Beijing is mounting a humanitarian aid blitz in countries struggling with their own outbreaks. In doing so, it’s stepping into a role the West once dominated.
Tag: Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
Coronavirus Treatment: Hundreds of Scientists Scramble to Find One
In an ambitious international collaboration, researchers have “mapped” proteins in the coronavirus and identified 50 drugs to test against it.
Netanyahu’s Bold Moves: Fighting a Virus or Risking Democracy?
Israel’s prime minister has shut down the courts and ordered the government to track people by their cellphone data in the name of fighting an epidemic.
Will Coronavirus Cancel the Tokyo Olympics? Businesses Want to Know
As the spread of the coronavirus threatens the Games, a whole ecosystem surrounding the world’s largest sporting event is stuck in a holding pattern.
Fed Announces More Loans as Investor Alarm Persists: Live Updates
Hopes for an enormous stimulus package from Washington could not overcome worries about the world economy.
Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Signs Relief Package; China Reports Zero New Local Infections
Two congressmen tested positive for the virus, as work continued on a larger stimulus package. The European Union found that Russia was behind harmful misinformation circulating in the West.
Pandemic Erodes Gig Economy Work
Gig companies promoted their flexible hours as an economic lifeline for workers. In the coronavirus outbreak, it has been anything but.
Behind the Virus Report That Jarred the U.S. and the U.K. to Action
It wasn’t so much the numbers themselves, frightening though they were, as who reported them: Imperial College London.
Having Brushed Off Coronavirus Threat, Southeast Asia Begins to Confront It
The delay in containment efforts could prove dangerous, particularly in nations where the health care system can’t handle a major outbreak.
The Coronavirus Exposes Education’s Digital Divide
In China, many rural students lack the connections or hardware to learn remotely. More nations will confront the same reality as the outbreak spreads.