The epidemic is now bigger in Europe, where governments aren’t used to giving harsh orders, and citizens aren’t used to following them.
Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Queen Urges Britons to Pull Together as Nation Charts an Uncertain Course
Elizabeth, sequestered at Windsor Castle, offered encouragement in a statement. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, after a week of mixed messages, hewed to mostly voluntary curbs.
Americans Held Overseas in Iran and Lebanon Are Freed
Amer Fakhoury had been held in Beirut on decades-old charges. Separately, Michael R. White, a U.S. Navy veteran and cancer patient, was released from an Iranian prison.
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
People of all ages, including millennials, are getting very sick. Plus, the rich and famous aren’t having much trouble getting tested.
As Pandemic Grows, U.S. Warns Americans Not to Travel Abroad
The State Department also said that citizens abroad should either return home or stay in place. Some Americans overseas have urged the Trump administration to evacuate them.
You Can Help Break the Chain of Transmission
“Every time each of us stops, or even just delays, an infection is a small victory.”
‘Wash Our Hands? Some People Can’t Wash Their Kids for a Week.’
In devastated northwestern Syria, the coronavirus may already be spreading in packed displacement camps, and the international response is weeks behind.
How a Cruise Ship Kept Sailing After Passengers Fell Ill with Coronavirus
Even as Covid-19 sickened passengers, the Costa Luminosa was slow to act to prevent infections, despite two previous serious outbreaks on its parent company’s ships.
They Fled Coronavirus in Europe. Border Agents Asked if They’d Visited China or Iran.
Americans returning from Italy and Spain say border control officials didn’t screen them or tell them to isolate themselves.
‘It’s Very Scary’: U.K. Food Banks Close as Coronavirus Stalls Donations
Panic and hoarding because of the pandemic, coupled with a looming recession, have paralyzed groups that provide food for people in need.