The prime minister’s move from the I.C.U. to a ward in a London hospital offered a ray of hope for a country still reeling from the trauma of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Boris Johnson Leaves Intensive Care, but Britain Faces Weeks More of Lockdown
The prime minister’s move from the I.C.U. to a ward in a London hospital offered a ray of hope for a country still reeling from the trauma of the coronavirus pandemic.
Mask-Wearing, Common in Asia, Spreads in the West
To stem the coronavirus outbreak, European nations and even the United States are starting to adopt the wearing of masks in public, a practice long established in Asia.
Indigenous Groups Isolated by Coronavirus Face Another Threat: Hunger
Indigenous people across the Americas are trying to defend their communities from the pandemic. But for many, isolation can quickly turn into deprivation.
E.U. Officials Agree to Deal to Soften Coronavirus’s Economic Blow
The ministers were unable to reach an agreement on issuing joint bonds, known as “corona-bonds.” Critics say their €540 billion loan package does too little for Spain and Italy.
Palestinians Fear a Coming Coronavirus Storm
Workers returning to the West Bank from Israel have been a source of many infections, adding to tensions between age-old antagonists.
At the Center of a Storm: The Search for a Proven Coronavirus Treatment
Taking an experimental drug can be worse than taking nothing at all, warns Dr. Andre Kalil: “You are treating emotion.”
In Italy, Coronavirus Books Rush to Publication
Doctors, novelists and other writers are exploring, as quickly as they can, the pandemic’s impact on a country that was among its earliest victims.
The Humble Phone Call Has Made a Comeback
The volume of phone calls has surged more than internet use as people want to hear each other’s voices in the pandemic.
Technically Legal in Northern Ireland, Abortions Are Still Unobtainable
The rollout of services has been hung up by arguments over telemedicine abortions, amid suspicions the health minister is trying to stop the process any way he can.