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News Articles: quarantine

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Marian Liou is manager of the LINK leadership program at the Atlanta Regional Commission and founder of the nonprofit We Love BuHi, supporting the multicultural businesses along Atlanta's Buford Highway.

We Are All Vectors: Of Virus, And Of Hope

As millions of Americans stay at home to prevent the spread of coronavirus, All Things Considered on Georgia Public Broadcasting is bringing you people...

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Former Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell, 92, with his 73-year-old wife Sandra at their Buckhead home.

Reflections From Quarantine: 'Give 100% To The Needs Of The Other'

“Being quarantined is somewhat like rabbits being put in the briar patch,” says former Atlanta Mayor Sam Massell in the latest of our series of audio...

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A couple hugs and laughs as they have lunch in a restaurant in Stockholm, Sweden. This photo, taken Apr. 4, 2020, illustrates Sweden's relatively relaxed response to coronavirus, in contrast with the lockdown approach taken by many other countries.

The Merits, Risks And Politics of Sweden's Herd Immunity Strategy

Compared to the lockdowns and shuttered businesses in countries across the world, Sweden is an outlier. Swedish officials have advised citizens to work...

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Shelter-in-place orders have meant fewer in-person interactions, which in turn has led many to reassess their regular beauty and self-care practices.

Beauty Behind Closed Doors: How Self-Care And Grooming Regimes Have Changed In Quarantine

Self-isolation and quarantine have recalibrated our habits, routines, and what we present to the world. For many lucky enough to still have a job,...

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Independent cinemas, like Plaza Theatre in Atlanta and Ciné in Athens, are offering special programming and online streaming while closed for quarantine.

Closed For Quarantine, Georgia's Independent Cinemas Turn From Silver Screen To Digital Streams

Among the small businesses shuttered by shelter-in-place orders are two of Georgia’s historic art-house theaters. How are these independent cinemas...

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Jeff Breedlove of the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse joined "On Second Thought" to explain how quarantine may lead to new addictions or relapses. "We have to make sure we're putting our recovery first, as we process this other pandemic," he said.

Staying Sober In Isolation: As Quarantine Threatens Recovery, Connection Becomes Crucial

Many people are finding social distancing difficult or lonely. Those challenges can become compounded for people recovering from substance abuse...

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"On Second Thought" checks in with Southern Book Prize-winning author Jessica Handler to learn how she's handling quarantine.

Author Jessica Handler On Living, Teaching And Learning In Quarantine

On Second Thought is checking in with folks around Georgia to see what they're doing, watching and reading while shut in at home. Jessica Handler is...

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Atlanta-based arts critics Kelundra Smith and Jason Evans joined "On Second Thought" to reflect on quarantine's impacts on streaming, and to provide their own recommendations.

'Quarantainment': Atlanta Arts Critics On What To Stream In Quarantine

A few weeks ago, screen time was blamed for keeping us apart. Now that millions of people are sequestered in our homes, our screens are bringing us...

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The online community is connecting in what may be an unprecedented way with the collision of two viral phenomena: coronavirus and meme culture.

Coronavirus Goes Viral: How Online Meme Culture Reflects Our Shared Experience Of A Global Pandemic

Social distancing has become the new normal. With borders closing, shelter-in-place orders in California, lockdowns in Europe, and the Trump...

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A person checks their temperature.

Quarantine Space Under Construction In Monroe County

Gov. Brian Kemp has announced the construction of a second quarantine space for patients who test positive for COVID-19 and are unable self-isolate. The...

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