The World Health Organization, always cautious, acted more forcefully and faster than many national governments. But President Trump has decided to cut off U.S. funding to the organization.
Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
As Coronavirus Fades in China, Nationalism and Xenophobia Flare
Now that the pandemic is raging outside China’s borders, foreigners are being shunned, barred from public spaces and even evicted.
China Police Censor Tales of Post-Coronavirus Renewal
Hefei, an industrial city, offers tales of hope for a world battling the outbreak. The police tried to make sure they weren’t heard.
She Kept a Diary of China’s Coronavirus Epidemic. Now She Faces a Political Storm.
“If authors have any responsibilities in the face of disaster, the greatest of them is to bear witness.” Here are excerpts from the author Fang Fang’s controversial chronicle of life and death in Wuhan.
Spain Recounts Coronavirus Deaths
No country is really sure how many people it has lost to the pandemic. But in Spain, it has become bitterly political.
Japan Declares Emergency Nationwide: Live Tracker
Singapore reported a sharp increase in new infections, many of them among migrant laborers. Britain is expected to extend its lockdown by three weeks.
To Beat the Virus, Colombia Tries Separating Men and Women
As the virus hits Latin America, countries are trying different approaches to keep people off the street. In Bogotá, men and women are only allowed out on alternate days.
Relying on Science and Politics, Merkel Offers a Cautious Virus Re-entry Plan
Shorn of any bravado, her announcement seemed again to make Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, a de facto leader on the Continent and something of an example for Western nations
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
A severe lack of testing capacity is hampering efforts to slow the outbreak and reopen the economy.
In South Korea Vote, Virus Delivers Landslide Win to Governing Party
President Moon Jae-in’s left-leaning alliance in South Korea won a historic majority in Parliament thanks in part to the country’s largely successful handling of the coronavirus.