The popular app offered the simplest path to videoconferencing in a pandemic. That doesn’t make it the right path to take.
Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Are Adults Living With Parents Making the Pandemic More Deadly?
Social scientists are debating a contentious theory that may help explain why the coronavirus appears to be more deadly in Italy and Spain.
Some of Europe, ‘Walking a Tightrope,’ Will Loosen Coronavirus Restrictions
Looking for a return to normal may be misplaced. Instead, the next phase is about learning how to live with the virus, possibly for a long time.
Live Stock Market Tracker During Coronavirus Pandemic
Live updates on stock market and business news during the coronavirus outbreak.
India Savors a Rare Upside to Coronavirus: Clean Air
Delhi residents are stunned by how blue the sky really is as a strict lockdown cuts back drastically on air pollution.
Cruise Lines Were Shut Out of the Coronavirus Stimulus. Here’s Why
The hard-hit sector of the travel industry was left out of the $2 trillion stimulus package. Century-old tax provisions help explain what happened.
Why Coronavirus Conspiracy Theories Flourish. And Why It Matters.
Unseen villains. Top-secret cures. In their quest for reassurance during the pandemic, many people are worsening more than just their own anxiety.
Hotels Open as ‘Comforting Refuge’ for Health Care Workers
Hotels, some high-end, that have closed in recent weeks because of the coronavirus have reopened as lodgings for workers on the front line.
As Europe Confronts the Coronavirus, What Shape Will Solidarity Take?
Contentious talks over how to help economies decimated by the virus have become a pivotal political moment for the world’s richest bloc of nations.
China’s Coronavirus Battle Is Waning. Its Propaganda Fight Is Not.
After the pandemic subsides, whether Beijing is praised or pilloried could determine the fate of its ambitions for global leadership.