https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/seouls-radical-experiment-in-digital-contact-tracing This discusses the social stigma, contact tracing, and social distancing that is occurring in Seoul, South Korea.
This article beautifully uses the work of “Pale Horse, Pale Rider” to articulate the different kinds of grief that we can individually and collectively experience in the midst of Covid-19. Kalaichandran suggests that collective grief will become a culture that will allow us to walk away from Covid-19 with a future that lies ahead, but … Read more
This insightful essay points to pertinent parallels between the AIDS pandemic and the Covid-19 pandemic now.
This website collects first person narratives from the Covid-19 pandemic at the Weill Cornell Medical College. It is curated by Megan Wolff, who was a student in an earlier incarnation of HIST 384, and went on to earn her PhD in the history of public health. http://psych-history.weill.cornell.edu/his_res/covid-19.html
Article link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/09/nyregion/coronavirus-queens-corona-jackson-heights-elmhurst.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage Authors: Annie Correal and Andrew JacobsPublished on April 9, 2020, in the New York Times This is an excellent piece discussing the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 throughout disadvantaged NYC communities.
The coronavirus and social distancing policies are adversely affecting sex workers’ ability to make a living. Here is a personal account of an in-person sex worker based in London and an article on the conditions of foreign sex workers in Germany.
COVID-19 Hits CNN https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2020/04/01/coronavirus-governor-andrew-cuomo-emotional-reaction-chris-cuomo-diagnosis/5104601002/ When I was watching CNN News this past weekend, there were various alerts being released about Anchor Chris Cuomo being diagnosed with COVID-19 and his plans to continue work from home, in the isolation of his basement. I have attached a video below of some of the CNN coverage surrounding his … Read more
The announcement written in Korean is mandating customers to wear masks in store. Translating verbatim, it is saying the following: “Due to the Coronavirus (Wuhan Pneumonia) …. etc.” The surprising part was that it had “Wuhan Pneumonia” in parenthesis even after research has been found that the virus may not have its origin in Wuhan, … Read more
“I’ve started to refer to the time before this as peace time. Because this feels like a war.”
