Personal Accounts

Branswell, “As coronavirus spreads, doctors in the ER warn ‘the worst of it has not hit us yet,'” STAT, March 31, 2020.

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Helen Branswell’s work is worth following regularly. In this piece, Branswell poses the question, “What does it look like to be on the front lines of that response — and what can we expect to happen in facilities across the country in the weeks to come?” and answers with interviews with three clinicians in New … Read more

Children and Education in the Time of Coronavirus, Part 1, by Catherine Xi, CSS 340-02, March 29, 2020.

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The category I want to focus on is how pandemics are affecting children. For this week’s post, I want to focus on the education aspect and how schools are transitioning to online learning. This will be Part 1 of 2 focusing on education. For this first part, this will primarily focus on a first-hand account of how … Read more

Escaping the US (international flight back to Korea)

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As Wesleyan University decided to turn into distance learning due to the increasing intensity of the situation during Spring Break, many students decided to return to their homes in fear of a blockade of borders. I remember how my parents were worried that I may not be able to go back to Korea as the … Read more

Watkins, “N.Y.C.’s 911 System Is Overwhelmed. ‘I’m Terrified,’ a Paramedic Says,” NY Times, March 28, 2020.

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We are at a turning point in this pandemic. The United States is becoming the global epicenter. It is clear that covid-19 has been spreading through the country since January, for the most part completely untracked. Now, it is starting to appear all around us. This article tells what it is like for a first … Read more