can't win — but in Sunday's debate he can toughen Biden for the epic battle ahead
(Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images)

How coronavirus is upsetting the blood supply chain

Anna Nagurney
The coronavirus could cause shortages in the nation’s blood supply
US Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 outbreak at the White House on February 26, 2020. - US President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended his administration's response to the novel coronavirus, lashing the media for spreading panic as he conducts an evening news conference on the epidemic. (ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images)

Retired four-star military general rips Mike Pence’s “revolting sycophancy” and “devotion” to Trump

Tom Boggioni
General Barry McCaffrey rains hell on Mike Pence for covering up Trump's bungled coronavirus response
An aisle of toilet paper is nearly empty at a Kroger grocery store. (Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

There’s plenty of toilet paper in the U.S. — so why are people hoarding it?

Jay L. Zagorsky
The COVID-19 outbreak has prompted panic buying in the US and around the world, even in products that are abundant
Illustration of a medical mask decorated with a heart, with cherry blossoms in the background (Ilana Lidagoster)

Marriage in the time of coronavirus: A Seattle couple shelters in place in the US outbreak epicenter

Jeannine Hall Gailey
During times of crisis, relationships are tested. This is probably doubly true when one has a disability
Jared Kushner (Getty/Alex Wong)

Jared Kushner revealed as brains behind Donald Trump’s “half-baked” coronavirus response

Bob Brigham
"Haphazard and helter-skelter": The president's son-in-law inserted himself into the tumult this week
Shamrock cookies (ButtercreamBlondie.com)

Break out the Baileys! St. Patrick’s Day parades may be canceled, but you can still enjoy dessert

Joseph Neese
Baking isn't canceled. So why not celebrate March 17 by making some of Meghan McGarry's Baileys shamrock cookies?
Radiance of the Seas, sailing near the South Franklin dock, Juneau, Alaska. ( Sergi Reboredo/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Coronavirus and tourism: Places like Alaska without a severe outbreak could still be devastated

Kevin Berry, Mouhcine Guettabi
Alaska has been mainly spared from the virus, but the outbreak's impact on its economy could still be catastrophic
Empty shelves are visible at a Target store on March 13, 2020 in San Rafael, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

When the coronavirus gets tough, the tough get stockpiling

Xiaodan Pan, Benny Mantin, Martin Dresner
Amid the coronavirus outbreak, people are stockpiling essential supplies, resulting in some empty store shelves
An assortment of titles, all produced in the last two months — sometimes with misspellings and poor grammar — are flooding the online marketplace. (Undark)

As coronavirus spreads, hastily produced books capitalize on fear

Jane Roberts
As the outbreak continues to spread, opportunistic sellers are hastily churning out prevention and survival guides
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a campaign rally at University of Nevada February 18, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Bernie’s golden Medicare for All moment

Uwe Bott
How COVID-19 and the astounding unpreparedness of the U.S. may change the momentum of the Democratic primaries
David Plouffe, a senior adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama, is greeted by the president after introducing him at a fundraising reception at the Bridgeport Arts Center on August 12, 2012 in Chicago, Illinois. On Monday Obama will begin a three-day, nine-city campaign trip through Iowa. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Political wizard David Plouffe: Trump’s got time and money — that “should scare us all”

Andrew O'Hehir
Barack Obama's 2008 campaign manager on the challenges Joe Biden and the Democrats must overcome to beat Trump
After waiting in line for hours, women stand outside a supermarket in Caracas, Venezuela, with their price regulated toilet paper made available for sale by the government, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016. In a note published Friday, the International Monetary Fund Western Hemisphere Director Alejandro Werner said inflation would more than double in the economically struggling South American country in 2016, reaching 720 percent. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano) (AP)

Stop buying all the toilet paper

Carrington Tatum
There's no shortage if everyone takes only what they need
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