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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
2020-03-20 How to Clean Off the Many Germs on Your Phone
You have been told to wash your hands many times a day to help stop the spread of the new…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
2020-03-11 Nursing Homes Face Serious Problems from Coronavirus
Housing centers for old people in the United States are buying large numbers of masks and thermometers because of coronavirus.…