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Covid-19

fruits and veggies
'Food for Hopkins' supports employees affected by COVID-19 pandemic
Published May 14, 2020
More than 2,400 meals have been distributed to Hopkins Medicine employees via food pantries at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Bayview Medical Center
Chinese sanitation worker rests on roadside
Q+A
East Asia responses offer mixed lessons
Published May 13, 2020
How COVID-19 has been handled in South Korea, Taiwan, China, Singapore, and Japan are a reflection of key capabilities in some countries, erosion of civil liberties in others
A man rides a bicycle on a street in China
COVID-19
Study: Pandemic sparks 74% drop in overall emotional well-being
Published May 13, 2020
People who felt knowledgeable about coronavirus at time of outbreak were more likely to report having a positive emotional state
Patricia Davidson
Q+A
Nurses leading global COVID-19 response
Published May 13, 2020
Patricia Davidson discusses how the pandemic is highlighting work that nurses do during crisis situations and beyond
Abstract illustration of a sad child
Coronavirus
Pandemic poses key challenges for preventing child sexual abuse
Published May 13, 2020
Johns Hopkins center releases family resource pages, online course for people concerned about their own sexual feelings toward children
Sign on a lab door reads 'Do Not Enter: COVID-19 Testing'
Q+A
Asymptomatic spread makes COVID-19 hard to contain
Published May 12, 2020
Immunologist Gigi Gronvall discusses the challenges of tracing the spread of coronavirus, the importance of testing, and the dangerous appeal of "immunity passports"
Contact tracing illustration
Bloomberg School launches online contact tracing training course
Published May 11, 2020
The free course, developed with Bloomberg Philanthropies, is available via Coursera to anyone in the world beginning May 11
Peabody Community Chorus rehearses on Zoom conference call
MUSIC
Sound in the silence
Published May 11, 2020
The Community Chorus of Peabody continues to make music via Zoom conference calls—even if it requires its members to mute their mics
Illustration of particles moving through a mask
Fluid dynamics
The ill winds of COVID-19
Published May 11, 2020
A group of Johns Hopkins mechanical engineers believes fluid dynamics can tell us a great deal about the COVID-19 pandemic—and how people can protect themselves when the country reopens
A teenager dons a mask in a car
Q+A
How COVID-19 affects adolescents
Published May 11, 2020
Faculty experts from the Johns Hopkins Center for Adolescent Health discuss the challenges faced by adolescents during the coronavirus pandemic