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COVID-19

COVID-19
Here’s what to know about the new COVID variant ‘razor blade throat’
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parent holds child in doctor’s office
COVID-19
Why kids struggle with long COVID
COVID-19 antigen home tests indicating a positive result are photographed in New York, April 5, 2023.
COVID-19
Pandemic recovery will require much focus and attention, Dr. Atul Gawande says
a young man in a mask
COVID-19
Three years into the pandemic, mask usage varies from country to country
Many Taipei residents visit the city's historic Dihua Street to buy goods for the Lunar New Year.
Culture
Taiwan and China celebrate Lunar New Year amid vastly different COVID levels
Residents in a sealed-off Shanghai neighborhood receive bulk-ordered food supplies under the monitoring of health workers in hazmat suits
COVID-19
This Shanghai writer and translator shares his experience of the city’s 2-month lockdown
Ruthie sits next to the natural toilet her owner made for her during the COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai, China
COVID-19
Pet owners in Shanghai struggle to care for their animals during COVID lockdowns
Ukrainian refugees wait for a transport at the central train station in Warsaw, Poland
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: Ukraine: The humanitarian catastrophe
Posters of French President Emmanuel Macron and centrist candidate for reelection in Saint Pee sur Nivelle, southwestern France
Elections
Ukraine and COVID give Macron a boost in the polls ahead of French elections
People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus walk along the street in Tokyo, Japan
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: What researchers have learned about the omicron variant
People line up to enter a COVID-19 vaccination clinic with a torch of the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics painted on the staircase in Montreal, Jan. 6, 2022.
COVID-19
‘On the brink’: Canada postpones or cancels tens of thousands of medical procedures amid COVID surge
Medical Technologist Erika Alvarado performs a COVID-19 test on a patient who just delivered a baby outside a hospital in Manila, Philippines, on Dec. 24, 2021.
COVID-19
Health care workers in the Philippines reject new COVID-19 rules as ‘inhumane’
A man passes by a wall displaying an urban art project in the Transylvanian town of Sibiu, Romania, Wednesday, May 8, 2019. 
Migration
‘The best is yet to come’: Thousands of Bulgarians return home during pandemic
Pupils wear face masks as they attend class at Kitante Primary School in Kampala, Uganda
Education
Uganda’s schools reopen, ending world’s longest lockdown
An Indian teen reacts as she receives Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine at a government school in Hyderabad, India, Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. 
COVID-19
India postpones in-school learning as omicron surges 
People wearing face masks to curb the spread of COVID-19 walk in downtown Lisbon
COVID-19
A COVID variant of concern or just another ‘scare-iant?’
People walk down a normally bustling shopping street in the center of Amsterdam
COVID-19
With Christmas in the balance, nations eye UK omicron surge
Women wear mask to prevent the spread of the COVID-19, in Paris, France
Coronavirus Conversations
Coronavirus Conversations: The pandemic, women’s health and pregnancy
Security forces stand guard inside an airport terminal in Rabat, Morocco
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: The omicron variant and holiday travel
A pregnant woman wearing a face mask and gloves holds her belly as she waits in line for groceries at St. Mary's Church in Waltham, Mass.
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: The pandemic, women’s health and pregnancy
Passengers wait at a ticket counter at Johannesburg's OR Tambo's airport, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. 
COVID-19
COVID-related travel bans spark outrage from targeted countries
People pass through Waterloo train station, in London, during the morning rush hour
COVID-19
Wary, weary world slams doors shut, fearing omicron variant
Protesting farmers ride tractors and shout slogans as they march to the capital, breaking police barricades, during India's Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi, India
Top of The World
India repeals controversial farm laws after a year of protests
Migrants make their way to the checkpoint "Kuznitsa" at the Belarus-Poland border near Grodno, Belarus
Top of The World
EU places new sanctions on entities facilitating migration to Belarus
Portraits of China's former top leaders from left Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao and including the current President Xi Jinping are seen at a military camp in Beijing, China
Top of The World
Chinese Communist Party cements Xi Jinping’s rule
Passengers wait to board a plane for New York at the Charles de Gaulle airport, north of Paris
Top of The World
US opens borders to fully vaccinated travelers from a list of countries
The exterior of Pfizer in Groton, Conn. Pfizer Inc.
Top of The World
Pfizer announces ‘highly effective’ pill to combat COVID
Andreina Baduel wears a T-shirt that reads in Spanish "Justice and freedom" and holds a sign with pictures of people during a protest against political prisoners outside the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service, known as the Helicoide, in Caracas
Top of The World
ICC to open investigation over alleged crimes against humanity in Venezuela
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres greet US President Joe Biden at the COP26 UN Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland
COP26 climate conference kicks off in Glasgow
Merck corporate headquarters in Kenilworth, New Jersey.
