2020 Coronavirus Outbreak - The Daily Tar Heel

COVID-19 tracker: Testing, new cases and positivity rate at UNC

By Kalley Huang | August 23

The Daily Tar Heel is tracking COVID-19 cases and tests among students using data reported by UNC.

Editorial: The feasibility of UNC mandating COVID-19 vaccines

By Editorial Board | August 23

The lack of a vaccine mandate has stirred frustration from students and faculty. The Editorial Board hopes to answer some frequently asked questions.

Editorial: UNC going virtual is inevitable

By Editorial Board | August 22

"We can learn from UNC’s past mistakes and how certain policy decisions might make virtual learning inevitable this semester."

UNC identifies COVID-19 cluster in Avery Residence Hall

By Praveena Somasundaram | August 21

UNC has identified a COVID-19 cluster in Avery Residence Hall, according to a notification from the University Saturday. There are currently five active ...

Editorial: Dispatches from the eye of UNC's COVID-19 storm

By Editorial Board | August 17

"Be cognizant of mayhem around, but take solace in the fact that we are in this together. We will stay calm in the eye of the storm because we have one ...

As UNC reopens in-person, students and faculty have COVID-19 safety concerns

By Brianna Atkinson | August 17

As UNC begins the fall semester, thousands of people are returning to campus without a vaccine mandate, consistent gathering limits or physical distancing ...

Editorial: The long-term effects of COVID-19 on education

By Editorial Board | August 16

"The start of the 2021-22 school year will see some aspects of education return to normalcy. Despite this, the effects of the pandemic on education — ...

Editorial: Zoom University — gone, but not forgotten

By Editorial Board | August 16

"Let’s remember to grant everyone some grace as we ditch our pajama pants for jeans and Zoom University for a true UNC experience."

Op-ed: Returning to campus safely requires mandatory vaccination

August 12

"If the UNC System really wants a successful fall semester, then provide this campus with delegated authority to make our own public health decisions. ...

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UNC identifies COVID-19 cluster related to Eshelman School of Pharmacy event

By Allie Kelly | August 11

UNC identified a COVID-19 cluster with six active cases Wednesday related to an event at the Eshelman School of Pharmacy.

Orange County reinstates indoor mask mandate, citing rise in COVID-19 cases

By Kayleigh Carpenter | August 10

Orange County reinstated a countywide indoor mask mandate, which will go into effect Wednesday at 5 p.m., according to an email from the county.

UNC Heel-Gram: Sending love one letter at a time

By Sarah Choi | May 19

MacKenzie Maddox is a co-founder of the HeelGram club. She has an extended family member who regularly received letters from his community over quarantine. ...

Orange County follows Cooper's decision to lift mask mandate, other restrictions

By Kelli Rainer | May 18

Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger announced that Orange County will follow Gov. Roy Cooper's decision to lift the statewide mask mandate and other COVID-19 ...

N.C. lifts mask mandate and limits on gatherings, distancing, capacities

By Kelli Rainer | May 14

Following Thursday's announcement from the CDC, masks are no longer required in most settings in N.C., and mass gathering and social distancing limits ...

UNC announces updated COVID-19 Community Standards for summer 2021

By Lauren McCarthy | May 13

The University's Community Standards have been updated for the summer to reflect new state and local COVID-19 guidelines, Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz ...

UNC's first on-campus vaccine clinic opens Wednesday

Carolina Vaccination Clinic opts to also vaccinate UNC families and employees

By Kelly Kendall | May 4

In an effort to provide vaccination to as many people as possible, family and household members of UNC students, post-docs and employees can now get vaccinated ...

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Despite COVID-19 restrictions, 30 faculty members have continued research abroad

By Kennedy Rushing | May 3

Some UNC professors plan to travel abroad this coming summer and fall to work on research projects delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Student nurses work on the front line of the COVID-19 pandemic

By Kyle Ingram | May 3

Students in UNC's School of Nursing quickly adopted the responsibilities of practitioners when the pandemic first set in. Some nursing students share ...

Local gyms see an increase in patrons as COVID-19 vaccine distribution expands

By Kelli Rainer | April 29

Local gyms, like O2 Fitness in Carrboro and Orangetheory Fitness, have seen an increase in the number of people coming in to work out as more vaccines ...

Indoor mask mandate will be lifted once two-thirds of N.C. adults are vaccinated

By Sonia Rao | April 28

Starting Friday, masks will no longer be required outdoors, and mass gathering limits in N.C. will increase to 100 indoors and 200 outdoors. 