Some rich nations are making progress in slowing the spread of COVID-19. But a lack of global cooperation threatens the developing world. Homeless people wait in line for food during a COVID-19 lockdown in Johannesburg, South Africa, 13 April 2020. (EPA-EFE/KIM...
Are teenagers frolicking on beaches or lazing on couches while COVID-19 kills thousands? Youth reporters dispel this misconception. Ndlovu Youth Choir of South Africa filmed a video showing how to safely wash your hands during the COVID-19 pandemic. (YouTube) Teenage...
COVID-19 is squeezing the economy as nations impose lockdowns. Some are asking: Is the financial pain worth saving the elderly? An elderly person is loaded into an ambulance at a nursing home at the center of an outbreak of COVID-19 near Seattle, Washington, 12 March...
People should not expect a quick end to the COVID-19 pandemic, which will likely last months, health journalist Maggie Fox tells a News Decoder town hall. Maggie Fox addresses News Decoder’s town hall on COVID-19, 31 March 2020 The coronavirus disease will take months...
China wasted no time shipping aid to Italy as the European nation struggled to contain COVID-19 — “soft power” to counter criticism of Beijing. A China Eastern flight from Shanghai with aid for the coronavirus arrives in Rome, Italy, 12 March 2020....