Global Health

WHO Official Defends Guidance: 'We're Not Seeing' Airborne Transmission

4:23pm March 30, 2020

by James Doubek

Dr. Hanan Balkhy of the World Health Organization says the evidence so far is that the coronavirus doesn't seem to linger in the air. Some virus transmission experts have criticized this guidance.

A man donates food to an elderly woman during a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure against the new coronavirus in Islamabad on Sunday.

As The Coronavirus Spreads In Pakistan, Volunteers Rush Out To Help

2:14pm March 30, 2020

One Pakistani entrepreneur is making protective gear. A Pakistani lawyer raised thousands of dollars and converted his office into a food storehouse for people in need.

A security guard and pedestrians stand at a closed cherry blossom viewing spot in Tokyo's Ueno Park on March 28. Japan has so far avoided the explosion of cases that China and South Korea have seen.

Japan 'On The Brink' But Government Resists Declaring Coronavirus State Of Emergency

1:32pm March 30, 2020

by Anthony Kuhn

Japan has so far avoided the explosion of cases that China and South Korea have seen. The Japan Medical Association has called for declaring an emergency that could lead to a three-week lockdown.

The International Olympic Committee has set firm dates for the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which are now set to start in July 2021. Here, a man walks past a banner promoting the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday, after a late-season snow in Tokyo.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Have A New Start Date: July Of 2021

1:27pm March 30, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Despite the rescheduling, the next Olympics will still be known as the Tokyo 2020 games, the International Olympic Committee says.

Military police patrol the streets in Budapest on Monday.

New Law Gives Sweeping Powers To Hungary's Orban, Alarming Rights Advocates

12:24pm March 30, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

Hungary's nationalist government has granted sweeping emergency powers that Prime Minister Viktor Orban says are necessary to fight the coronavirus pandemic. Critics say he's simply grabbing power.

U.S. Continues To Point Out That China Is Where Coronavirus Began

7:58am March 30, 2020

The U.S. and China have clashed over the handling of the coronavirus outbreak. China is using its soft power to compete with the U.S. for influence during the pandemic.

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Customers at this take-out window in Miami on March 20 were not practicing social distancing.

Health & Safety

Opinion: An Appeal To Youth To Face Coronavirus With Self-Sacrifice, Not Selfishness

5:16pm March 29, 2020

by Amal Cheema

The reaction of those in their teens and 20s can have an impact on the spread of the disease — and on their own moral character, the author says.

In Manhattan, a makeshift morgue is set up next to Lenox Health Greenwich Village.

Health & Safety

U.S. Sees Exponential Growth In Coronavirus Death Toll

3:57pm March 29, 2020

by Meg Anderson

In just two days, the number of coronavirus deaths in the country has doubled from 1,000 fatalities over the course of a month to more than 2,000. Over 135,000 people in the U.S. have been infected.

A photograph from 1940, taken for infectious research purposes at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, shows respiratory droplets released through sneezing.

Health & Safety

WHO Reviews 'Available' Evidence On Coronavirus Transmission Through Air

7:53pm March 28, 2020

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

A scientific brief from the World Health Organization says "current evidence" points to infectious respiratory droplets passed in "close contact" situations, but some say it's too soon to be sure

Coronavirus Response In Middle East, Africa, Latin America

5:12pm March 28, 2020

Countries all over the world are being impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. We hear how nations in the Middle East, Africa and Latin America are responding.

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