An independent audit of the Hong Kong government’s digital COVID-19 contact-tracing apps found significant security issues with the software but said the flaws weren’t necessarily intentionally added to allow for unauthorized tracking
Not all Americans have adopted mask-wearing, especially not those who view masks through a political lens.But pandemics have changed public habits in the past. Wearing a face covering is much more common in East Asia since the outbreak of SARS,a viral respiratory illness,in 2003
Singapore’s COVID-19 response includes working together with non-governmental organizations and more than 5,000 migrant ambassadors who can engage with the migrant worker communities in their own languages
Nosizi Reuben Dube is a stateless Shona student who against all odds qualified and was admitted to the University of Nairobi to study Economics
Organizers of next year’s rescheduled Tokyo Olympics will have measures in place to limit the spread of COVID-19
France has declared a public health state of emergency, a move that has restaurant owners worried they could be forced to shut down again and ultimately out of business. Elhame Lecoeur reports from Paris-VOA NEWS
Live music is slowly coming back to the streets of New York City – in a new, pandemic-inspired way. With the city concert venues still closed, New York Philharmonic decided to put its world-class musicians on a truck to perform on city roads and intersections
Chakwera has been under public criticism in Malawi following pictures on social media showing him with no face coverings when he met with his Tanzanian President John Magufuli
For several months, it looked like Malaysia had managed to contain the spread of COVID-19. But a recent surge in cases has many Malaysians worried
The Africa Centres for Disease Control has helped direct the continent’s 54 countries into an alliance praised for responding better than some richer countries, including the United States. Africa has registered 37,000 deaths since the first case was announced, compared to more than 210,000 in the U.S