Even as some governments contemplate reopening, the spread of the virus has accelerated in countries in Africa and South America.
Tag: Epidemics
‘Hospital Needs to Be Quarantined,’ but Works On in Country at War
Twenty percent of the staff at one hospital is quarantined, but doors remain open as the war wounded are brought in.
China Sets Date for Congress, Signaling Coronavirus Is Under Control
The Communist Party is eager to use its most important political spectacle to project confidence in the face of economic challenges and foreign criticism.
Pandemic Shakes France’s Faith in a Cornerstone: Strong Central Government
Local governments are now challenging the primacy of the centralized state, the foundation of French society, after it allowed supplies of virus-fighting masks and test kits to be depleted.
In Race for a Coronavirus Vaccine, an Oxford Group Leaps Ahead
As scientists at the Jenner Institute prepare for mass clinical trials, new tests show their vaccine to be effective in monkeys.
Can Antibody Tests Help End the Coronavirus Pandemic?
The tests are not reliable enough to guide policy on lockdowns and reopenings, experts said. But they can help model the spread of the virus.
Air France-KLM Gets €10 Billion Bailout as Coronavirus Hits Travel
It is the third multibillion-euro lifeline extended this past week by the French government to companies battered by the pandemic.
Who’s Making Hong Kong’s Ubiquitous Face Masks? Prisoners, Among Others
To ensure that city workers have enough surgical masks, an army of inmates works around the clock for pennies.
Isolating the Sick at Home, Italy Stores Up Family Tragedies
“Stay home” measures have helped Italy control the coronavirus, but home is also a dangerous place that may be propping up the infection curve the lockdown was meant to suppress.
Ecuador’s Death Toll During Outbreak Is Among the Worst in the World
A New York Times analysis suggests that Ecuador’s death toll is 15 times higher than its official tally of coronavirus deaths, highlighting the damage the virus can do in developing countries.