Global Health

Despite Hundreds Of Daily COVID-19 Deaths In Russia, Moscow Streets Are Bustling

4:43pm May 06, 2021

by Lucian Kim

Russian officials report thousands of new COVID-19 cases and hundreds of deaths everyday, but that's not reflected on the streets of Moscow, where people act as if the pandemic is over.

VIDEO: An Easy Way To Understand Coronavirus Variants — Using Puzzle Pieces

12:43pm May 06, 2021

by Michaeleen Doucleff

If you imagine viruses as pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, that can help explain what happens when a coronavirus variant comes into contact with human cells.

COVID-19 patients in the emergency ward of an unidentified hospital on Monday in New Delhi. Dr. Sumit Ray, a hospital critical care chief in the city, says India's health care system is collapsing.

Doctor In India: Emergency Room Is So Crowded, 'It's Nearly Impossible To Walk'

12:21pm May 06, 2021

by Steve Inskeep

Dr. Sumit Ray, critical care chief at a New Delhi hospital, is on the front lines of India's growing COVID-19 crisis. "As a system in different parts of the country, we have collapsed," he says.

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President Biden on Wednesday came out in favor of the World Trade Organization's proposed waiver of patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines.

Biden Backs Waiving International Patent Protections For COVID-19 Vaccines

8:56pm May 05, 2021

President Biden has thrown his support behind waiving intellectual property rights for the vaccines, yielding to international pressure. The move could allow other countries to manufacture the drugs.

A bishop receives a vaccine for COVID-19 at Juba Teaching Hospital on April 7 in Juba, South Sudan. South Sudan received 132,000 doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on March 25 through the World Health Organization's COVAX program to ensure all countr

Health & Safety

They Desperately Need COVID Vaccines. So Why Are Some Countries Throwing Out Doses?

6:26pm May 05, 2021

by Nurith Aizenman

How the chaotic system for distributing the world's vaccine supply is wreaking havoc in places that can least afford it.

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A patient breathes with the help of oxygen provided at a tent installed at a gurdwara, a place of worship for Sikhs, in Ghaziabad, India, on May 2.

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Why Is India Running Out Of Oxygen?

5:59pm May 05, 2021

Hospitals don't have enough oxygen for patients on ventilators. There are delivery bottlenecks. Families are sometimes told to get their own supplies. Health experts say it didn't have to be this way.

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Tents of mountaineers are pictured Monday at the Everest Base Camp in Nepal.

COVID-19 Reaches Mount Everest As Nepal Struggles With Record Infections

1:07pm May 05, 2021

by Scott Neuman

Climbers are reporting an outbreak at Everest Base Camp in Nepal, where hundreds of climbers assemble as they prepare for summiting the world's tallest peak.

Africa Faces Vaccine Shortage, Challenges Administering Doses

8:11am May 05, 2021

by Nurith Aizenman

While many African countries need more COVID-19 vaccines, others are struggling to administer the shots they have. Malawi and South Sudan have even had to throw out unused and expired doses.

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News Brief: Decision Day On Facebook's Trump Ban, Aid For India, Democracy Poll

5:59am May 05, 2021

Oversight board will announce if Trump will be allowed back on Facebook. Indian Americans raise money to help with India's COVID-19 crisis. Plus, the results of the latest Democracy Perception Index.

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People wait at an exit gate at the Kolkata Airport Terminal. International air travel to and from India has been restricted as the country battles a catastrophic COVID-19 surge.

Trapped By India Travel Bans: Workers, Expats, Families ... An Aussie Cricket Team

9:18pm May 04, 2021

by Kamala Thiagarajan

Mounting COVID-19 travel restrictions are meant to contain the Indian variant. But citizens and visitors alike are feeling frustrated.