Pandemic Patois‘Blursday,’ ‘Covidiot,’ ‘Doomscrolling’ — How the Covid19 Pandemic Changed the English Language Forever The Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year exercise couldn’t pick just one, reflecting the upheaval of the Covid19 pandemic. By Rajvi Desai
The Walls Have EarsStudents, Professors Fear Eavesdropping, Digital Surveillance as Classes Shift Online Self-censorship is stifling free-wheeling academic conversations outside the safety of campus. By Yameena Zaidi
Livelihood CrisisHalf of Working Indians Surveyed Worry About Losing Their Jobs Within the Year "The result [of the pandemic] is a disrupted labor market and uncertain prospects for 2021," notes the World Economic Foundation report. By Devrupa Rakshit
Protect Frontline WorkersNearly 25% of Health Care Workers Experience PTSD During an Epidemic: Study One year after a past outbreak ended, 12% of health care workers still had symptoms of post-traumatic stress. By Aditi Murti
Work Re-culturedWork, Re‑cultured: A Photojournalist Teaches Online Classes to Keep Working "I’m not sure how much students are learning [online], but nobody’s dropped out yet which I’m guessing is a good sign." By The Swaddle Team
Beat The VirusThe Congo’s Tenth Ebola Outbreak Is Officially Over Doctors effectively curtailed this outbreak with the help of new treatments and an effective vaccine. By Aditi Murti
Just Hold OnNow Is Not the Time to Get Tired of Social Distancing Isolation-induced behavioral fatigue will make us more non-compliant, but quarantine remains our only Covid19-fighting chance. By Rajvi Desai
Corona SeasonHow Likely Are You to Get Coronavirus? Very. Good news, though: for most people, it's no worse than the flu. By Liesl Goecker
Dirty Dirty Girls And BoysForget Masks — Handwashing Slows an Epidemic More Effectively: Study Increasing the number of people at airports who properly wash their hands could slow the global spread of disease by 70%. By Liesl Goecker
Forewarned Is ForearmedThe Coronavirus Outbreak Has Reached India. Here’s What You Need to Know. The World Health Organization has declared the coronavirus outbreak an international public health emergency. By Pallavi Prasad
This Is Not A DrillFlu‑Like Viral Pandemic Will Soon Kill 80 Million, Wipe Out 5% of World Economy We are not prepared for a global disease outbreak, according to an international group of health experts. By Pallavi Prasad