Coronavirus news

US youths leaving care given cash, and time, as COVID spurs action
Crisis after COVID for Sri Lankan women who dress the West
Scarred by COVID-19 lockdown, Indian migrants stick closer to home
News Package
Coronavirus vaccine inequality
In Depth
Generation COVID: How young people are bouncing back
Why monkeypox cases are spreading in Europe, US
Pandemic tempts U.S. technology workers away from Silicon Valley
Shanghai residents use code words, video to protest COVID lockdown
Invest in Black business to bridge the race gap, says US nonprofit
Young Latin Americans see career dreams crushed in COVID's wake
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Can my employer make me get a COVID-19 vaccine?
South Africa's WhatsApp groups fuel racism and surveillance
Ugandan children drop out of school as fees soar post-COVID
U.S. cities scrap 'problem' fines seen fueling race, income gaps
HIV drugs may lower COVID risk
What future for free public transport in US after COVID-19?
factbox
The world's pandemic education crisis
'Lost generation' feared as COVID school closures fuel inequality
analysis
Pandemic surveillance: is tracing tech here to stay?
Asian workers pushed to upskill as pandemic quickens digital shift
Vulnerable fear for jobs as UK drops COVID-19 restrictions
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How is inflation hitting households in developing nations?
Pandemic propels workers closer to four-day week
U.S. to demolish more blighted homes with pandemic aid
No vax, pay tax, says Canada's Quebec as health system struggles
Central American bank funds Cuban COVID-19 vaccine drive
Climate inaction - and its consequences - top global threat list
analysis
In the year to end child labour, COVID wreaks havoc
analysis
U.S. vaccine mandates offer bargaining chip for worker rights
South Korea to test AI facial recognition to track COVID-19 cases
Omicron variant threatens UN talks to seal global nature deal
'Extreme' vaccine discrimination risks leaving Africa behind
explainer
As Omicron spreads, calls mount to waive COVID vaccine patents
Gender equality takes one step forward, three back during COVID
analysis
Don't blame climate change for Madagascar's food crisis
analysis
Omicron travel curbs spell more misery for S. African tourism
analysis
In South Africa, Omicron travel curbs spell more economic misery
explainer
With Omicron, has COVID-19 vaccine inequity put the world at risk?
Logistical challenges hamper COVID-19 vaccination drives in Africa
Ethiopia's speed schools give child labourers a second chance
Global deal to give COVID antibody test tech free to poor nations
COP26: What are the COVID rules?
'What about us?' Thai budget businesses fear premium tourist focus
EXCLUSIVE-WHO-led programme aims to buy antiviral COVID-19 pills ...
analysis
Lack of vaccination passport, testing threaten Japan's reopening
India vaccine effort slows as gap between doses outpaces rollout
Merck COVID-19 pill risks further vaccine inequality
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About our Coronavirus coverage

We show how coronavirus is impacting the lives of vulnerable people globally.

Opinion

Sharan Burrow International Trade Union Confederation

We need a new social contract to nurture people, planet and peace

Faced with the horrors of conflict and the global pandemic, peace, social justice and climate-friendly jobs are at the heart of demands for International Workers' Day
Mari Pangestu World Bank

The key to an inclusive recovery? Empower women entrepreneurs

As countries emerge from the crisis, reforms to accelerate equality must enable women to realize their aspirations
Andres Constantin O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law

Is a WHO pandemic treaty set to fail?

The adoption of a ‘pandemic treaty’ could mitigate harm next time we are hit by disease but only with reforms to the international legal system
Taibat Lawanson University of Lagos

OPINION: COVID-19 and repeat evictions in Lagos’ slums

There are over 100 slum and squatter settlements in Nigeria’s largest city Lagos. We visited five such communities as part of a Prindex study on land and housing rights, speaking to countless residents who have been repeatedly forced from their homes.

In Depth

Coronavirus likely to lock India's women out of job market for years
Drones to digital: Asia, Africa find ways to plug COVID health gaps
analysis
ANALYSIS - Viable plan or security theatre? Europe embraces digital health pass
insight
'COVID is a wake-up call': Black entrepreneurs aim to level playing field

Editor's Picks

Vaccine deserts: The poor nations trailing in the fight against COVID-19
'Lifeline' tech helps poor rural women get through India's COVID-19 crisis
South Africans battle to bridge digital divide in COVID-19 vaccination race
Endangered lungs: Forest fire smoke threatens COVID-recovering Amazon communities