COVID 19 | 2020 Archive
COVID Archive | December 2020
- UGA’s handling of COVID-19 leaves international students feeling alienated
- Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Athens-Clarke County
- Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center vaccinates first employees against COVID-19
- Q&A: Owner of The Traveling Hobo Cafe talks eccentric burgers, pandemic
- ANALYSIS: UGA reports 148 new COVID-19 cases
- How to prevent reinfection of COVID-19
- ANALYSIS: Athens reports 430 new COVID-19 cases, state sees highest case count in single day
- home.made owner talks reopening, pandemic
- Georgia, UGA prepare for COVID-19 vaccine distribution
- UGA club sports’ student leadership adapts during COVID-19
- UGA COVID-19 plans include saliva testing, vaccine distribution for spring semester
- CCSD returns to virtual instruction amid increasing COVID-19 cases
- ANALYSIS: UGA reports 175 new COVID-19 cases, record number of employee cases
- How UGA students are staying fit responsibly during COVID-19
- UCWGA leads call-in demanding UGA mandate COVID-19 testing, two weeks online school during spring semester
- ANALYSIS: Athens, statewide COVID-19 cases increase after Thanksgiving holiday
- ANALYSIS: UGA reports 71 new COVID-19 cases, positivity rate stays below 1%
- The economic push-and-pull of protests and a pandemic on Black-owned bakeries in Northeast Georgia
- Record stores work to overcome COVID-19 pandemic
COVID Archive | November 2020
- ANALYSIS: UGA reports 97 new COVID-19 cases, shatters surveillance testing record
- Check out these COVID-19 considerations before leaving Athens to travel home
- ANALYSIS: Athens COVID-19 cases decline while statewide cases continue to rise
- COVID-19 pandemic heightens health disparities in Black community
- Tracking the trends: Athens manages COVID-19 cases during challenging 9 months
- Another CCSD school temporarily closes due to COVID-19
- ANALYSIS: UGA reports 78 new COVID-19 cases, last day to get surveillance test before break approaches
- COVID-19 on campus: UGA faces unprecedented semester, uncertain future in wake of pandemic
- DPH offers free flu shots, COVID-19 tests and more in downtown Athens this week
- My experience with UGA’s COVID-19 spit test
- ANALYSIS: Athens, state see rise in cases and hospitalizations
- UGA’s graduate student committee demands better COVID-19 safety measures for spring semester
- Fowler Drive Elementary School pauses in-person instruction
- ANALYSIS: UGA reports 87 new COVID-19 cases, sets record for surveillance testing
- ANALYSIS: Athens, state COVID-19 cases remain steady, positivity rate increases beyond recommended rate
- Back to school: Clarke County School District reopens classrooms to students
- ANALYSIS: UGA reports 79 new COVID-19 cases, will increase surveillance testing capacity before Thanksgiving break
- UGA COVID-19 wastewater surveillance program finalizing deal with city to increase testing capacity
- CCSD offering free back-to-school COVID-19 testing on Nov. 3
- UGA professor conducting COVID-19 antibody study to understand lasting effects of infection
- ANALYSIS: Athens reports slight uptick in COVID-19 cases, state also sees increase
COVID Archive | October 2020
- UGA incentives for COVID-19 tests spark jump in surveillance testing
- ANALYSIS: UGA reports 64 new COVID-19 cases, lowest number since Aug. 10
- Couture a la Cart, UGA students' mobile boutique, pivots completely online
- New Athens at-home record label founded during the pandemic
- Q&A: UGA master’s student on his new book, ‘Ride South Until the Sawgrass’
- How to tell the difference between the flu and COVID-19
- ANALYSIS: UGA reports 84 new COVID-19 cases, sees highest number of surveillance tests
