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A woman walks outside of a COVID-19 testing center at the Incheon International Airport In Incheon, South Korea, on Feb. 10, 2023. 
COVID-19
‘The pandemic is still with us’: The bumpy road to the end of COVID
Paul Whelan is shown standing in a glass enclosed box wearing a sweater with two men standing out side of the glass wearing balaclavas.
Top of The World
Russia, Philippines hand down controversial convictions; Beijing lockdowns return; New Zealand sports fans return to stadiums
A view of a test missile launch with an American flag flying
Military
‘World War C’: How did national security miss the coronavirus?
Mike Pompeo in a suit and face mask in front of a plane and the US and Israeli flags
Top of The World
Pompeo visits Israel; Europe wants a summer travel season; Lebanon counters second virus wave
A woman and a man sit in chairs in front of the New Zealand and Australian flags
Leaders
Women leaders eschew ‘macho-man’ politics in COVID-19 response
A officer lays a poppy wreath
Top of The World
75 years since WWII Victory in Europe; DOJ drops charges against Flynn; LGBT helplines see surge
Protesters around a flower wreath
Top of The World
Workers’ movements advocate for rights on May Day; Saudi activists allege man killed over megacity plans; Doctors wait hours as Venezuela faces fuel shortages
A general view of an empty high street
Top of The World
1.5 billion could lose livelihoods; International students caught in limbo; Ghana’s dancing pallbearers go ‘viral’
A worker disinfects the streets of the Vidigal slum, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 24, 2020.
COVID-19
Advocates raise alarm as countries fail to collect racial data of coronavirus patients
A person in PPE works in a lab
Disease
A path out of a pandemic
A man speaks to a crowd
Top of The World
Protesters rally against protective measures; preventing economic collapse in Africa; Canadian nurses in Detroit
A screenshot of a livestream
Indians stranded in the US due to coronavirus face poverty, eviction
A man wearing a face mask is seen under a bridge of Yangtze river
Top of The World
China raises coronavirus death toll; political shakeups in Brazil; restoring Notre Dame’s soundscape
A man holds a card reader as another pays for a purchase in store with books and music posters.
‘No fast track’ to normal when it comes to reopening economies
A close up of President Donald Trump
Top of The World
Trump cuts WHO funding; online threats increase amid pandemic; deportations could be spreading COVID-19
Farmworkers in a field
COVID-19
Farmworkers are now deemed essential. But are they protected?
A man wearing a protective face mask and gloves walks past the empty landmark Alcala Gate
Top of The World
Trump adds blocks to WHO funding and expels thousands of migrants; online voting push leaves experts worried; alcohol bans under lockdown
People in face masks ride on a ferry with a Chinese flag
Top of The World
Wuhan leaves coronavirus lockdown; Taiwan’s success overshadowed by politics; ultra-Orthodox customs challenged
A group of people in PPE
Top of The World
Coronavirus cases pass 1 million; poor communities left vulnerable; love in the time of corona
A girl wearing a protective face mask to prevent contracting the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) rides a toy kick scooter at a park in Seoul, South Korea, April 3, 2020.
COVID-19
South Korea’s delivery workers face ‘unbearable’ pressures amid COVID-19
A man in a suit video conferences
COVID-19
Is coronavirus reshuffling the global power deck?
Two nurses hug each other
COVID-19
Madrid’s health system under duress as ice rink turns into morgue
A health worker spray disinfectant at an airport wearing protective gear.
COVID-19
WHO fills gaps to fight COVID-19 in countries with weaker health systems, says spokesperson
A medical worker wearing a protective mask and suit speaks with a patient suffering from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in an intensive care unit at the Oglio Po hospital in Cremona, Italy March 19, 2020.
COVID-19
‘We are seeing many doctors falling ill’ with coronavirus, Italian doctor says
A person walks a dog in an empty cityscape
COVID-19
As Spaniards flee cities, the countryside fears coronavirus
A police officer talks to a woman and child, all in face masks, outside a hotel
COVID-19
How ‘war’ with coronavirus could lead to lasting government overreach
A man sprays a street with sun streaming in as he wears protective gear.
COVID-19
COVID-19 impact could be as ‘serious as a world war,’ former amb says
A family wearing face masks queues in a check-in line at Dulles International Airport a day after US President Donald Trump announced travel restrictions on flights from Europe to the United States for 30 days to try to contain the coronavirus, in Dulles.
COVID-19
Coronavirus exposes weaknesses of US health system, says Harvard researcher
A student carries a box to her dorm at Harvard University
COVID-19
Coronavirus closures leave international students in limbo
A photo of a gondola in Venice's Grand Canal
COVID-19
Travel restrictions could slow coronavirus spread, but they are ‘not enough alone’
Edward Jenner, vaccinating his young child, held by Mrs. Jenner; a maid rolls up her sleeve, a man stands outside holding a cow. Coloured engraving by C. Manigaud after E Hamman.
From cow pox to mumps: people have always had a problem with vaccination
People wearing face masks walk along a street, as China is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, in Beijing, Feb. 5, 2020.
COVID-19
What we know about the new, novel coronavirus: A timeline
A man wears a mask as he gets checked at airport for virus
COVID-19
What to call this new coronavirus? Some cautionary tales.  
Arts, Culture & Media
Viruses at the Movies
A baby born with microcephaly reacts to stimulus during an evaluation session with a physiotherapist at the Altino Ventura rehabilitation center in Recife, Brazil on January 28, 2016.
Health
We’re not sure if Zika is causing all those microcephaly cases. But there’s no evidence it’s pesticides.
Warm scarf on nose
Science
Keep your nose warm this winter — the cold virus loves cold noses
Scanning electron micrograph of HIV particles infecting a human H9 T cell, colorized in blue, turqoise, and yellow.
Science
A new study suggests the HIV virus may be getting weaker
An endangered mountain gorilla rests inside a forest in a Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Rwanada.
Health
We still don’t know for sure how Ebola reached humans
Health & Medicine
Record drought conditions contribute to unprecedented levels of West Nile virus
Arts, Culture & Media
Viruses At The Movies
Robins and West Nile Virus
Ecodemics
SARS Update
Health Note/Hepatitis B Research
Health Note