The man lives at the Kutupalong camp, the world’s largest refugee camp, said Mahbub Alam Talukder, the commissioner for Refugee Relief and Repatriation. A second man who lives in the host community and is a Bangladesh citizen had tested positive for the virus as well, he said
As France begins unwinding from a two-month lockdown as of this week, the government promises a cleaner, greener reboot of the country’s ailing economy. It’s a promise sounding from other European capitals. But will the action match the rhetoric?
Turkey is easing COVID-19 restrictions as the government claims success in containing the virus. While infection and death rates are falling, concerns remain that the move may be coming too soon. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul
In a world full of bad news on coronavirus, the good deeds of quiet people often go unnoticed. In a report narrated by Jonathan Spier, Ricardo Marquina and Sergey Smolyakov bring us the story of an octogenarian in St. Petersburg, Russia, who – despite being in the highest-risk group – goes out every day to help those who need it most
Spain – one of the nations hardest hit by the pandemic – is seeing its daily coronavirus death rate drop this week. That is allowing a limited number of businesses to reopen after weeks of paralysis. Although business owners are happy to be open again, they continue to see their losses mount – and normality seems distant
The pandemic has kept many people quarantined at home with family and pets for weeks. A grassroots photography initiative called the Front Steps Project has inspired hundreds of photographers to document people in front of their homes during this extraordinary time
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Tanzania rises to more than 500, critics have gone after authorities for their handling of the pandemic and a lack of transparency. Charles Kombe reports from Dar es Salaam.
In an effort to beat the boredom during the coronavirus quarantine in the besieged Gaza Strip, two boys (Hamza and Basheer) and their father (Ahmed al-Ayoubi) sit in a small room of their house every day to play music during the lockdown. The three play the zither, flute, and electric organ
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Washington, D.C., entrepreneur developed OurStreets, a crowdsourcing app which he has repurposed so that users can share store inventory information and help make shoppers’ trips for essential items more efficient