David Nabarro of the WHO: lockdowns alone can’t end the Covid-19 pandemic
David Nabarro of the WHO analyses worldwide actions against the pandemic. Lockdowns alone aren’t a sustainable response to stopping Covid-19.
Kenya faces a surge in FGM as schoolgirls stay home due to coronavirus lockdowns
Kenya may fail to meet its target of ending female genital mutilation by 2022 as Covid-19 school closures have seen more girls undergo the illegal practice.
Dogs perform coronavirus tests at Helsinki Airport
Helsinki Airport has begun implementing a Covid-19 test which is both noninvasive and simple. The exceptional nurses involved are dogs.
Lower air pollution during coronavirus lockdowns saved 15,000 lives in 12 cities
The drop in air pollution during worldwide lockdowns helped prevent thousands of premature deaths. But the situation is returning to pre-crisis levels.
India, coronavirus threatens the survival of the Great Andamanese tribe
The pandemic threatens some of the world’s most endangered indigenous peoples, such as the Great Andamanese of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in India.
India, patients are turned away as Covid-19 causes healthcare collapse
India struggles to keep its crumbling healthcare system afloat amid the drastic rise in coronavirus cases, making it the third worst-hit country globally.
With bare hands, how Uganda’s Kalongo Hospital is fighting the coronavirus
Kalongo Hospital in Uganda is on high alert. Medics are facing the pandemic amid an already precarious healthcare situation, in a country with only 55 intensive care beds.
The coronavirus in the Amazon is an existential threat to indigenous peoples
Indigenous peoples in the isolated region are suffering from poor access to health, with several cities becoming hotspots of coronavirus in the Amazon. Indigenous leaders, health experts and NGOs are calling for international help.
Coronavirus in Bangladesh, low testing and quarantine set the scene for a humanitarian disaster
The government believes it’s on the right track to addressing the coronavirus in Bangladesh. But millions don’t have enough food and as most hospitals refuse patients with a fever and cough, the poor are dying.
Coronavirus in Africa, Zambia and others torn between fragile economies and healthcare systems
The coronavirus in Africa could completely overwhelm healthcare systems neglected for years. Yet Zambia has refrained from imposing the type of far-reaching lockdown seen in nations such as South Africa.