Documentary of Nanjing during COVID-19
A documentary made by a Japanese director living in Nanjing documenting the rules implemented in Nanjing to contain COVID-19.
Personal Accounts
Cunningham, “A City Nurse,” The New Yorker, April 4, 2020.
” Cunningham, an admirer of the “Country Doctor” photographs that W. Eugene Smith took for Life, in 1948, wanted to document what was going on in the intensive-care units and got permission from the hospital to bring her camera to work. She photographed her friend over two long shifts in mid-April.”
Pearson, “What It’s Like To Be a Pregnant Physician During the Coronavirus Outbreak,” The New Yorker, March 24, 2020.
” Now that I am visibly pregnant and the world is convulsing in the grip of this pandemic, I imagine my son one day seeing a picture of me in my P.P.E.—gown, gloves, mask, eye protection—with a protruding belly. I want him to know that, while he breathed through me, I was working to help … Read more
Kristof, “A Young Doctor, Fighting for His Life,” New York Times, May 2, 2020.
The video is a must watch.
When Mom’s Zoom Meeting Is the One That Has to Wait
This article from the New York Times highlights the imbalanced burden upon women, especially working mothers, who are forced to juggle their professional careers as well as domestic work. A particularly telling quote, “The way we’ve been able to MacGyver a career as a woman is completely under attack by a global pandemic.”
State Says Hospitals Must Allow One Support Person in for Childbirth
The change that pregnant women are allowed to have one support person in labor and delivery or two in pediatric settings as long as it is one at a time, is due to the notion that this is necessary for patient care. However, the policies of no visitors are to ensure protection for mothers and … Read more
‘Never Seen Anything Like It’: Cars Line Up for Miles at Food Banks
This article discusses how food pantries are having to serve far more people than ever before. Many food pantries are seeing a decrease in volunteers and donations making this pandemic the “perfect storm.”
A New Doctor Faces the Coronavirus in Queens
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/27/a-new-doctor-faces-the-coronavirus-in-queens This article recounts a current E.R. doctor, Hashem Zikry’s experience in medical school, and what he is experiencing firsthand as he works in the hospital now. He deals with the chaos in the E.R. and inhumanity of the disease as it takes the lives of patients right in front of his eyes. He describes … Read more
“Some Days I Feel Like I’m Melting”: How Single Mothers in New York City are Coping with Quarantine
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/some-days-i-feel-like-im-melting-how-single-mothers-in-new-york-city-are-coping-with-quarantine This article provides personal accounts of mothers who are dealing with the repercussions of economics and their emotional and mental wellbeings during this time as they care for their children and juggle many responsibilities.
Anti-vaxxers & COVID-19
These are two articles from CNN and the New York Times that talk about the influence of COVID-19 on the anti-vax movement. While there are still several people who staunchly oppose vaccines, as this person recently tweeted, there are some who are rethinking their stance, given the severity of the pandemic.