The novel coronavirus is changing how we live our lives, and our readers have questions. The Washington Post has catalogued and organized 12,076 questions about the pandemic and provided a guide to help you find the answers. Many of the questions fell into common themes, and this guide provides links to reporting that holds the answers to those frequently referenced topic areas. This guide is updated twice a day and reordered with the most frequently asked-about subject areas, from how covid-19, the disease the virus causes, affects individuals to the broad impact on society as we know it.
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The Post has collected 361 new questions in the last 14 days. Categories are organized by frequency of most recent questions. Change in interest is based on questions asked in the last 4 weeks.
3% unchanged interest over last 4 weeks Tracking the virus
+73% more interest over last 4 weeks Vaccines & treatments
+44% more interest over last 4 weeks Characteristics of coronavirus
-39% less interest over last 4 weeks How it spreads
-19% less interest over last 4 weeks Masks
+50% more interest over last 4 weeks Mortality rate & cases
-40% less interest over last 4 weeks Testing & immunity
-44% less interest over last 4 weeks State & federal response
-23% less interest over last 4 weeks Cleaning & sanitation
+30% more interest over last 4 weeks Social distancing
+30% more interest over last 4 weeks Travel
-22% less interest over last 4 weeks Trump’s response to coronavirus
+50% more interest over last 4 weeks Staying healthy
0% unchanged interest over last 4 weeks Preexisting medical conditions
+39% more interest over last 4 weeks Health care
+75% more interest over last 4 weeks Pandemic science & history
+600% more interest over last 4 weeks International impact & response
-34% less interest over last 4 weeks Flu & cold season
0% unchanged interest over last 4 weeks Stay-at-home orders & reopening
-17% less interest over last 4 weeks Symptoms
-45% less interest over last 4 weeks Grade school
+33% more interest over last 4 weeks Exercise & gyms
+100% more interest over last 4 weeks Personal finance
-72% less interest over last 4 weeks Elections
-63% less interest over last 4 weeks Seniors
0% unchanged interest over last 4 weeks College
-63% less interest over last 4 weeks Jobs & the economy
+200% more interest over last 4 weeks Parenting
0% unchanged interest over last 4 weeks Hospital capacity & PPE
0% unchanged interest over last 4 weeks Essential workers
-34% less interest over last 4 weeks Shopping & dining
+100% more interest over last 4 weeks Race
-60% less interest over last 4 weeks Misinformation
100% more interest over last 4 weeks Public transportation
-67% less interest over last 4 weeks Grocery & takeout
-50% less interest over last 4 weeks Stimulus
100% more interest over last 4 weeks Protests
-50% less interest over last 4 weeks Summer plans
-50% less interest over last 4 weeks Life at home
