When the agency suspended all operations for the first time in its history, more than 7,000 volunteers in about 60 countries packed their bags, said their goodbyes and rushed to get home.
Tag: Epidemics
Death of Store Clerk in Italy Highlights Contagion’s New Front Line
The pandemic has turned people who fill often overlooked, low-paid jobs into unlikely heroes. They are also getting sick or dying.
U.N. Issues $2 Billion Appeal to Combat Virus and Urges Aid for Other Crises
Without continued humanitarian assistance, the U.N. warned, crisis areas will be unable to contain the coronavirus, potentially killing millions of people.
Facebook Is ‘Just Trying to Keep the Lights On’ as Traffic Soars in Pandemic
The social network is straining to deal with skyrocketing usage as its 45,000 employees work from home for the first time.
Coronavirus in Europe: Thousands of Health Workers Out of Action
The thinning ranks of doctors and nurses, particularly in Spain, are hampering the ability to fight the epidemic, straining hospitals and raising fears that health workers are spreading the coronavirus.
I.O.C. and Japan Agree to Postpone Tokyo Olympics
The decision came after swelling resistance from nations and athletes to holding the Games amid the coronavirus pandemic.
China to Ease Coronavirus Lockdown on Hubei 2 Months After Imposing It
The province will let people outside Wuhan leave for the first time since late January. Despite the official sign of confidence, many fear the virus is still spreading silently.
Dip in Italy’s Cases Does Not Come Fast Enough for Swamped Hospitals
Even as new coronavirus infections appear to slow, a backlog is forcing doctors to make increasingly tough choices about treatment.
How South Korea Flattened the Coronavirus Curve
The country showed that it is possible to contain the coronavirus without shutting down the economy, but experts are unsure whether its lessons can work abroad.
As Coronavirus Surveillance Escalates, Personal Privacy Plummets
Tracking entire populations to combat the pandemic now could open the doors to more invasive forms of government snooping later.