- Athens-area religious organization find ways to connect during COVID-19
- ‘Something has to change’: CCSD community members protest reopening plan
- New COVID-19 cases in Athens remain steady, state numbers tick upward
- Athens 'Pumpkin Church' hosts pumpkin patch amid pandemic
- How UGA students are applying to grad schools amid COVID-19
- 'Not what anyone envisioned': Spring 2020 UGA graduates weigh pros and cons of commencement
- ANALYSIS: UGA reports 92 new COVID-19 cases, surveillance testing increases
- Web of connections: How UGA roommates handle the COVID-19 pandemic
- ANALYSIS: New COVID-19 cases in Athens hold steady for second week
- Glynn County bans alcohol on Frat Beach to prepare for Georgia-Florida weekend
- UCWGA protests UGA’s handling of COVID-19
- In-person school to resume for some CCSD students
- Ciné to offer private screenings by appointment
- UGA out-of-state students make plans to vote in upcoming election
- A look into this year’s virtual Wild Rumpus—Athens’ Halloween parade and spectacle
- UGA graduates start disinfecting business in Athens
- ANALYSIS: Athens reports slight increase in new cases, football impact remains unknown
COVID Archive | September 2020
- UGA spring semester to continue hybrid and in-person classes
- CDC reversal of asymptomatic COVID-19 testing could help get pandemic under control
- ANALYSIS: UGA weekly COVID-19 case numbers decline for the second straight week
- 4-day festival Porch*fest to be held virtually
- Athens officials determine risk, reward of UGA football’s return amid pandemic
- UGA and Athens grapple with responsibility for surge in COVID-19 cases
- R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe criticizes UGA and Athens response to COVID-19
- Athens Classic Center to host socially-distant movie night
- Transparency and COVID-19: What UGA can and can't disclose to the public
- Something in the water: UGA researchers track COVID-19 by testing Athens wastewater
- ANALYSIS: Athens, state COVID-19 cases show slight improvement
- Inspiration in isolation: How COVID-19 impacted the Athens music scene
- ‘It’s a problem’: How COVID-19 is affecting the environment in Athens and worldwide
- Athens records 4,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases
- ANALYSIS: UGA reports 1,417 new COVID-19 cases
- Agora Vintage provides high-quality masks to the Athens community for free
- UGA students question effectiveness of COVID-19 self-reporting tool DawgCheck
- Q&A: Restaurateur Scott Parrish talks Athens restaurant industry and ‘the new normal’ during COVID-19
- UGA StudyAway program plans to resume in spring amid COVID-19 uncertainty
- My experience visiting the Georgia Museum of Art during COVID-19
- Conversations with UGA students who quarantined or isolated due to COVID-19
- UGA, Georgia Tech students discuss contact tracing app NOVID in use at Tech
- Countries with fewer cases of COVID-19 than the UGA community
- UGA responds to registration issue for COVID-19 surveillance testing
- Some Athens COVID-19 test providers see spike in testing demand
- UGA Delta Tau Delta house under quarantine after member tests positive for COVID-19
- Dancefx keeps on grooving through tough times
- UGA faculty told not to change class format if students test positive for COVID-19
- UGA to have nearly 500 rooms for COVID-19 positive students
- No availability in Athens: My experience scheduling a COVID-19 test
- UGA’s event guidelines for student organizations amid COVID-19
COVID Archive | August 2020
- Freshmen share their hopes and fears for first year on campus
- 5 spots for socially distanced hangouts
- Strength of UGA’s COVID-19 testing program questioned
- Shared space: Athens residents raise concerns over UGA’s reopening
