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Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Desperate for Aid, Ukraine First Has to Fight Corruption
As the coronavirus attacks Ukraine’s economy, a critical $5.5 billion package from the I.M.F. is being held up over concerns about graft.
With Most Coronavirus Cases in Africa, South Africa Locks Down
South Africa is now the epicenter of the pandemic in Africa, with more than 1,000 confirmed cases across the country’s nine provinces.
Airlines Tell Employees to Prepare for Difficult Times
Live updates on stock market and business news during the coronavirus outbreak.
As Life Moves Online, an Older Generation Faces a Digital Divide
Uncomfortable with tech, many are struggling to use modern tools to keep up with friends and family in the pandemic.
Boris Johnson Contracts Coronavirus, Rattling Top Ranks of U.K. Government
The British leader, who long resisted social distancing, is now isolating himself. But he said he would continue to lead the country’s response to the pandemic.
Australia Says Goodbye to the World’s Longest Boom
Every nation confronting the coronavirus pandemic sees a recession in its future. But after nearly 30 years of economic growth, Australia is struggling to process surging unemployment and declining exuberance.
Of ‘Covidivorces’ and ‘Coronababies’: Life During a Lockdown
Across the world, the pandemic is radically altering approaches to love, dating, sex and family relations.
The Virus Is Coming to Myanmar, but the Pain Has Already Begun
Economic fallout from the pandemic has upended lives in the impoverished country, where the first coronavirus cases are only now being reported.
Coronavirus Live Updates: U.S. Cases Top 100,000; Trump Signs $2 Trillion Relief Bill
President Trump, who had questioned the need for additional ventilators, pushes industry to make more. A new survey of mayors finds dire shortages of urgently needed medical supplies. And in Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson tested positive.