COVID-19

Should you attend religious gatherings? Should children visit their grandparents? Should you go to a restaurant? An infectious disease specialist weighs in.

Tabatha Southey: It’s not exactly leadership in a time of global crisis, but Trump’s various public statements of late demonstrate the president is keeping a social distance from reality

He’s been exposed to it but not tested. He shakes everyone’s hand. But the U.S. president has finally lurched into action—reluctantly.

Stories of how plagues affect us have existed since the Bible. Here are 10 notable works of pestilence lit.

Image of the Week: Trump’s Europe travel ban exempted the U.K., but the experience of PM’s wife—who came home from London and tested positive for COVID-19—challenges the president’s logic.

Trump declared a national emergency in the U.S. as COVID-19 cases grow, events are cancelled and schools are closed. Watch his full press conference here.

David Zarnett: Coronavirus poses a threat that comes from other humans, which makes it more psychologically legible than climate change

Sophie Grégoire Trudeau has been diagnosed with the viral illness after returning from the U.K. The PM isn’t exhibiting symptoms and isn’t being tested.

Infectious disease specialist Isaac Bogoch talks about how Canada could avoid a surge in cases, what people should do, and how America dropped the ball

A relatively slow rate of spreading, and a capacity for more testing suggest Canada may be on the right track to avoid a U.S.-like surge