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A colorized scanning electron microscope image of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, which causes COVID-19. Image shows a colorful molecular world with a bunch of worm-like dendrites, presumably biological material like cells, and bright orange cluster of spheres in the middle of the image. NIAID-RML image

What's Next for COVID-19?

by Tom Frieden

Containment of the coronavirus would make an enormous difference to health around the world. Is it still possible?

Famous singer and social activist Bono attends a Senate Appropriations State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Subcommittee hearing on foreign assistance in Washington D.C. on April 12, 2016. The photo shows Bono at a long table with several rows of chairs behind him. The chairs are filled with people who appear to be laughing. The REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
Governance

How to Tackle Global Problems in an Age of Populism

by Chris Collins, Mark P. Lagon

Appetites for investment do exist today to define achievable goals, apply effective tools, and solve global challenges

Immigration officers wearing protective awaiting Thai nationals evacuated from Wuhan, China—the center of the coronavirus epidemic, at the U-Tapao airport in Rayong province, Thailand on Feb 4, 2020. REUTERS/Royal Thai Navy Handout.
Gender

Gender and the Coronavirus Outbreak

by Julia Smith

Gender inequities make outbreaks worse, so why not integrate gender analysis into the response now to help save lives?