- ANALYSIS: UGA releases initial surveillance testing results, statewide cases decline
- UGA Greek Life organizations respond to criticism over lack of social distancing
- The parties don’t stop: Multiple UGA sororities, fraternities criticized for party culture during COVID-19
- My experience with asymptomatic COVID-19 testing at UGA
- Where to get a COVID-19 test in Athens this fall
- Athens Mayor and Commission pass new mask mandate
- UGA parents 'uneasy' about students' return to campus
- 4 places to get see-through masks to help communicate with the Hard of Hearing community
- ‘Protect people, not profits’: UCWGA protests UGA’s reopening plans
- ANALYSIS: Athens, state see death rate increase while cases decline
- Heading back to campus: 6 quick tips to remember before UGA’s first day of class
- 4 steps to self-monitor for COVID-19 before you leave for class
- UGA administration, faculty involved in heated virtual debate before start of semester
- UGA rolls out more student requirements and preparations for fall semester
- UGA COVID-19 sex guidelines taken down after being ‘ridiculed’ on social media
- UGA alumnus creates automated website to email UGA administration about COVID-19 concerns
- A look back on the popular trends throughout summer 2020
- Studying “abroad” from childhood bedrooms: UGA students reflect on summer abroad programs
- Faculty and staff return to UGA campus during Phase 3 of reopening
- How Athens recording studios are fairing with COVID-19, future plans
- ACC Coroner: UGA employee death was due to COVID-19; no confirmation from UGA
- ‘Clearly inadequate’: Franklin and Early Colleges write letter to administration about UGA’s fall reopening plans
- CCSD provides updates during virtual town hall as reopening process continues
- UGA students, staff, faculty to hold die-in protest of fall reopening plans on North Campus Thursday
- Athens hospitals face shortages of ICU beds, partly due to COVID-19
- Gov. Kemp signs bill allowing stores to deliver alcoholic beverages to residences
- The future of AthHalf and local 5Ks amid COVID-19
- UGA administration discusses self-isolation, economic impacts, class formats for fall semester
- ‘Recklessly negligent’: UGA students advocate to remove housing cancellation fee amid COVID-19
- USG graduate students demand say in fall reopening plans in open letter to Board of Regents
COVID Archive | July 2020
- Athens commission votes to move last call for bars to 10 p.m., extends local state of emergency
- Most student organization events to be online this fall under UGA COVID guidelines
- Q&A: Athens critical care doctor talks how UGA students can help fight COVID-19
- Athens Locally Grown farmers market thrives through COVID-19 adaptation
- ‘Last call’ time for Athens bars to be moved to 9 p.m.
- Everything you need to know about the UGA masks
- PHOTOS: Students, here's how not to wear the UGA masks
- Athens-based music released during quarantine
- UGA will share contact tracing responsibilities with Georgia public health department
- PHOTOS: An Athens summer without AthFest
- Q&A: Molly’s Coffee Company opens undeterred by COVID-19
- AthFest organizers and musicians reflect on canceled festival due to COVID-19
- Summer of screens: The mental and physical health impacts of increased screen time
- UGA student organizations discuss fall plans amid COVID-19
- Olympics roundup: Bulldogs past and present plan for Tokyo 2021
- UGA approves COVID-19 testing plan, screening app for fall semester
- Confusion over Clarke County school reopening plans upsets community
- More than 10,000 sign petition demanding Georgia university system regents create safer campuses
- National chains in Athens requiring masks
- What is COVID-19 test positivity rate, and why is Georgia’s in the ‘red zone’?
