2020 Coronavirus Outbreak - The Daily Tar Heel

Plans for UNC student vaccinations commence, though rollout seems months away

By Kelly Kendall | January 24

UNC health experts share their thoughts regarding how long most UNC students will have to wait before being eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.  ...

Here's what you need to know about North Carolina's updated COVID-19 vaccination plan

By Jacob Meredith-Andrews | January 21

Vaccine distribution in North Carolina has been complicated by logistical hurdles and limited supplies. Here's what you need to know about statewide and ...

UNC students experience long waits, confusion in first week of mandatory testing

By Suzannah Claire Perry and Heidi Pérez-Moreno | January 20

Dr. Amir Barzin, the medical director at the Family Medicine Center at Chapel Hill, said an error on the HallPass website may have caused the influx of ...

Heel Talk: Campus re-entry and sports preview for spring

By Evely Forte , Praveena Somasundaram and William Christensen | January 20

On this special episode for the first day of UNC classes, host Evely Forte chats with University Desk reporters Heidi Perez-Moreno and Rachel Crumpler ...

Faculty remain wary of spring reopening plans despite in-person class delay

By Cynthia Dong | January 19

The University's Jan. 7 announcement that in-person classes would be delayed until Feb. 8 was a relief to some, but an indicator of potential risks to ...

Answering your questions about UNC's testing program

By Rachel Crumpler | January 18

A distinct change from the fall to spring semester is the implementation of widespread COVID-19 testing. Asymptomatic testing will be offered at three ...

North Carolina farmworkers already dealing with pandemic stress avoid wage freeze

By Kayla Guilliams | January 18

N.C. farmworkers who come from Mexico to North Carolina on H-2A visas face a high vulnerability to COVID-19 due to living in migrant farmworker camps. ...

N.C. residents 65 and older can now get the COVID-19 vaccine. Tell us your questions.

By Sonia Rao | January 18

There's a lot of uncertainty and questions about the COVID-19 vaccination process in North Carolina. If you have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine, ...

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Orange County Schools Board of Education delays in-person return until March

By Brian Rosenzweig | January 14

Due to rising COVID-19 concerns from teachers and residents, the board voted by a narrow margin to delay the return of grades two through 12 until March. ...

COVID-19 cluster reported in Carmichael Residence Hall as move-in begins

By Maddie Ellis | January 13

A cluster of COVID-19 cases has been confirmed on UNC's campus in Carmichael Residence Hall.

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UNC aims to correct 'biggest error' from the fall with testing program, Blouin says

By Heidi Pérez-Moreno | December 15

“Once we have our students on our campus, I think it’s going to be very difficult to send them home,” Provost Bob Blouin said. “For all of the ...

UNC to house students exposed to and confirmed positive for COVID-19 together

By Charlotte Geier | December 9

With the spring semester approaching, Carolina Housing expanded its isolation dorms to include Craige and Horton. Now, both students who are exposed and ...

Cooper announces modified stay-at-home order following rise in cases, hospitalizations

By Henry Haney | December 8

 North Carolina's modified stay-at-home order includes a number of new measures to help minimize the spread of COVID-19.

'Expect the unexpected': Guskiewicz talks his first year as chancellor

By Maddie Ellis | December 6

"I'll also add that this robust testing program was something that we heard loud and clear early in this fall semester that many of our community members ...

As vaccines await federal approval, North Carolina finalizes its distribution plan

By David Richman | December 6

A COVID--19 vaccine could be coming to North Carolina by mid-December. Here's what you need to know. 

Looking back on UNC athletics' return to sports during the fall

By Jared McMasters | December 6

“I think it’s inevitable that you’re going to have some (COVID-19 cases), and you've got to learn from them,” UNC football head coach Mack Brown ...

OC Voice: Orange County can protect the homeless population from COVID-19

November 29

The OC Voice is a portion of the OC Report newsletter where local residents may have a platform to talk about local issues they care about. Alana Gilbert ...

Heel Talk: Preparing for the spring and reflecting on the fall

By Evely Forte and Praveena Somasundaram | November 17

On this special episode for the last day of UNC classes, host Evely Forte chats with University Desk Assistant Editor Anna Neil about what went wrong ...

Column: To reopen, or not to reopen? That is the question for Orange County Schools

November 15

The OC Voice is a portion of the OC Report newsletter where local residents may have a platform to talk about local issues they care about. Swetha Ganesan ...

Column: What the COVID-19 vaccine news really means

By Rajee Ganesan | November 12

Don't throw away your mask and hand sanitizer anytime soon. Here's what a coronavirus vaccine does (and doesn't) mean for the future. 