New social distancing requirements go into effect at midnight for the nine million residents of Ho Chi Minh City.
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Last Year, Manitoba Had Virus Under Control. Now It’s a Continental Hotspot.
The coronavirus is spreading faster in Manitoba than in any other province or state in Canada, the United States or Mexico, though the premier has resisted new restrictions.
Delhi Considers Lifting Covid Limits, Despite Vaccine Shortage
Officials in the Indian capital have pledged to buy enough inoculations to avert another wave, but tight supplies and squabbling between central and local leaders make that a difficult prospect.
How India’s Kerala Has Battled Coronavirus
Kerala uses tracking of patients and supplies, a network of health care workers and coronavirus “war rooms” to succeed where the national government has fallen short.
How India’s Kerala Has Battled Covid-19
Kerala uses tracking of patients and supplies, a network of health care workers and coronavirus “war rooms” to succeed where the national government has fallen short.
W.H.O. Notes Steep Drop in New Cases in Europe Over Past Month
The sharp decline in cases comes as the European Union prepares to allow vaccinated tourists to return.
These Twins Lived Together. In Covid, They Died Together.
The story of Joefred and Ralfred Gregory has resonated widely as India suffered the most virus deaths in a single day of any country during the pandemic.
India’s Doctors and Medical Workers Face Danger and Trauma
More than 1,000 doctors, and an untold number of medical personnel, have died after coronavirus infections. Many suffer an emotional toll as they make tough decisions about who gets treated.
For Hong Kong’s Domestic Workers During Covid, Discrimination Is Its Own Epidemic
The government has repeatedly singled out the city’s poor migrant workers as “high risk” for the coronavirus, though actual infection rates are low.
India’s Black Market Preys on Desperate Covid-19 Victims
As the health care system fails, clandestine markets have emerged for drugs, oxygen, hospital beds and funeral services. Fake goods may be putting lives at risk.