- Kemp addresses lawsuit about Atlanta’s mask mandate, COVID-19 surge
- Athens hospitals were unable to accept new patients partly due to COVID-19
- As COVID-19 cases spike, Athens restaurants face a tough call
- Canopy Studio in Athens offers safety-first trapeze summer camp
- Gov. Brian Kemp sues city of Atlanta over mandatory mask rule
- First UGA ‘Return to Campus’ message outlines COVID-19 safety precautions, updated bus procedures
- UPDATE: Emergency injunction against Landmark Hospital dismissed after state health authority audit
- UGA’s Health Center makes updates for the fall
- How the West Broad Farmers Market in Athens adapted to the pandemic, saw sales increase
- Athens Earth Fare store reopens under new ownership and with COVID-19 precautions
- CCSD Board of Education to vote on delaying start of school due to COVID-19
- Athens restaurant roundup: Last Resort adds patio, South Kitchen + Bar reopening, Em’s Kitchen closes dining room and more
- Normal Books to close July 20
- Athens Area Community Foundation donates fourth round of COVID-19 response funds to 14 school systems
- How to get a COVID-19 test in Athens
- Athens artists discuss how COVID-19 has changed their relationship with art
- Athens Help With COVID platform reaches volunteers for COVID community service
- A look into the virtual 2020 UGA orientation
- Camp Sunshine campers remain connected through virtual summer camp
- Athens bars struggle to remain open as COVID-19 cases rise
- CCSD includes option for online learning in plans for fall term
- COVID-19 and the Trial Gardens: Keeping plants alive on a ghost campus
- Athens food activist Rashe Malcolm launches food truck, maintains her nonprofits during the pandemic
- UGA launches plans for Phases 2 and 3 of reopening plan
- Some Athens pools open for modified aquatics season
- UGA to require masks on campus in USG decision reversal
- UGA sorority recruitment to be ‘hybrid’ online and in-person due to COVID-19
- ‘Bicycle boom’: Athens bike shops experience increase in demand despite decrease in supply from COVID-19
- UGA buses to block seats off for distancing and implement other COVID-19 procedures
- COVID-19 cases on the rise statewide and in Athens
COVID Archive | June 2020
- International UGA students unsure of fall 2020 plans due to COVID-19 uncertainty
- Interview: Bain Mattox of Normal Bar, Buvez and Automatic Pizza. "I miss the way it was, very much."
- Mask mandate: UGA students, faculty push for face mask requirement in the fall
- REVIEW: To-go cocktails from Seabear, the Expat and other Athens restaurants
- UGA Housing makes COVID-19 changes for fall
- UGA to end in-person instruction after Thanksgiving break
- He bought Independent Baking right before the pandemic surged. Here’s how Kevin Scollo is holding onto his dream.
- UGA State Botanical Garden, others offer summer programs after ACC camp cancellations
- Nurses file lawsuit against Athens hospital for falsifying COVID-19 test results
- CCSD aims to open Aug. 3, releases some guidelines for fall
- Incoming UGA freshmen weigh in on what they hope to see in the fall amid COVID-19
- UGA School of Social Work provides support groups for small businesses during COVID-19
- Love column: How COVID-19 threw UGA couples into surprise long-distance relationships
- Self-service eliminated in UGA dining halls this fall, other COVID-19 guidelines released
- Panhellenic Council raises over $12,000 for COVID-19 relief
- PHOTOS: Athens protests against police violence, then and now
- Athens Banner Project supports artists in need
- Task force chaired by former UGA health center director releases guidelines on reopening college campuses
- Athens protesters recount being hit with crowd control ammunition at peaceful protest
- Q&A: Chapel discusses new single, upcoming album and COVID-19
- UGA researchers to conduct national COVID-19 travel survey
- Climb on: Active Climbing reopens with COVID-19 precautions
- Athens restaurant roundup: Chuck’s Fish and Mama’s Boy add dine-in, Five & Ten offers private dinners, Clocked! closes temporarily and more
- 3 places to get masks in Athens
- Q&A: William Breedlove of The Pastures of Rose Creek discusses farming during the pandemic
- ACC Commissioner Mariah Parker tests positive for COVID-19
- Athens restaurant roundup: Last Resort and Donna Chang's return, The Place adds dine-in, Trappeze renovates and more
- Kemp addresses Atlanta protests against police brutality, COVID-19 in mass gatherings
- Athens banks and small businesses face confusing process for getting federal loans during COVID-19 closures
- Athens businesses continue sustainability efforts during COVID-19
