List of Pandemics articles
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Wilcannia Coronavirus Street Sign Indigenous Australians Avert an Outbreak—for Now
When the coronavirus arrived, aboriginal communities sprang into action long before the government. But in light of a neglected health system, can their tenuous successes be maintained?
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The Jacques-Cartier bridge in Montreal Coronavirus Conspiracies Give Boost to Canada’s Far-Right
Anti-Chinese sentiment and a public health backlash have vaulted Hong Kong-born Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam into the firing line for Canada’s extremists.
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South Korean President Moon Jae-in speaks with global leaders on the coronavirus response and shares South Korea's strategy during a virtual summit on March 26. Will Zoomplomacy Last?
As the coronavirus rages on, diplomacy has moved completely online—with mixed reviews.
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A health psychologist in Spain during the coronavirus pandemic The Next Pandemic Crisis Is Mental Health
The psychological harm of lockdown hits people with existing conditions hardest.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, tours the new coronavirus information center in Moscow on March 17. Putin Is Using the Pandemic to Consolidate Power
Public health is a convenient pretext for extending authoritarian controls.
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Franco D’Agostino, 54, returns home to his wife, Gabriella, and his three daughters in Penne, Italy, on April 27 after 42 days in the hospital. He spent 19 days in the intensive care unit for respiratory failure due to COVID-19. Italy’s Next Phase: Returning Home
As the lockdown begins to ease up, coronavirus patients in ICUs across the country are just waking up—and beginning a long road to recovery.
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governments-coronavirus-foreign-policy-brian-stauffer-illustration-authoritarian_3_2 The Future of the State
Ten leading global thinkers on government after the pandemic.
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A soldier speaks on a megaphone next to a worker from the Health Ministry during an operation to test employees of the Ciudad de Dios market for the coronavirus in Lima on May 11. Peru’s Civil War Left It Vulnerable to the Pandemic
The country should address the worsening coronavirus crisis with policies that will also repair long-standing inequality.
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe takes off his face mask before speaking during a press conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on May 14. Japan’s Halfhearted Coronavirus Measures Are Working Anyway
Despite indifferent lockdowns and poor testing, Japan seems to be skipping the worst of the pandemic.
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Chinese paramilitary police wear protective masks as they guard the entrance to the Forbidden City as it reopened to limited visitors for the May holiday in Beijing on May 2. China’s Coronavirus Success Is Made Possible by Xi’s Brutality
Beijing’s advocates whitewash an increasingly oppressive regime.
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A float with a giant portrait of Chinese President Xi Jinping passes by Tiananmen Square during the National Day parade in Beijing on Oct. 1, 2019. Xi Jinping Is a ‘Good Emperor’
An advocate for China describes why the pandemic has increased his trust in Xi, the party, and Beijing.
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Bangladeshi security personnel attend to emaciated Rohingya refugees following their arrival by boat in Teknaf on April 16, after nearly two months at sea. As Rohingya Boats Keep Sailing, Southeast Asia Turns a Blind Eye
With the coronavirus now an excuse for inaction, the threat to the embattled minority is growing ever sharper.
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Medical personnel move a deceased patient to a refrigerated truck serving as a makeshift morgue at Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York City on April 9. Stop Blaming Trump—the U.S. Coronavirus Health Care Crisis Runs So Much Deeper
In the U.S. health care system, failure is institutionalized. Getting rid of Trump in November would not solve the problem.
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Riga, Latvia Facing Pandemic, Latvia Follows the Lead of Its Experts
The country has taken a unified, middle-of-the-road approach to the coronavirus, rooted in respect for science. It’s working.
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Seoul commuters wear protective masks as they crowd on an escalator and stairs after getting off the subway during rush hour on May 11. Coronavirus Resurgence in South Korea Reignites Homophobia
A new spurt of cases after the lifting of social distancing restrictions exposes an undercurrent of hate.
