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 on Wednesday. During the hajj, the white floors that…
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Muslim pilgrims, wearing face coverings and moving in small groups, began circling Islam’s holiest site, the Kaaba, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. During the hajj, the white floors that…
Even before the new coronavirus reached Argentina, health care workers there were already severely overworked. Most were often working more than 12 hours a day at several jobs just to…
The head of one of the world’s largest aid groups says he expects the coronavirus health crisis will have a major effect on migration for years to come. Jagan Chapagain…
It is hard to imagine that there is anyone in the world who has not heard of the new coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. But, migrants arriving in…
The streets of rural South Africa are far from the bright lights of American television, but that is where members of the Ndlovu Youth Choir find themselves during the coronavirus…
The number one player in men’s tennis, Novak Djokovic, announced Tuesday that he and his wife have COVID-19. The announcement came days after the tennis star played in a series…
Parts of China’s capital closed schools and ordered people tested for the coronavirus on Monday, while European countries opened their borders after a three-month long lockdown. Until last week, Chinese…
Singapore has been praised for limiting the spread of the coronavirus. But infections have risen recently among migrant workers. The city-state now has the most infections in Southeast Asia. As…
The new coronavirus outbreak has brought attention to a little-known creature – the pangolin. In a recent report, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says the animal is…
Wild animal experts say increasing reports of snow leopard sightings in Pakistan show that conservation efforts there are working. But the COVID-19 crisis is threatening the success of the effort…
Daniel Larrea died recently after several days of high fever and struggling to breathe while slowly turning blue – signs of being infected with the new coronavirus. Then his family…
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. October 31 is Halloween, a very popular holiday in the United States. Many people look forward to Halloween all…
Researchers in Britain are preparing to infect healthy young volunteers with the virus that causes COVID-19. The aim is to speed up development of a vaccine that could help end…
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. In March, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the United States, a woman named Eve began wondering about her love…
Drug maker Eli Lilly and Company said Wednesday it has asked U.S. officials to approve emergency use of an experimental antibody treatment for COVID-19. Lilly said early results of a…