- PHOTOS: Services for homeless in Athens adapt to COVID-19
- FIVE Athens and Chuck’s Fish step up their American Lunch free-meal program during the pandemic
COVID Archive | May 16-31, 2020
- Athens bars set to reopen during an unpredictable summer
- Q&A: UGA TikTok star gains attention for her clothing designs
- Q&A: We Versus the Shark discusses hiatus, new album and COVID-19
- Bars can open on June 1 with safety restrictions, Kemp says
- UGA to begin 3-part reopening plan on June 15
- Nearly 400 jobs at UGA would be eliminated or held vacant under budget reduction proposal
- Survival of the fittest: UGA students defeat quarantine boredom with homemade 'Survivor' game
- Athens restaurant roundup: Heirloom adds lunch, home.made goes on hiatus, Starland returns and more
- 6 quarantine trends to try out this summer
- 7 Athens restaurants selling merch during COVID-19
- EXPLAINER: Loans and economics relief for Athens bars, small businesses
- USG memo details possible fall semester plans
- Athens substance abuse recovery community faces challenges during COVID-19
- How animal research at UGA is adapting to COVID-19
- DPH makes mistakes in COVID-19 data
- Muslim students celebrate Ramadan during COVID-19
- UGA students help create coronavirus resource map
- PHOTOS: Staff picks of shelter-in-place games
- 7 Athens restaurants offering limited in-person dining
- Digitally Divine: Athens Pride to host third virtual drag storytime
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Athens raises $55K after revenue loss
- Future of Athens bars uncertain after COVID-19 closures
- 5 productive ways to fill your time this summer
COVID Archive | May 1-15, 2020
- ACC Jail inmates, employees to be tested for COVID-19
- Bars, nightclubs in Georgia to remain closed until May 31
- UGA, Georgia State law school students call for pass/fail system
- UGA to distribute $12 million in federal student grants to offset expenses from COVID-19
- Out-of-state UGA students share their perspectives on COVID-19
- Kemp discusses COVID-19 testing updates, Ahmaud Arbery death investigation
- Q&A: Athens Farmers Market manager discusses May 9 opening, COVID precautions
- University System of Georgia to take tiered approach to furloughs during budget cut
- Georgia Commissioner of Labor discusses unemployment concerns surrounding COVID-19
- Q&A: UGA couple celebrate social-distanced wedding on campus
- Writer, illustrator share COVID-19 effects on book events, creative process
- Athens clinics still open for victims of domestic, sexual violence
- Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, partner agencies see increase in demand due to COVID-19
- Athens Area Community Foundation to release $85K in second round of nonprofit donations
- UCWGA calls for UGA to protect workers during USG budget cuts
- UGA master's student uses hobby to fundraise COVID-19 relief
- How to get a COVID-19 test in Athens as statewide capacity increases
- Online technical difficulties extend UGA mass Spanish final exam
- UGA's trial gardens plant sale is back on
- UGA students change summer plans as internships are canceled
- ‘I’m devastated’: COVID-19’s impact on in and offseason student-athletes
- UGA students' 'The Finch' podcast explores consequences of COVID-19
- 5 books to read to learn more about the spread of viruses
- University System of Georgia to reduce budget by 14%
COVID Archive | April 15-30, 2020
- UGA research may have implications for coronavirus vaccine
- UGA anticipates return to in-person instruction for fall 2020
- UGA survey finds most Georgia voters support statewide shelter-in-place order
- Quarantine baking leads to spike in flour, yeast sales
- Kemp says no decision made on Georgia’s shelter-in-place order, which expires Thursday
- Senior Athens-area athletes focus on future after canceled season
- PHOTOS: Athens Twilight Criterium captured then and now
- 5 books set in Athens to read over quarantine
- Georgia volleyball's Brynn Chandler continues training during COVID-19 pandemic
- Athens restaurant owners discuss the option of reopening on April 27
- West Broad Farmers Market to open as drive-thru for first season in new location
- UGA bookstore accepts rental returns by mail
- Athens family organizes drive-by dance party
- Some Athens businesses choose to remain closed despite Kemp’s orders to allow opening
- Athens health care system navigates COVID-19 fight
- Athens area long-term care facility works to protect staff, residents from COVID-19
- How Georgia coaches recruit amid COVID-19
- Where should UGA students be counted in the census?