Medicine
New Merck pill could help treat COVID-19 symptoms for people without access to vaccines
A nurse prepares a syringe for a patient infected with the coronavirus in the intensive care unit at the Syrian American Medical Society Hospital
Coronavirus Conversations
Discussion: The challenges of vaccinating people in conflict zones
A health worker inoculates a man next to a banner thanking Prime Minister Narendra Modi for 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccine at a government hospital in New Delhi, India
Top of The World
A milestone for India: 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses administered.
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is seen at the State Department in Washington
Top of The World
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell dies at 84
Before the pandemic, each student in the Uruguayan public system already had a personal computer under Plan Ceibal, which started in 2007. 
Education
Uruguay’s virtual education was ahead of the curve when the pandemic hit
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, president of Sri Lanka, right, arrives at United Nations headquarters, during the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York
Top of The World
UNGA 76th session convenes in New York
UNICEF says 50% of children living with HIV in Africa will die before they reach their second birthday if untreated.
COVID-19
Pregnant women and children with HIV in Ghana struggle to access lifesaving medicine during pandemic
People wearing masks as a precautionary measure against the coronavirus assemble to offer prayers at Dhakeshwari Temple during a Hindu Durga Puja festival in Dhaka, Bangladesh
COVID-19
Randomized study of mask-wearing illustrates their importance in preventing the spread COVID-19
People wait outside a shop where face masks and vitamins are being given away in Mandalay, Myanmar
Food
6.2 million Burmese could go hungry by October. It’s the worst situation in ‘living memory,’ UN official says.
A medical worker administers a shot of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine at a vaccination center in Gostinny Dvor, a huge exhibition place in Moscow, Russia.
COVID-19
Russia tests vaccine science by combining Sputnik and Astrazeneca in new trial
Special forces police patrol the streets as they drive past a large Cuban flag hanging from the facade of a building, in Havana, Cuba
Protest
For the first time, ‘children of the revolution are fighting the revolution’ says former US rep
Eusebio Torres waits to be vaccinated as a nurse prepares the dose of the Cuban Abdala COVID-19 vaccine at the Gustavo Aldereguia hospital in Cienfuegos, Cuba, Sunday, May 30, 2021.
COVID-19
Cuba’s promise of a homegrown COVID-19 vaccine  
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell stand together at the Capitol
Top of The World
US and Afghan presidents to meet in Washington amid troop withdrawal
A person wearing blue gloves presents a vial of an AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine dose
Justice
Charges dropped against Congolese Canadian doctor accused of starting COVID outbreak
Man with oxygen mask lies face down on a stretcher with a green blanket on top and two people in the distance
COVID-19
COVID downward spiral in Latin America disrupts life-saving services
An engraving inside Peace Arch pays homage to the historically close relationship between the US and Canada
Borders
Families separated by US-Canadian COVID border restrictions find reprieve in Peace Arch Park
Men in suits, some wearing masks and sunglasses stand together
Leaders
Will Ghebreyesus’ pandemic report card earn him a second WHO term?
Girl stands in front of destroyed buildings
Top of The World
Israel and Hamas begin ceasefire
Young man in blue shirt lifts a piece of concrete as other men sift through rubble after an airstrike
Top of The World
Prospects of a ceasefire offer hope to ending violence between Israel and Hamas
Restaurant workers clean the awning of a restaurant near Chateau de Vincennes.
COVID-19
The return of la terrasse in Paris — and a sense of normalcy
A waiter wearing a mask and an apron with her hair pulled back tends to a dining table.
Jobs
England indoor dining resumes, but where are all the staff?
Fishing communities line up and come together to pull in the net from the sea.
COVID-19
‘Difficult years’: Brazil’s fishing communities struggle to stay afloat during pandemic 
Children in pink and maroon jackets applaud in their classroom
Education
A year of pandemic schooling highlights education gaps for English-language learners
White tents of campsite against a blue sky
In Greece, thousands of asylum-seekers are waiting for the COVID-19 vaccine
Birds fly above Mount Everest against a blue sky
COVID-19
COVID-19 may impact Nepal’s climbing season, but government denies rising cases
A passenger shows his PCR test result on his phone as he boards a plane at an airport
Borders
As Europe plans to reopen, travelers must read the fine print
Health care worker Maggie Sedidi receives a Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center in Soweto, South Africa, March 5, 2021. 
South Africa boosts Africa’s COVID-19 vaccine supply with local manufacturing
A woman receives a plate of food donated by the Leao Xlll Foundation amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 7, 2021.
Hunger, unemployment, health care inequity: The pandemic’s devastating impact on Brazil’s Black communities
Men in orange and yellow jackets lift a box of vaccines from COVAX off of a truck bed
COVID-19
Norway’s minister calls on others to follow his country’s lead in sharing COVID-19 vaccines
A hand pours liquid into a tube in a medical lab
Health & Medicine
Environmental DNA: How a tool used to detect endangered wildlife ended up helping fight the COVID-19 pandemic
Three women health care workers in uniform, wearing headscarves and masks, stand and listen among a crowd of medical workers.
Business, Economics and Jobs
‘Sometimes I feel like I betrayed my country’: Lebanon’s doctors are leaving in droves