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News Articles: coronavirus

Voters stand in line at Park Tavern in Atlanta, where nearly 16,000 active voters were assigned for Election Day after two polls backed out.

What Happened With Georgia's Primary Election?

All eyes were on Georgia’s election Tuesday, and not in the way officials hoped. In parts of metro Atlanta, voters waited more than four hours in line...

June 11, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Rickey Bevington
GPB NEWS

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  • Food

Food And Hunger During A Pandemic: Direct From The Farm To The Public

GPB is exploring the issues of food and hunger in Georgia during the coronavirus pandemic through a video series featuring stories of those who are...

June 11, 2020
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By:
  • Tristan Smith
Love Beyond Walls volunteers help set up handwashing stations around Atlanta to help people experiencing homelessness protect themselves against the spread of coronavirus.

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  • News

Love Beyond Walls Provides Handwashing Stations For Homeless Atlantans During Coronavirus Outbreak

As the coronavirus pandemic has hit Georgia, many nonprofits and community organizations have had to reevaluate how to best support vulnerable...

June 08, 2020
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By:
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • Jesse Nighswonger ,
  • and 1 more

What You Need To Know: Privacy Concerns Over Contact Tracing Tool

Georgia Public Broadcasting’s new series What You Need To Know: Coronavirus provides succinct, fact-based information to help you get through the...

June 05, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
Mercer University in Macon conducted pop up coronavirus testing at a homeless day center after other labs turned people away for not having a car for "drive up" tests.

Coronavirus Tests For The Homeless When 'Drive Up' Isn't An Option

The Daybreak Center in Macon is an oasis for the homeless community with laundry, meals, showers and computers. And also, healthcare.

June 05, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Athens-Clarke County District 2 Commissioner Mariah Parker leads a march in downtown Athens, Georgia, on Sunday, May 31. Parker tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday and encouraged fellow protesters to get tested.

Athens Commissioner Tests Positive For COVID-19 After Protest, Health Experts Urge Testing

After testing positive for coronavirus, Athens-Clarke County District 2 Commissioner Mariah Parker will not be attending any protests until her two-week...

June 05, 2020
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
 The World Health Organization suggests 5% or less of coronavirus tests be returned as positive for at least two weeks before testing can be considered adequate.

DATA: Track Coronavirus Across Georgia

UPDATED June 4, 2020 The graph represents the new World Health Organization guideline for minimally adequate coronavirus testing of 5% of tests being...

June 04, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
GPB NEWS

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  • Food

Food And Hunger During a Pandemic: From Fine Dining To Life Saving

GPB is exploring the issues of food and hunger in Georgia during the coronavirus pandemic through a video series featuring stories of those who are...

June 04, 2020
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By:
  • Tristan Smith
COVID-19 testing in the Beall's Hill neighborhood of Macon in April.

Mercer University To Create Campus COVID-19 Testing Lab

Mercer University in Macon is taking steps to make sure students, faculty and others can stay relatively safe from coronavirus when physical classes...

June 03, 2020
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By:
  • Jenna Sanders
The Sanders family left Atlanta to spend their coronavirus quarantine in rural Alabama.

Atlanta Family Embraces Quarantine Without City Comforts

When Georgia was going into effective lockdown in March, Atlanta attorney Parker Sanders and his family opted to spend their coronavirus quarantine in...

June 03, 2020
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington
Doug Shipman is a father, husband of a doctor and CEO of the Woodruff Arts Center.

During A Pandemic, A Doctor's Spouse Feels Pride And Powerlessness

All Things Considered on Georgia Public Broadcasting is featuring the voices of people reflecting on what this time of the coronavirus and social...

June 03, 2020
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington
Athens, Ga. chef and restaurant owner Hugh Acheson closed his restaurants during the pandemic. He and his teams are now delivering thousands of meals a week to first responders.

When Feeding People In A Pandemic, Nourish Them Too

All Things Considered on Georgia Public Broadcasting is bringing you audio postcards sent by people reflecting on how the coronavirus pandemic is...

June 03, 2020
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington
Kyle BlackCatTips Brooks, a folk artist from Georgia, with his family during the April 2020 coronavirus pandemic.

Folk Artist Finds Joy In The Normal During Surreal Pandemic

All Things Considered on GPB is bringing you voices of Georgians reflecting on what the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing means to them. From...

June 03, 2020
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington
Steve Fennessy with sons Casey (left) and Jack (center).)

The Pandemic Took His Journalism Job, Now He Worries About The News Business

An "extinction-level event" is how one news industry expert described the potential impact of the coronavirus pandemic on newspapers and other...

June 03, 2020
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington
Kevin Gillese and Amber Nash are writer/performers living in the Cabbagetown neighborhood of Atlanta with their pitbull, Carol, and their adopted stray cat, Rubby Chuthers.

Need A Laugh? Here's A Humorous Rubric For Social Distancing

All Things Considered on Georgia Public Broadcasting is launching a new series featuring people reflecting on what this time of the coronavirus and...

June 03, 2020
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  • Rickey Bevington
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