- Georgia baseball braces for roster management challenges amid rule changes
- Georgia alumni connect online for virtual G-Day
- ‘Sweater Man’ donates chocolate to health care workers
- Athens Area Community Foundation to distribute first funds to nonprofits focused on food distribution
- Georgia senior athletes weigh extra eligibility after cancellations
- Athens establishments react to Kemp’s order to reopen some businesses
- How Athens music is adjusting to almost live performances
- Athens mayor asks residents to shelter in place as some businesses reopen
- Mobile COVID-19 testing unit for underserved people heads to Athens-Clarke County
- Georgia gyms, barbers, other businesses can reopen Friday with specific restrictions
- ‘Army of seamstresses’ coordinates to donate cloth masks to Athens hospitals, workers
- Life for Athens residents at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19
- ARTini’s Art Lounge hosts Facebook Live painting classes
- Meet the UGA alum behind the COVID-19 illustration
- 5 sports books to read during the Georgia sport hiatus
- What we learned from virtual G-Day 2020
- How to make a DIY mask without needing to sew
- Athens brewery Creature Comforts now producing hand sanitizer
- 7 ways to stay productive while working from home
- UGA plans to hold class of 2020 commencement ceremonies in person this fall
- Ciné provides movies to stream, launches merch store
- Georgia football employee released from hospital after 6-week battle with COVID-19
- Georgia Department of Public Health expands COVID-19 testing to all symptomatic people
- How to make a DIY mask at home
- Athens Area Community Foundation creates COVID-19 fund to aid local nonprofits
- UGA College of Veterinary Medicine donates medical equipment, researches COVID-19 vaccine
- Clarke County School District to end online classes 3 weeks early, releases grading plan
COVID Archive | April 1-15, 2020
- Homeless service programs receive $150K in first phase of COVID-19 aid from Athens-Clarke County
- Q&A: Pierce Edens discusses effect of COVID-19 and switch to livestream
- Members of the UGA Jewish community pivot to digital Passover celebrations
- Gov. Kemp press conference addresses COVID-19 testing, severe weather damages
- 5 golf movies to watch until Georgia sports return
- Sparrow’s Nest fundraised for COVID-19 relief efforts
- Georgia football to hold virtual G-Day
- How UGA researchers are tackling COVID-19
- Cast, crew in UGA Theatre respond to show cancellations
- UGA students and alumni ‘Feed the Frontlines’
- USG proposes no tuition increase for UGA next fiscal year
- Q&A: Hotel Fiction discusses how the pandemic affects inspiration
- Trump suspends student loan payments for next 6 months
- PruittHealth-Grandview in Athens confirms deaths of 10 patients who tested presumptive positive for COVID-19
- Kemp extends shelter-in-place order, suspends vacation rentals
- Georgia to hold presidential primary on June 9
- UGA University Health Center implements social distancing policies for seeing patients
- Kemp to extend Georgia’s state of emergency to May 13
- ‘A marathon, not a sprint’: Athens hospital CEOs talk COVID-19 testing, supply stocks
- Drag in Athens pivots to digital platforms
- Rescheduled events could conflict with Georgia football games this fall
- Volunteer opportunities for Athens establishments
- Tips from food experts on cooking during quarantine
- Here are the rules for Georgia’s shelter-in-place order
- 5 bestselling books to read during self-quarantine
- Creature Comforts partners with music company to host DJ concert online
- Georgia's club ultimate frisbee teams discuss lost season due to COVID-19
- IRS releases details for economic impact payments
- UGA, state agencies partner to boost small businesses amid COVID-19
- UGA expands student emergency funds by $600,000
- The Quarantine Concert: Caulfield and Kxng Blanco to perform via livestream
- Overall crime dropped, burglaries spiked since Athens’ first shelter-in-place policy took effect
- Kirby Smart discusses impact of Georgia’s canceled pro day
- Vic Chesnutt Songwriter award to be held online
- Athens long-term care facility has confirmed COVID-19 case
- Clarke County Board of Education gives COVID-19 updates, moves forward on athletic facility improvements
- 5 basketball movies to fill your Georgia sports void
