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Johns Hopkins doctors provide drive-through testing for COVID-19
Coronavirus
Johns Hopkins ramps up COVID-19 testing
Published July 20, 2020
A team of about 90 work around the clock in the microbiology lab processing up to 1,500 COVID-19 tests each day, returning results in less than 24 hours
A masked custodian cleans a classroom
Reopening
Experts share strategies for safely reopening schools
Published July 17, 2020
Chief among the recommendations are practicing physical distancing in schools, providing federal funding to support schools, and ensuring community transmission of coronavirus is under control in surrounding areas
A table of hand sewn masks
Q+A
Is coronavirus airborne?
Published July 16, 2020
Engineer Peter DeCarlo discusses evidence of airborne transmission, particle behavior, risks, and why he added his name to an open letter urging WHO to revise their guidance
Exterior of Milton S. Eisenhower Library
Reopening expands to include non-lab research
Published July 16, 2020
The university continues to operate in Phase 1 of its reopening plan, and researchers must submit plans for approval by their division's vice dean of research
Image of contact tracers at work
Public health
How contact tracing breaks the chain of COVID-19 transmission
Published July 14, 2020
One COVID-19 patient could lead to thousands of new cases. Contact tracers use calls, texts, and personal persuasion to prevent that from happening.
Statue on Homewood campus wearing a mask
Coronavirus
Archiving the moment
Published July 9, 2020 Video
Johns Hopkins University and Hospital have launched archival projects to preserve the pandemic experiences of the Hopkins community as learning tools for future generations
Prison cells
By the numbers
Coronavirus infections and death rate higher in prisons
Published July 8, 2020
Infection rate is five times higher and the death rate is three times higher in state and federal prisons than in the general population, study finds
Crowded New York City street
Study: Urban density not linked to higher coronavirus infection rates
Published July 2, 2020
Study of more than 900 U.S. metropolitan counties suggests that area size matters more than population density in spread of COVID-19
Shop sign reads "Due to the coronavirus we will be closed until further notice"
Flattening the curve
Individuals practiced physical distancing before state mandates
Published July 1, 2020
New study of cell phone data shows that people in counties hardest hit by the pandemic voluntarily reduced their number of daily trips outside the home to slow the spread of coronavirus
Francis Gavin and Eric Schmidt
Global affairs
Experts imagine a post-pandemic world
Published July 1, 2020
Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at Johns Hopkins hosts a two-day forum exploring our shifting geopolitical landscape