Social distancing is the world’s way of fighting COVID-19. But in Africa, sprawling slums and teeming refugee camps pose a unique challenge. Foreign refugees on a sidewalk on the first day of a 21-day lockdown in Cape Town, South Africa, 27 March...
How can we survive the coronavirus pandemic? And what lessons should we all draw from this global disease? Here’s a chance to ask questions of our health correspondent, Maggie Fox, who has covered HIV/AIDS, SARS, MERS, Ebola and now, COVID-19. All students,...
The coronavirus pandemic is confronting us with sacrifices we may have to make to save our planet from climate disaster — lockdown as a dry run. Maps published by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration using data collected by the European Space Agency...
COVID-19 is forcing a global workplace experiment in telecommuting that could have lasting benefits for employers, employees and the environment. A digital marketing manager works from home in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 14 March 2020. (EPA-EFE/Mahmoud KHALED). The...
Italy is now the global epicentre of the coronavirus disease, which has killed more Italians than Chinese. A political newcomer is leading Italy’s fight. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte during a European Council meeting held by video conference, Rome,...