Five years since COVID-19 began, readers say the pandemic is far from over. Here’s why.

Takeout sales remain high five years after COVID-19 pandemic

The impact of the pandemic is still with Americans today, from how people interact day-to-day, to the way customers order food and alcohol.

Social Distance - Overpasses For America

Where were you in March of 2020? When did you realize Covid was a thing that was going to disrupt life as you knew it? I was hiking in Joshua Tree, spending my days delirious at the natural beauty of the desert, unsure if I should return to New York. Each time I refreshed The Times’s coverage, it seemed more and more evident that going home would mean staying indoors for the foreseeable future. I came back. I began working at The Times a few mon…

Looking back on the COVID-19 pandemic five years later

PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) -- In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to a standstill. Now, five years later, the long term impacts of COVID policies are still here. "At the time, we were in a pretty desperate situation. This was unprecedented. So, a decision was made at the policy level to print more money and distribute that money to individuals," said Bill Bailey, an associate accounting professor at Bradley University. "When you tend…

Daycare centers closed, schools closed, children at home: Five years ago, emergency care and distance learning began due to the coronavirus pandemic. How did students, parents, and teachers survive this time?

The Literature of the Pandemic

Half a decade on, we now have at least a small body of work that takes on COVID.

Editorial: What have we learned in 5 years with COVID?

Five years ago this week, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic, marking a seminal moment in the spread of the novel virus. March 11, 2020, stands as a demarcation point in an outbreak that has had a broad impact on American society and American politics. Rehashing decisions that were made at the time is pointless; government and health officials had never dealt with anything the scope of coronavirus, and they were con…