- Athens beauty salons offer online engagement and services amid closures
- UGA to hold orientation online this summer due to COVID-19
- How Georgia football’s Kirby Smart recruits amid COVID-19
- UGA student perspectives: Day-to-day life amid COVID-19
- UGA College of Engineering produces face shields for health care workers
- Foley Field organist, DJ Sir Foster affected by cancellation of sports
- Athens service industry workers adjust to business closures
- Athens beauty salons respond to temporary closures
- UGA instruction to move online for May, summer semesters
- Gov. Kemp signs statewide shelter-in-place order in effort to fight COVID-19
- Georgia track and field's Petros Kyprianou talks athlete eligibility, Olympics postponement
- SGA senate encourages UGA to implement pass/fail system for rest of semester
- Rural students search for internet as UGA moves to online instruction
COVID Archive | March 16-31, 2020
- Official: NCAA grants extra year of eligibility for spring-sport athletes
- Athens keeps Firefly, Greenway trails open, closes other parks
- CCSD continues online learning through April 24, makes changes to student meal distribution
- UGA students call for pass/fail grading system for online classes
- UGA classes resume online Monday
- 5 things you didn’t know you could order via takeout from Athens restaurants
- Social distancing do’s and don’ts, explained
- Athens allows takeout beer, wine sales during local emergency
- Athens health care system faces critical regional labor shortage, experts say
- University System of Georgia provides free virtual COVID-19 screenings for employees
- Chase Street teacher uses 3D printer to make face shields for health care workers
- Athens area long-term care facilities find ways to obtain supplies, entertain residents
- Clyde Armory sues Athens-Clarke County over shelter-in-place ordinance
- Shifa Clinic Athens provides free pre-screening for those with COVID-19 symptoms
- 5 boxing movies to watch during the Georgia sports hiatus
- How the Athens Area Humane Society is handling COVID-19
- UGA SGA cancels cabinet meetings, plans to resume senate via Zoom
- UGA to pay employees who can’t work due to decrease in campus operations
- UGA health center shifts to appointment-only visits, supplies additional health resources
- UPDATE: UGA students previously unable to leave Peru return to the US
- 24 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Athens-Clarke County
- All Georgia voters to be mailed absentee ballot request forms for May primary
- Athens-Clarke County government discusses financial support for small businesses during stay-at-home order
- Athens restaurants shifting to takeout or temporarily closing
- Public health officials announce Athens’ first COVID-19-related death
- 5 feel good movies to watch while social distancing
- Gov. Kemp closes bars, bans large gatherings and orders shelter in place for those at increased risk for COVID-19
- President Trump suspends federal student loan payments for 60 days
- Athens Academy to host Red Cross blood drive Wednesday
- Clarke County School District to remain closed another week
- Georgia, federal government offer some economic relief to small businesses, workers
- UGA seniors ask for later commencement after cancellation of first ceremony
- Clarke County School District to continue pay for staff, substitutes, other employees during closures
- 10 Red & Black pets keeping the staff company during social distancing
- Season in review: Georgia baseball led by top of lineup, talent on the mound in brief season
- Extra Special People announces initiatives to help families during COVID-19 pandemic
- Athens hospitals increase visitor restrictions to curb COVID-19 spread
- Reframing Athens comedy in the era of social distancing
- UGA students discuss the college experience without sports
- UGA announces refund plan for certain student fees, meal plans and housing
- Drive-thru COVID-19 testing site opens in Athens for individuals by referral
- Drive-through COVID-19 testing site at Oconee Health Campus open to individuals by appointment
- How COVID-19 concerns have influenced the world of esports
- Public housing annual inspections postponed until further notice in Athens due to COVID-19
- Resources to ease COVID-19 burdens
- Athens Mayor and Commission passes stay-at-home order
