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the coronavirus diaries
Perspective
Covid-19 scares, endless driving: Read 3 women candidates’ diaries ahead of Election Day
We asked two Republicans and a Democrat to chart their days leading up to Nov. 3
Alexis Martinez Johnson,
Adia Winfrey and
Lavern Spicer
Oct. 30, 2020
Oct. 30, 2020
Perspective
‘A winning spirit,’ fundraising and balancing motherhood: A 30-day diary of a Black woman running for Congress
Tabitha Johnson-Green is a Democrat running in Georgia
Tabitha Johnson-Green
Oct. 14, 2020
Oct. 14, 2020
Perspective
In-person classes, Internet snafus, melancholy hallways: This is what teaching in a pandemic is like
Read one teacher’s 30-day diary, plus responses from readers around the world
Nikkina McKnight
Oct. 10, 2020
Oct. 10, 2020
Perspective
Anti-mask customers, happy hours and BLM protests: 30 days as a grocery store worker
A woman living in Southern California kept a diary as the state started reopening
Lauren Hughes
Jul. 21, 2020
Jul. 21, 2020
Perspective
‘A new terrifying reality’: 30 days being pregnant in a pandemic
Zoom baby showers, virtual birth classes and lingering sorrow
Alanna Butler
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2020
Perspective
‘I do not have the luxury of staying home’: 30 days as a domestic worker in New York City
Days-long shifts, meditation and fearing she’ll be the next to get covid-19
Kieran
May. 23, 2020
May. 23, 2020
Perspective
A screaming toddler, no privacy and gratitude: 30 days in the world’s longest lockdown
I spent Italy’s strict lockdown with my toddler, husband, mother and a non-relative
Caroline Chichirella
May. 14, 2020
May. 14, 2020
Perspective
Fear, fevers and reminders of love: 30 days as a medical resident in New York City
We asked a physician to keep a diary of working in the hardest-hit city in the country
Shaoli Chaudhuri
May. 1, 2020
May. 1, 2020
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