2020-04-06 Extroverts, Introverts Face Difficulties During Social Distancing
It took Viktery Zimmerman only two days to find ways to connect with friends and family. She and her husband are stuck inside their home in Chicago, Illinois, as ordered…
2020-04-05 Age Is Not the Only Risk for Severe Coronavirus Disease
Older people remain most at risk of dying from the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19. The majority of people who get COVID-19 have minor or moderate sickness. But “majority” does not…
2020-04-03 Mask or No Mask?
Experts seem to agree: If you are not a health care worker, do not buy N95 masks, long considered the best of protective masks. They will not help you much,…
2020-03-31 US Doctors Scramble as Coronavirus Deaths, Cases Soar
Thomas Krajewski stopped at the hospital room in the American state of Louisiana at two o’clock in the morning. The emergency department doctor was worried about his patient: A man…
2020-03-31 How COVID-19 Affects the Lungs
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report. Much is unknown about the disease COVID-19. But health experts say they do know this: Age makes a big…
2020-03-27 Using Vaccines to Fight Measles in Democratic Republic of Congo
The face of Dobo Mambanza is blistered as she fights to breathe. The little girl is crying and, slowly, going blind. Her mother holds three-year-old Dobo in her arms at…
2020-03-25 How to Deal with Coronavirus (Mis)Information Overload
Information about the coronavirus seems to spread as fast as the virus itself. Sometimes it is just too much information—an overload. Some people even spread misinformation on purpose. How can…
2020-03-24 Can the World Copy South Korea’s Coronavirus Plan?
On Thursday morning, VOA’s reporter in Seoul, William Gallo, received a text message from South Korea’s emergency alert system. The message appeared on his telephone. He has received such texts…
2020-03-24 How to Keep Mentally Healthy During a Quarantine
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. Several governments around the world have requested or ordered their citizens to quarantine themselves: to stay at home to…
2020-03-20 Italy’s Death Toll Passes China’s
More people have now died from COVID-19 in Italy than in China. Italy overtook China on Thursday — the same day that China reported no new cases in Wuhan. As…
2020-03-19 Can Singapore’s Anti-Virus Measures Work in Other Countries?
Singapore, home to less than 6 million people, is being praised for its efforts to fight the new coronavirus. Observers say East Asia’s experience with the disease SARS in 2003…
2020-03-18 Talking to Kids About Coronavirus
With schools shutting down and the ways of daily life-changing, children are hearing more about the coronavirus. They may not fully understand it, or know how seriously to take it,…
2020-03-17 Millions Locked Down as Coronavirus Spreads
Millions of people in Europe, the United States and other countries are locked down at home in an effort to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. The number of…
2020-03-17 First Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Begins in Seattle
U.S. researchers on Monday gave the first shot to the first volunteer in a test for an experimental coronavirus vaccine. Scientists at the Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in…
2020-03-17 ‘No Handshake? No Kiss?’ Greetings in the Age of Coronavirus
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle Report. Every culture has some sort of person-to-person greeting. But they are different all over the world. In some countries…