Thousands of Afghans returning each day bring a risk of widespread infections to the border city of Herat and beyond in a country with little capacity to test for or treat Covid-19.
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The Hardest Questions Doctors May Face: Who Will Be Saved? Who Won’t?
As coronavirus infections explode in the U.S., hospitals could be forced to make harrowing choices if pushed to the brink. Planning is already underway.
How You Can Help Victims of the Coronavirus Pandemic
From charities that support children to organizations that feed families, there is no shortage of ways to get involved.
How to Help Victims of the Coronavirus Pandemic
From charities that support children to organizations that feed families, there is no shortage of ways to get involved.
As Coronavirus Looms, a Hospital Begins Sterilizing Masks for Reuse
Surgical masks are supposed to be used just once. But doctors in Nebraska are attempting a novel experiment as gear shortages arise.
Complacency, Not Panic, Is the Real Danger
Only a small minority of people panic under threat, research shows. Far more don’t take the threat seriously enough.
China Makes the Masks the World Needs. It Is Just Starting to Share.
As China grappled with the coronavirus, it kept the masks it made. Now that other nations need them, pressure is rising on Beijing to resume exports.
As Coronavirus Testing Increases, Some Labs Fear a Shortage of Other Supplies
Lab directors and federal officials are keeping a close eye on the supply of other materials needed to conduct the tests.
As Coronavirus Disrupts Factories, India Curbs Exports of Key Drugs
The outbreak has hobbled Chinese factories that supply India’s vast drug industry with ingredients for antibiotics and vitamins, raising the prospect of global shortages.
‘No Way Out’: In China, Coronavirus Takes Toll on Other Patients
The outbreak is straining a health care system that was already overburdened, and many patients with other illnesses are now falling through the cracks.