Stories about COVID-19

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Scientists Identify Virus-Cell Interaction That May Explain COVID-19’s High Infection Rate

Lehigh researchers quantify the interaction between the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—with the ACE2 receptors in human cells.

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Experts’ Top COVID-19 Strategy: National Stay-at-Home Order With Financial Compensation

Newly released report is part of an ongoing meta forecasting project.

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COVID-19 Response Team Urges Students to Stay Vigilant

Rising number of cases ‘a source of significant concern,’ Provost Nathan Urban says in town hall Tuesday.

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Forecast: 125,000 fewer U.S. COVID Deaths if Half the Population Initiates Vaccination by March 1

Thomas McAndrew, a computational scientist in Lehigh's College of Health, and colleagues incorporate data from experts and forecasters.

The Fayans Siblings

From Lehigh to Fighting COVID-19

Though involved in different areas of health care, siblings Jessica Fayans ’09, Max Fayans ’13 and Allison Fayans ’15 have each been working in their own way to help stem the pandemic.

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Lehigh Takes Steps to Fight Spread of COVID-19

It was a semester like no other.

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Lehigh President John Simon Shares a Message of Thanks

A semester unlike any other comes to a close.

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Here’s Why Conservatives, Liberals Differ on COVID-19

New Lehigh Business study looks at getting everyone to agree on the pandemic threat.

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Lehigh EMS Students Help With COVID-19 Surveillance Testing on Campus

The volunteers are focused on helping Lehigh’s testing program run efficiently and effectively.

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How Can Business Weather the Storm? Big Data, Relations with China, Retrenchment and Agglomeration

Experts in the College of Business examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.