Pandemic
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Ship tied to Australia virus deaths sails into Manila Bay
A cruise ship being investigated in Australia for sparking coronavirus infections anchored in Manila Bay yesterday to bring Filipino crew members home. The Ruby ... -
Uber, Airbnb lay off thousands as virus upends sharing economy
In a world where the coronavirus pandemic has turned social distancing into a new way of life, companies whose business models bank on people’s ... -
Struggles in India, Brazil, US show virus fight far from won
Even as countries moved forward yesterday with easing their coronavirus restrictions and restarting their economies, a large cluster of infections linked to a market ... -
Seoul reports panic buying in N. Korea amid economic woes
The coronavirus pandemic has likely taken a heavy toll on North Korea, forcing leader Kim Jong Un to avoid public activities and his people ... -
Taiwan makes new push for inclusion in World Health Assembly
Taiwan’s exclusion from the upcoming World Health Assembly would harm the global response to the coronavirus pandemic and cannot be excused by mere rules ... -
Generous Egyptian grandma was family ‘jewel’
Gold and silver streamers fluttered in the breeze, hung from house to house down the alley, a festive sign of the holy month of ... -
Virus-afflicted 2020 looks like 1918 despite science’s march
Despite a century’s progress in science, 2020 is looking a lot like 1918. In the years between two lethal pandemics, one the misnamed Spanish ... -
Four new cases in South Korea; China show work on containment
China and South Korea, which had early, intense outbreaks of the coronavirus, together reported only four new infections yesterday and were slowly resuming public ... -
US couple’s nightmare: Held in China, away from daughter
The first thing Daniel Hsu noticed about the room was that there were no sharp edges. The walls were covered with beige rubber, the ... -
Analysis | Unlike 2008 crisis, pandemic has no leader, no global plan
When financial markets collapsed and the world faced its last great crisis in 2008, major powers worked together to restore the global economy, but ... -
Leaders aim to drum up billions for virus vaccine research
An alliance of world leaders is holding a virtual summit hoping to drum up billions of dollars to fund research into a vaccine for ... -
DHS report | China hid epidemic’s severity to hoard supplies
U.S. officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak — and how contagious the disease is — to stock up on ... -
Hawaii, other islands tamp down virus | Isolated by oceans
Flying to a faraway beach might seem like the perfect way to escape a pandemic, but for isolated Pacific islands, controlling the coronavirus means ... -
Trump pushes economic reopening, ups virus death projection
Anxious to spur an economic recovery without risking lives, President Donald Trump insists that “you can satisfy both” — see states gradually lift lockdowns ... -
National traumas familiar for virus-hit, unscathed countries
National traumas or major political convulsions have been familiar and bloodied territory in the latter 20th and early 21st centuries for some of the ... -
Sum of all fears still can’t dispel speculation about inflation
Even a calamity of disease, death and economic destruction afflicting the world all at once isn’t enough to suppress the notion in some quarters ... -
Washington fans anti-China rhetoric to shift responsibility for Covid-19 crisis
With Covid-19 cases and deaths mounting daily, the U.S. government has intensified attempts to fan the flames of anti-China rhetoric to divert attention from ... -
US allows use of first drug shown to help virus recovery
U.S. regulators on Friday allowed emergency use of the first drug that appears to help some Covid-19 patients recover faster, a milestone in the ... -
China silent amid global calls to give Africa debt relief
African leaders are asking what China can do for them as the coronavirus pandemic threatens to destroy economies and wipe out some 20 million ... -
Oxford vaccine could be ready by September
In the worldwide race for a vaccine to stop the coronavirus, the laboratory sprinting fastest is at Oxford University, according to an article published this ... -
Conspiracy theories | Groups sow doubt about Covid vaccine before one even exists
A coronavirus vaccine is still months or years away, but groups that peddle misinformation about immunizations are already taking aim, potentially eroding confidence in ... -
Lives Lost | Doctor taught a generation of Italian physicians
Every October, on the feast day of the patron saint of physicians, Dr. Roberto Stella organized a simple ceremony at a tiny church in ... -
As virus cases rise, UAE adjusts to a new normal in pandemic
In a Dubai industrial park, workers weld, drill and build what one entrepreneur sees as key to the near future of this desert city-state ... -
New Zealand tames virus; France, Spain reveal lockdown exits
France and Spain, two of the worst-hit countries in the coronavirus pandemic, were laying out separate roadmaps yesterday for lifting their lockdowns, while signs ... -
Guterres: Extremists using Covid-19 to recruit online youths
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned yesterday [Macau time] that extremist groups are taking advantage of COVID-19 lock downs to intensify social media efforts to ... -
Nations, US states each chart their own path on reopening
Nations and U.S. states have begun easing coronavirus lockdowns, each pursuing their own approach but all with a common goal: restarting their economies without ... -
South Korea maintains Kim Jong Un health rumors are untrue
South Korea’s government has dismissed rumors that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is in fragile condition, as speculation about his health intensifies amid ... -
China’s diplomats show teeth in defending virus response
From Asia to Africa, London to Berlin, Chinese envoys have set off diplomatic firestorms with a combative defense whenever their country is accused of ... -
China’s virus cases could have been four times official tally
Coronavirus cases in China may have been four times higher than officially reported numbers, according to a study published in the Lancet medical journal. ... -
Britain | Boris Johnson returns to face growing virus divisions
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is returning to work after recovering from a coronavirus infection that put him in intensive care, with his government ... -
Leaving Wuhan: Getting into virus-hit city was the easy part
Getting into Wuhan was the easy part. New virus infections had fallen to almost zero and travel restrictions were easing. As a 76-day lockdown ... -
Emergency mode: European leaders still talking about what to do
More than 100,000 people are dead, the euro area is headed for its deepest ever recession – and Europe’s leaders are still talking about ... -
UK mulls advice on face coverings while saving masks for NHS
The U.K. is considering changing its guidance on people covering their faces to help prevent the spread of Covid-19, while protecting the supply of ... -
Wuhan embraces Yangtze River as virus-hit city reopens
Bathed in golden late-afternoon light, Chen Enting snapped a photo of his ticket to commemorate his first ferry ride across the Yangtze River after ... -
Trump says ‘we don’t know’ how Kim Jong Un is doing
U.S. President Donald Trump said he doesn’t know about Kim Jong Un’s health after American and South Korean officials gave differing accounts on the ...
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