Schools and day care centers in countries throughout the world are closed because of the novel coronavirus. UNESCO says the closings impact more than 87% of the world’s student population. Even young children know there is a virus going around, but what do you say to them?
In East and Southern Africa, some governments,such as Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and Kenya, have imposed unprecedented measures such as national “lockdowns”, which include school closures
Leaders and medical experts around the world have said that no matter who you are, or where you live, if you want to help stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, wash your hands
Botswana had appeared to be keeping the virus at bay. But, on Monday night, the country’s health minister announced three people, who had traveled abroad, tested positive
The US military hospital ship Comfort has arrived in New York to help free up hospital beds in a city desperately needing help to fight the coronavirus outbreak
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres holds a virtual press conference to launch a report on the socioeconomic impact of COVID-19 titled “Shared responsibility, global solidarity
More than 350 people who were removed from a religious center where the event took place in mid-March have been hospitalized, and at least 10 attendees have died after being infected with the coronavirus disease, according to an Agence France-Presse report. The Press Trust of India said around 8,000 people took part in the event
People across China are still waiting for the government to publish figures of the number of people who were asymptomatic when they tested positive for coronavirus
Present in many areas of conflict, from the Middle East to sub-Saharan Africa, the Order of Malta points out that 25 African countries have already reported Covid-19 cases
Speaking via WhatsApp, Fortune Nyamande, the chairman of the Zimbabwe Association of Doctors for Human Rights, welcomed the lockdown. However, he said the lockdown needs to supplemented by increased efforts to detect COVID-19 cases