Global Health

(L to R): Sen. Heherson Alvarez, an environmental lawmaker from the Philippines; Durdana Rizvi, a doctor from Pakistan; Colombian actor Antonio Bolívar; 'Nanī' Nabi, a grandmother from Kashmir; Rocio Choque, a soup kitchen volunteer from Argentina.

Global Lives Lost: From A Wise And Wonderful Grandma To A Soccer Pioneer

7:00am June 28, 2020

by NPR Staff

Writers and activists around the world share stories of those who have died from COVID-19 — in Colombia, Senegal, Pakistan, the Philippines and many other nations.

Essential Vocab For COVID-19: From Asymptomatic To Zoonotic

7:00am June 27, 2020

The pandemic has brought many new terms into daily usage. Here are definitions of some of the words used in discussion of the novel coronavirus and how to stem its spread.

How To Get People To Follow The Pandemic Rules

Health & Safety

Coronavirus FAQs: Is There A Polite Way To Remind Someone To Follow Pandemic Rules?

5:52pm June 26, 2020

by Pranav Baskar

Also: if you're headed back to a physical workplace, how do you keep safe? And do you need to have a mask on all the time at work?

Sweden's top disease expert says a surge in new coronavirus cases is a result of more testing. Here, people enjoy the sun and water at a bathing jetty in Malmo, Sweden, on Thursday alongside a sign instructing the public to maintain social distancing.

Swedish Disease Expert Calls WHO's COVID-19 Warning 'A Total Mistake'

3:14pm June 26, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Anders Tegnell says the WHO misinterpreted Swedish data when it included Sweden in a list of nations with a resurgence. Days before the WHO warning, Sweden saw a surge of 1,699 new coronavirus cases.

A resident walks across an empty track on Feb. 7 in Wuhan, China. Wuhan residents lived through the start of the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives around the world.

'We No Longer Wish For Much': People Of Wuhan Share Stories Of Loss And Survival

10:13am June 26, 2020

Meet some of the people in China who lived through the start of the coronavirus pandemic. They have not forgotten the weeks of isolation, fear and heartbreak.

Internationally, scientists now have on file the genomes of more than 47,000 different samples of the virus that causes COVID-19 — up from just one in January. Here's a transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles (orange) isolated fro

This Coronavirus Doesn't Change Quickly, And That's Good News For Vaccine Makers

5:00am June 26, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

A coronavirus vaccine could become ineffective if the virus were to undergo certain genetic changes. But so far, so good: Scientists see no evidence that's happening.

French Health and Solidarity Minister Olivier Veran (center), flanked by German Health Minister Jens Spahn (left) and World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (right), speaks during a news conference at the WHO headquarters in

Germany And France Promise New Financial Support To World Health Organization

3:13pm June 25, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

Less than a month after President Trump vowed to stop U.S. funding, Germany promised to give more than half a billion dollars and France pledged $100 million to a WHO research center in Lyon.

Dutch Minks Contract COVID-19 — And Appear To Infect Humans

3:03pm June 25, 2020

by Pien Huang

This outbreak of COVID-19 adds to the list of animals that can contract the disease. And, in this instance, the minks seem to have passed the virus on to humans.

A view of Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro's largest favela, in March. A recent study showed almost 1 in 4 of those tested in Rocinha was infected with the coronavirus.

COVID-19 Infection Rate In Rio's Favelas Far Exceeds Official Count, A New Study Says

12:56pm June 25, 2020

by Philip Reeves

The number of people infected by the coronavirus in some of Brazil's poorest and most vulnerable neighborhoods could be 30 times higher than the officially registered count, according to researchers.

A couple take in the view as they visit the Eiffel Tower on Thursday. Paris' iconic tower is reopening after the coronavirus forced the longest closure since World War II.

Eiffel Tower Reopens In Paris After A 3-Month Shutdown

12:44pm June 25, 2020

by Bill Chappell

It was the landmark's longest closure since World War II. But the tower's highest point is still not open — and for now, visitors will need to take the stairs.