- UGA undergraduate student tests positive for COVID-19
- Athens government to consider second emergency declaration with mandatory stay at home order
- Clarke County School District distributes more than 4,500 free meals to students in one day
- COLUMN: Georgia sports are on hiatus, but The Red & Black sports desk moves forward
COVID Archive | March 1-15, 2020
- President Trump waives interest on federal student loans until further notice
- 5 ways to avoid boredom while social distancing
- Events in Athens canceled or postponed due to COVID-19 concerns
- Athens-Clarke County makes changes to city operations due to coronavirus
- UGA Dining Services announces modified service following class suspensions due to COVID-19
- COVID-19 concerns prompt NCAA to ban in-person recruiting through April 15
- NCAA grants extra year of eligibility to spring athletes in wake of COVID-19 cancellations, suspensions
- St. Patrick's Day Festival canceled due to COVID-19, bars to remain open
- Athens transit to keep reduced routes until March 29
- UPDATE: SEC extends suspension of all athletic practices, including Georgia football, through April 15
- FLUKE Mini-Comics & Zine Festival postponed due to COVID-19 concerns
- Clarke County School District suspends classes for one week amid COVID-19 pandemic
- NCAA cancels winter and spring sports championships
- SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, Georgia’s Tom Crean discuss decisions amid COVID-19 concerns
- Athens Children's Book Festival postponed due to coronavirus concerns
- University System of Georgia reverses decision, suspends instruction for two weeks amid COVID-19 pandemic
- UPDATE: SEC extends competition, practice suspension to April 15 amid concerns over the spread of COVID-19
- SEC men's basketball tournament canceled amid COVID-19 developments
- UGA community in limbo after universities close across the country due to COVID-19 outbreak concerns
- Georgia men’s basketball head coach Tom Crean reacts to SEC decisions surrounding COVID-19
- COVID-19 concerns close all SEC, Georgia sports events to the public from March 12-30
- POSTPONED: FLUKE Mini-Comics and Zine Festival to exhibit small press artists
- UGA faculty instructed to prepare remote curriculum in case of COVID-19 disruption
- 3 additional cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Georgia
- UGA and EpiVax announce collaboration to develop COVID-19 vaccine
- 9 Athens songs to wash your hands to
- UGA cancels Maymester programs in 3 countries as COVID-19 outbreak worsens worldwide
- UGA suspends spring programs in Italy, South Korea as COVID-19 outbreak worsens
COVID Archive | February 2020
COVID Archive | January 2020
Photos of a Pandemic
Columns & Commentary
Coverage from The Red & Black
- OPINION: The US needs to catch up in the global race
- GUEST COLUMN: Petition from more than 300 tenured and nontenured faculty of UGA
- ANALYSIS: Athens adds a record of over 300 cases in a week, deaths increase statewide
- OPINION: The local community needs to support the Athens economy during the COVID-19 pandemic
- OPINION: Georgia's schools need to go online
- OPINION: We need to encourage mail-in ballots so voters can safely have their voices heard
- OPINION: Congress should bail out restaurants and bars
- ANALYSIS: Athens COVID-19 death rate rises, new confirmed cases remain high
- GUEST COLUMN: An open letter from SGA on behalf of students regarding UGA's COVID-19 response
- OPINION: We need a more compassionate society to fight COVID-19
- ANALYSIS: New COVID-19 cases decline in Athens, CCSD and UGA prepare for school during pandemic
- EDITORIAL: How The Red & Black has covered a summer like no other
- GUEST COLUMN: An open letter on reopening Clarke County schools
- ANALYSIS: Athens' rate of new daily COVID-19 cases rose again last week, future of mask mandates uncertain
- UGA students discuss what they think about in-person classes during the fall semester
- OPINION: Congress needs to do more to support working parents during COVID-19 pandemic
- GUEST COLUMN: The Georgia Department of Labor is failing to serve the unemployed
- ANALYSIS: Rate of new COVID-19 cases in Athens stabilizes after 2 week rise, statewide deaths surpass 3,000
- OPINION: How much risk from the coronavirus will USG tolerate for in-person classes?
- COLUMN: Analyzing COVID-19 in Athens from June 29-July 5