COVID-19

2020-07-29 A Different Hajj amid the Virus

Muslim pilgrims, wearing face coverings and moving in small groups, began circling Islam's holiest site, the Kaaba, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia…

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2020-07-28 COVID-19 Hard on Argentina’s Overworked Care Givers

Even before the new coronavirus reached Argentina, health care workers there were already severely overworked. Most were often working more…

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2020-07-24 IFRC Chief: COVID Could Affect Migration For Years

The head of one of the world's largest aid groups says he expects the coronavirus health crisis will have a…

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2020-06-26 UN: Migrants in Somalia Know Little if Anything About COVID-19

It is hard to imagine that there is anyone in the world who has not heard of the new coronavirus…

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2020-06-25 South African Singers Adapt to COVID-19 by Making New Music

The streets of rural South Africa are far from the bright lights of American television, but that is where members…

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2020-06-23 Tennis Star Djokovic Confirmed to Have COVID-19

The number one player in men's tennis, Novak Djokovic, announced Tuesday that he and his wife have COVID-19. The announcement…

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2020-06-15 Virus Returns to Beijing as Paris, New York Re-open

Parts of China's capital closed schools and ordered people tested for the coronavirus on Monday, while European countries opened their…

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2020-05-06 After Early Praise, Virus Cases Rise in Singapore

Singapore has been praised for limiting the spread of the coronavirus. But infections have risen recently among migrant workers. The…

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2020-04-28 COVID-19 Brings Attention to Pangolins

The new coronavirus outbreak has brought attention to a little-known creature – the pangolin. In a recent report, the U.N.…

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2020-04-30 Snow Leopard Conservation Efforts Endangered by COVID-19

Wild animal experts say increasing reports of snow leopard sightings in Pakistan show that conservation efforts there are working. But…

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2020-04-10 In Ecuador, Families Wait with Their Dead as Bodies Pile Up

Daniel Larrea died recently after several days of high fever and struggling to breathe while slowly turning blue – signs…

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2020-09-03 COVID-19 Interferes with Health Services Worldwide

The World Health Organization (WHO) says COVID-19 has interfered with necessary health services in almost every country. It says low-…

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2020-08-25 COVID-19 Plasma: A Breakthrough or an Experiment?

Convalescent plasma, which has long been used to treat diseases, has become the latest issue in the race to find treatment…

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2020-08-24 Millions of Women Lose Birth Control Services in COVID-19

The coronavirus health crisis has caused a major drop in birth control services, including abortions -- operations to end pregnancies.…

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2020-08-25 Good Air Flow May Help Protect from COVID-19

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. On Google, one of the most-searched questions related to the coronavirus…

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