Like tens of millions of South Africans, VOA’s Southern Africa correspondent, Anita Powell, is stuck at home through the nation’s lockdown. While her suburban street is deserted and quiet, her family is trying to bring some life to the streets — from a safe distance — with spontaneous musical performances
The $2 trillion coronavirus relief package – the biggest economic assistance package in American history – will likely not be enough to save many small business owners struggling to survive through quarantine and shelter-in-place orders
Court papers submitted by the lawyers group say police and army officers assaulted Lucia Masvondo, 26, while she was cooking food in her yard
Even though many countries began advising citizens to wear face masks in public not long after the coronavirus outbreak started, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, only recently began recommending that people use cloth coverings for their faces in public places, like grocery stores. In Los Angeles, one fashion designer who is also a registered nurse started making face masks even before the U.S. issued the new recommendation
Some international students in China are feeling relieved as the lockdown in Wuhan, China, is being lifted after the COVID-19 outbreak. But they remain concerned about family back home as the virus has spread to more than 170 countries
Tribert Chishanyu, president of Zimbabwe Traditional Practitioners Association, said his organization was happy that President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government is allowing herbalists to treat coronavirus-positive Zimbabweans
Covid 19 has put millions of people around the world in the same place, suffering loss hardship and pain. Global voices in the coronavirus pandemic tells the emotional stories of their lives
In recent days, thousands of prisoners in at least eight prisons around the country have staged protests over fears of contracting the coronavirus, sparking deadly responses from prison officers and security forces
The Indian capital has been under a strict lockdown with all businesses shut and residents asked to stay at home to contain the spread of coronavirus. Although the number of cases is still relatively small, there are worries that the bustling city and satellite towns of over 20 million will struggle to cope if the numbers spiral
California has more than 100,000 homeless residents, and officials are struggling with how best to help them during the COVID-19 pandemic. But they face a dilemma – where should the homeless go? Cram people into shelters and risk more infections? Move them into hotels and trailers? Or leave them in their tents and cars? For the homeless, the pandemic is an additional challenge to a hard life on the streets