The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Hamburg

COVID-19 Update: Scientists Are Eyeing Drug Used to Treat Ebola, Remdesivir

As medical researchers race to find a vaccine, they find that Remdesivir might become an effective drug against the coronavirus.
Honduran immigrants who were deported on a flight from Mexico are bused to a shelter to be quarantined due to the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Tegucigalpa

Immigrants in Crisis: How the Pandemic Has Magnified Issues

It appears that the health crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic has magnified pre-existing class stratification and divide.
People construct burial vaults in the Angela Maria Canalis cemetery as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) overwhelms sanitary authorities, in Guayaquil

COVID-19: Ecuador is the Epicenter in Latin America

A small nation surrounded by Colombia and Peru on the Pacific coast recently arisen as the continent's epicenter of the rampaging coronavirus.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Athens

COVID-19 Update: Recovered Patients Are Observed With Coronavirus ‘Reactivation’

South Korea grapples with the complications that came with the discovery of the coronavirus as a disease that can easily “reactivate”. The pattern of reactivation could be similar to that of chickenpox, but unlike the latter, contracting coronavirus does not grant the patient immunity.
A health worker wearing a protective gear tests people for coronavirus disease COVID-19 at a drive-thru testing while the spread of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 continues, in Monterrey

"Ticking Time Bomb" Doctors Caution as People Lack Social Distancing Discipline in Mexico

As doctors describe the gatherings as "large focuses of infection," it seems as there is no current threat to public health at all in Mexico.
FILE PHOTO: The spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York

Insufficient Medical Equipment: Sick Health Workers and the 3rd Phase of COVID-19 in Mexico

As the world fights the pandemic for months on end, experts from the Mexican Society of Emergency Medicine predict that, with the lack of medical supplies and the weakening medical workforce, Mexico may be overwhelmed into phase 3 of the coronavirus outbreak.
Health workers wearing protective gear bring a dead body past a refrigerated container outside of Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Guayaquil

The Dead of Ecuador Left on the Streets

As Ecuador is struggling to survive the pandemic with over 7,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases, its densest city, Guayaquil, faces the dilemma of laying their dead to rest.
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Researchers Around the World Scrambling for a Vaccine, Are They Close?

The pandemic is taking the medical world by storm as research is pooled into finding treatment for the growing number of people infected with the coronavirus.
Mexico's President Obrador holds a news conference in Mexico City

Lopez Obrador and the Price of the Pandemic

In the time of a health crisis drawn out by the pandemic, President Lopez Obrador prioritized the country’s economy by refusing to change his mind about his economic recovery plan, which only increases public investment.
Outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Mexico City

Latin America’s Two Crises During the Pandemic

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Latin America’s lower-income countries are struggling to grapple with the situation. Pre-existing problems like the economy and poverty may erode any progressive response to the pandemic.
U.S. President Trump leads daily coronavirus response briefing at the White House in Washington

Trump to Expedite Aid to US Farmers Affected by the Pandemic

Trump called for the USDA secretary to use all means available to help the farmers hit by the pandemic of the coronavirus.
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Advice from CDC & WHO: Ways to Equip Yourself Against COVID-19

We are constantly told to wash our hands, drink water, and get enough vitamin C, but are these effective ways to reduce the risk of acquiring the disease? Perhaps the soundest advice doctors can give people is to practice good hygiene and social distancing.
Spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Alkmaar

Taking the Test: Let’s Talk About COVID-19

In light of the recent coronavirus pandemic, you might already be familiar with the phrase, “flatten the curve”. What does it even mean? And what can you do to help?
U.S. President Trump leads the daily coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington

Migrants May Be Released Due to Court Rulings

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., broadened the ruling to use for their detained parents also.
Cruise ship MS Zaandam is pictured as coronavirus disease outbreak continues in Panama City

Undocked: 15 Cruise Ships Stranded at Sea Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

Passengers are denied disembarkation on most seaports, and their cruise line is running out of options. There are over a dozen ships stranded at sea with people on board wanting to go home.
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Weekends Gone: Managing the Time We Have During the COVID-19 Pandemic

How the lockdown has prevented us from enjoying our weekends.
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