Facing dire shortages of protective gear and amid fears that the worst is yet to come, more than 180 medical workers are reported to have fallen victim so far and thousands have been infected.
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Born Into Carnage, 18 Afghan Babies Face an Uncertain Fate
A day after gunmen stormed a maternity ward and slaughtered new mothers at random, the authorities struggled to reconnect their children with families.
Low-Tech Way to Help Some Covid Patients: Flip Them Over
Turning ventilated patients onto their stomachs, called proning, helps them by opening their lungs. Now doctors are testing to see if it can keep others off ventilators altogether.
‘The New Church of England’: Coronavirus Renews Pride in U.K.’s Health Service
It was looking run-down after 10 years of austerity. But the British health service’s performance in the pandemic has restored its mythic status to the nation.
‘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.
Racing Against the Virus From Inside Australia’s Healthcare System
An emergency room doctor in Melbourne describes the terror and relief of waiting for a tsunami of coronavirus patients that never arrived.
These Women Were Told Their Help Wasn’t Needed. They Didn’t Listen.
A women’s group in Shanghai started donation drives to get health care workers with crucial personal hygiene supplies. But wary hospitals, hard-to-get road passes and online backlash made the process difficult.
How Ecuador’s Port City Became a Coronavirus Epicenter
Ecuador took early aggressive measures to stop the coronavirus, but ended up becoming an epicenter of the pandemic in Latin America. How? We revisit the first confirmed case and what led to the disease’s spread.
For Southern Italy, the Coronavirus Becomes a War on 2 Fronts
As it confronts the ravages of the virus, Italy’s less developed south also faces economic carnage not seen since just after World War II, with the poor turning to handouts.
‘It’s Really a Gift’: Israeli Hospitals Let Relatives Say Goodbye Up Close
A hospital spokesman asked why family members were barred from coronavirus wards when journalists could visit in protective gear. His bosses had no good answer.