According to multiple news reports published since the imposition of the lockdown in Indian in the fourth week of March, suicide was identified to be the leading cause for many “non-coronavirus deaths” in India because of distress triggered by the nationwide lockdown
After losing two people who were very close to her and finding herself in self-quarantine, Virginia resident Susan Thompson-Gaines thought of a peculiar hobby that keeps both her and her neighbors together — not physically, but in spirit
Families in the slums of Kenya’s capital are using a virtual community currency to pay for food during the coronavirus pandemic. More than 500 people a day are signing up to Kenyan Red Cross-supported community inclusion currency (CIC), known as Sarafu, to get food, soap and other essentials. Mohammed Yusuf reports-VOA NEWS
Since June 1st, South Africa has relaxed what was once one of the strictest lockdowns in the world because of the spread of the coronavirus. When the restrictions were imposed in late March, many foreign visitors were stuck in the country, unable to leave. One American tourist though converted her involuntary stay into providing valuable work for residents of a local township
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres holds a virtual press briefing on the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Charter, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory is known historically as an important nuclear research center
This week Florida hit a grim milestone as the number of COVID cases in the state passed 100-thousand and more than three thousand people have died. Despite the spike in cases, Florida entered phase two of re-opening with non-essential businesses working at 50 percent capacity and beaches remaining open
According to a press release issued by the Amnesty International on 24 June, policing the Pendemic covers 12 European countries and exposes a disturbing pattern of racial bias which is linked to concerns about institutional racism within police forces, and echoes wider concerns raised in the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests
As in other countries, the economic fallout in Malaysia from the coronavirus pandemic has hit small businesses such as restaurants especially hard. There are estimates that up to ten percent of these businesses have had to shut. Dave Grunebaum reports from Kuala Lumpur-VOA NEWS
Washington, D.C., is gradually easing out of its COVID lockdown as non-essential businesses start opening for locals and tourists. Keida Kostreci talked to D.C. residents and tourists to see how they feel about the cautious reopening