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Mapping the Coronavirus Outbreak
Get daily updates on the epidemic and learn how it is affecting countries around the world.
Coronavirus Fears Are a National Security Crisis
Here’s how to arm yourself for the health catastrophe caused by public anxiety.
As Coronavirus Spreads, Iranian Doctors Fear the Worst
Iran’s political and economic isolation hasn’t stopped COVID-19—but sanctions are threatening to turn an outbreak into a catastrophe.
Beijing Knows Who to Blame for the Virus: America
The outbreak has caused a PR crisis for China.
Blindsided on the Supply Side
The coronavirus outbreak has shown that supply-chain disruptions could wreak far greater havoc on the global economy—and national security—than most CEOs and governments realize.
Cash-Strapped Lebanon Isn’t Ready for the Coronavirus
Grappling with economic and political turmoil, Lebanon’s government is underequipped for a public health emergency.
Japan’s Economy May Be Another Coronavirus Casualty
The Tokyo Olympics may be at risk as the epidemic spreads.
Taiwan Wants to Help Fight the Coronavirus. WHO Won’t Let It.
Amid a global health threat, international organizations shouldn’t be playing Beijing’s political games.
How Hackers and Spies Could Sabotage the Coronavirus Fight
Intelligence services have a long history of manipulating information on health issues, and an epidemic is especially tempting for interference. Why aren’t we better prepared?
Cults and Conservatives Spread Coronavirus in South Korea
Seoul seemed to have the virus under control. But religion and politics have derailed plans.
China’s Military Can’t Deliver on Humanitarian Promises
Amid the coronavirus crisis, the PLA has been missing in action.
How to Prepare for a Coronavirus Lockdown
With outbreaks worldwide, the prospect of quarantine looms. Here are some tips for surviving it.
The Coronavirus Could Finally Kill the Wild Animal Trade
The outbreak may be the push needed to help prevent zoonotic diseases.
World Stock Markets Begin Betting on a Coronavirus Slowdown
Big declines in the United States, Europe, and Asia and an inverted yield curve indicate market players are starting to fear the worst.
Get Ready for Closed Borders and Crashing Markets
Markets took a new tumble on Monday as WHO indicated a global pandemic may be on the way. If coronavirus becomes 2020’s biggest story, what should the world prepare for?
The West Is About to Fail the Coronavirus Test
China made huge mistakes managing the outbreak. The rest of the world may not do any better.
How Do You Keep China’s Economy Running With 750 Million in Quarantine?
The “demon virus” threat has rattled the confidence of many Chinese in the regime’s ability to protect people’s lives and jobs.
Virus Travel Bans Are Inevitable But Ineffective
Experts can't stop restrictions, but they can mitigate them.
North Korea Isn’t Ready for Coronavirus Devastation
The country has sealed its borders — but an outbreak would be a chance for the United States to do good.
Hun Sen Is More Worried About Beijing Than the Coronavirus
Cambodia’s autocrat is putting his own people at risk to court his Chinese backers.
How Virus Lockdown Orders Went From Xi Jinping to My Neighborhood Auntie
Virus quarantine measures have left hundreds of millions of people trapped indoors.
Coronavirus Begins to Spread Economic Gloom Worldwide
Supply chain disruptions are upsetting markets globally, but especially in Asia.
How China’s Incompetence Endangered the World
As the deadly coronavirus began to spread, Beijing wasted the most critical resource to fight it: trust.
How to Stop the Next Pandemic Before It Starts
It may be too late to contain the new coronavirus. But we can safeguard the world against the next one.
Coronavirus Crisis Pushes States to Quarantine Online Information
Epidemics raise worrying questions about how to limit state power.
Coronavirus Threatens to Blow Up Trump’s Energy Trade Deal With China
The goals were never realistic, but now Beijing has good reason to back away from its purchase commitments to Washington.
As Numbers Soar, Here’s Everything We Don’t Know About the Coronavirus
As the death toll tops 1,300, there are still more questions than answers.
Trump Seeks to Halve U.S. Funding for World Health Organization as Coronavirus Rages
The president’s new budget would cut more than $3 billion in global health programs.
Filipinos Turn on Duterte as Coronavirus Fears Spread
Anti-Chinese and anti-American conspiracy theories have followed the first death.
Tourists Dwindle as Thailand Readies for Coronavirus Threat
Billions of dollars are at stake as Bangkok walks the line between closing borders and angering Beijing.
Wuhan Gets Its First Virus Martyr
The coronavirus has killed an early whistleblower. The question now is whether Beijing celebrates his sacrifice—or buries his story.
An Epidemic of Wuhan Virus Misinformation Is Spreading Online
Social media giants are finding it hard to quarantine fake news.
Chinese Media Is Selling Snake Oil to Fight the Wuhan Virus
So-called traditional Chinese medicine will do more harm than good in fighting the crisis.
Chinese Officials Can’t Help Lying About the Wuhan Virus
Despite calls for transparency, repression is baked into the system.
Knock-On Effects of China’s Coronavirus May Be Worse Than Thought
China’s economy is bigger and weaker than during SARS, and ripple effects are already being felt across supply chains and in commodities markets.
Trump Has Sabotaged America’s Coronavirus Response
As it improvises its way through a public health crisis, the United States has never been less prepared for a pandemic.
The Wuhan Virus Is Not a Lab-Made Bioweapon
Conspiracy theories are spreading faster than the coronavirus itself.
Wuhan Virus Boosts Indonesian Anti-Chinese Conspiracies
Wild claims of Chinese plots are spreading fast on social media.
Market Players Wonder: Is China’s Coronavirus the Next Black Swan?
Traders remain jittery as experts hint at a global epidemic that could last into the summer.
Chinese Health Care Needs More Communism
As the Wuhan virus spreads, access to health care is a critical issue.
Don’t Blame Bat Soup for the Wuhan Virus
Racist memes target Chinese eating habits, but the real causes of the coronavirus are more mundane.
What Can Be Done to Stop the Wuhan Virus
In a special conference call with subscribers, science columnist Laurie Garrett and senior editor James Palmer discuss the potential global effects of the new coronavirus.
How China’s Coronavirus Is Spreading—and How to Stop It
Studies are building toward a tentative clinical profile of the outbreak.
How to Tell What’s Really Happening With the Wuhan Virus
China struggles with a fast-moving outbreak, as the authorities move to cut off unauthorized information.
The Wuhan Virus: How to Stay Safe
As China’s epidemic continues to spread, things may seem scary. Here are 10 simple precautions that can protect you from contracting the coronavirus.
Wuhan’s Virus and Quarantine Will Hit the Poor Hardest
China’s migrant workers are far less visible to the state than its middle class.
Welcome to the Belt and Road Pandemic
There’s one difference between the Wuhan virus and previous outbreaks in the region: China is now impossible to quarantine.
As Wuhan Virus Spreads, Taiwan Has No Say at WHO
Chinese pressure keeps Taipei out of international organizations—putting everyone at more risk.
Wuhan’s 11 Million People Face Quarantine as Virus Fears Spread
Trains and flights out of the central Chinese city have been canceled as the toll from a new coronavirus grows.
China Deserves Some Credit for Its Handling of the Wuhan Pneumonia
The country’s response to this outbreak has been far better than to SARS, although even more information-sharing is important.
Just in Time for Lunar New Year, Another SARS-like Epidemic Is Brewing in China
Scores of people in Wuhan and Hong Kong have been sent to hospitals because of a mystery respiratory ailment—and true to form, China is trying to keep it quiet.