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Poverty Education in Africa is being disrupted along with everything else—chickens here in a classroom converted into a poultry house because of COVID-19 in the town of Wang'uru, Kenya, on August 28, 2020. Picture shows a large gaggle of chickens inside a classroom, clucking around. One stands atop an overturned bucket. REUTERS/Baz Ratner

The Double Threat of COVID-19 in Africa

Deaths from health-care disruptions due to COVID-19 are almost certain to outnumber deaths from the coronavirus itself

Governance A Buddhist monk adjusts his protective face mask before a blessing ceremony for the people affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, at a temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on February 22, 2020. This is a striking image with the monk in the foreground and some very colourful Buddhist temple features in the background. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng

Why is Southeast Asia Responding Differently to COVID-19?

Fundamental differences and objectives between nation states in Southeast Asia influence their responses to COVID-19

Governance The story title comes from Shakespeare: " The heart-ache and the thousand natural shocks / That flesh is heir to"—photo is of British actor Kenneth Branaugh holding a skull in the film Hamlet (1996). The photo shows the actor bathed in orange light and dressed in period garb holding a skull in a contemplative pose. GETTY IMAGES/Mondadori

The Thousand and One Natural Shocks of COVID-19

Assessing psychological impacts of coronavirus—the second in a two-part series on the mental health burden of COVID-19

Migration A public health information sign is seen with St. Paul's Cathedral seen behind amidst a lockdown during the spread of the coronavirus disease pandemic, London, Britain, January 7, 2021.

Spread of COVID-19 Variants Adds to Urgency of Disease Control Efforts

Increasing evidence suggests new COVID-19 variants are more transmissible between people

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Governance A woman mourns at the grave of her husband who passed away due to COVID-19, at a burial area provided by the government for COVID-19 victims as the country reports a record daily number of COVID-19 deaths, in Bekasi, Indonesia, on July 27, 2021

Just How Do Deaths Due to COVID-19 Stack Up?

Despite a likely undercount in many places, COVID-19 is the leading killer in most of Latin America and Western Europe

Governance A cemetery worker puts flowers on the graves of people who died of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during The Day of the Dead celebration, as the outbreak continues, at La Bermeja cemetery in San Salvador, El Salvador November 2, 2020.

Tracking Lives We've Lost to COVID-19

It's surprisingly hard to answer how many lives we've lost to COVID-19

Governance An elderly man wearing a protective face mask walks in front of a Christmas store display in downtown Budapest, after Hungarian government imposed a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

Reducing the Risk of COVID-19 This Holiday Season

We can save lives by postponing our holiday gatherings until vaccination is widespread

Governance [Image 16 x 9 = The prince of Denmark's anguish is apparent in this 1948 photo of Laurence Olivier (1907–1989) and Jean Simmons (1929–2010) as Hamlet and Ophelia in Olivier's filmed version of Shakespeare's play. Photo shows a distraught looking Olivier and a concerned Simmons on a sound stage in this production still. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Thousand Natural Shocks of COVID-19

Assessing the psychological impacts of coronavirus—first in a two-part series on COVID-19 and its mental health burden

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Governance Taoyuan health worker Wang Tsui-lien rides a scooter to deliver care packages and to check on people who have been ordered to be under self-quarantine, in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on March 25, 2020. Photo shows a motorcycle on an abandoned street in an urban setting. REUTERS/Ann Wang

Taiwan's Response to COVID-19 and the WHO

An interview with Taiwanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaushieh Joseph Wu on Taiwan's response to COVID-19 and the WHO

Governance Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins, who gave this interview. The photo shows the council vice president standing in front of a slate-colored brick wall with her hands together looking at the camera. IMAGE from Brooke Ross Photography

Racism as a Public Health Crisis

Interview with Minneapolis City Council Vice President Andrea Jenkins on the intersection of race, health, and COVID-19

Governance Picture shows a young boy carrying a backpack and wearing a school uniform standing in front of a brightly-colored building. A well-dressed woman directs him while a well-dressed man kneels and points a high-tech thermometer at his head to take his temperature.

Anticipating Coronavirus in West Africa

Interview with Nigeria CDC leader Chikwe Ihekweazu on outbreak detection, preparedness, response, and COVID-19 in Africa

Governance Dr. Patty García stands at a podium speaking. Dr. Garcia is professor and Dean of the School of Public Health at Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia in Lima, Peru. She is the former Minister of Health of Peru

When Inequity, Political Instability, and Culture Meet COVID

An interview with Dr. Patricia Garcia, former health minister of Peru and global health leader

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The Biden Administration and COVID-19

Contributors consider the priorities for a new U.S. administration  

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World Bank Blogs

The Impact of African scientists: How Years of Building Scientific Capacity in Africa Have Been a Real Game Changer in the Response to COVID-19

by Himdat Bayusuf, Ekua Nuama Bentil, Rim Wazni, et al.

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that solutions ought to be developed in Africa and adapted to the African context.

STAT News

Four Reasons for Encouragement Based on Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Results

by Helen Branswell

The world has been waiting for good news on COVID-19 vaccines. Monday it got a bunch of it.

Kaiser Health News

Poll: Nearly Half of American Adults Now Want the COVID-19 Vaccine — ASAP

by Phil Galewitz

Americans' reluctance to get vaccinated for COVID-19 is waning.

Science

‘Finally, A Virus Got Me.’ Scientist Who Fought Ebola and HIV Reflects on Facing Death from COVID-19

by Dirk Draulans

Virologist Peter Piot fell ill with COVID-19 in mid-March. He spent a week in a hospital and has been recovering at his home in London since.