Some children are developing a mysterious illness that appears to be linked to the coronavirus.
Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Wall Street Rallies for a Second Day as Oil Prices Rise: Live Updates
The latest on stock market and business news during the coronavirus outbreak.
Top U.K. Scientist Resigns Over Coronavirus Distancing Violation
French doctors found that a patient had the virus on Dec. 27, suggesting that it was circulating long before containment efforts began. A major Philippine broadcaster critical of Duterte has been forced off the air.
A ‘Breakdown of Trust’: Pandemic Corrodes Church-State Ties in Russia
Even as the monasteries of the Orthodox Church are besieged by the coronavirus, apocalyptic-minded priests balk at state restrictions on public worship.
Herd Immunity, or Big 2nd Wave? Israel Antibody Testing Hopes to Find Out
Blood tests of 100,000 Israelis will try to assess exposure to Covid-19 on a nationwide scale.
Coronavirus May Have Been In France a Month Before Previously Thought
A sample taken on Dec. 27 from a French patient with pneumonia has tested positive for coronavirus, nearly a month before the disease was first officially acknowledged to have emerged in France.
Irish Return an Old Favor, Helping Native Americans Battling the Virus
In 1847 the Choctaw people sent $170 to help during the potato famine. Irish donors are citing that gesture as they help two tribes during the Covid-19 pandemic.
For His Next Trick, This Magician Will Amaze an Anxious World
Locked down in his New Delhi bedroom, the “psychological illusionist” Karan Singh is performing free online for anyone who asks.
Taiwan Says ‘Play Ball!’ (With Cardboard Fans and Robot Drummers)
Players must submit to temperature checks several times a day, but professional baseball games go on amid the coronavirus pandemic, even if the stadium is empty.
As Putin Dallies, Russia’s Small Businesses Are Withering Away
The Russian president, who seems to share the traditional Soviet view of entrepreneurs as “swindlers,” is doing little to help them through a coronavirus lockdown.