Public Health

The coronavirus and lockdowns have worsened the region’s economic divides—and set the stage for more political upheaval.

As coronavirus cases there exceed 1 million, the country’s poorest are struggling to access medical care.

Travel and tourism will be changed forever. We asked seven leading thinkers for their predictions.

Experts have long said extensive testing is the key to mitigating the pandemic. But an analysis of testing data shows low-income countries have few resources.

It’s the country’s biggest crisis in decades—and all signs suggest Americans will absorb all the wrong lessons from it.

The White House’s official narrative about the pandemic is contradicted by the facts—and creates new obstacles to stopping the virus.

Democrats and NGOs slammed the White House decision, saying the U.S. president was ceding influence to China and further undercutting the coronavirus response.

A step-by-step reconstruction of events reveals a long series of mistakes and missteps.

While a wait-and-see approach is usually wise, unusual times require unusual playbooks, writes a former Trump administration economic advisor.

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?

Southeast Asia is turning a blind eye to the Rohingya, Israel-Jordan relations are deteriorating, and Kataib Hezbollah is losing influence in Iraq.

In the U.S. health care system, failure is institutionalized. Getting rid of Trump in November would not solve the problem.

In India and around the world, community health workers are being rerouted to deal with the pandemic—with dangerous results.

The world is pouring trillions of dollars into coronavirus vaccines and economic stimulus efforts. But without strict measures, graft will prevent funds from reaching the right recipients.

The coronavirus will ravage a resilient Somalia—with ripples far beyond its borders.

America needs a medical microgrid focused on treating patients where they are. Without locally focused care, doctors will continue to fail those who need them most.

If you think tracking apps will keep people safe as economies reopen, look to South Korea, Singapore, and Australia to see why you’re mistaken.

Iran is resuming its enrichment of uranium, Syrian mercenaries are in Libya, and the Taliban are exploiting the coronavirus.

The Islamist group is using the coronavirus crisis for propaganda—with potentially dire consequences for those living under its control.

Forcing governments and businesses to institutionalize doubt—by putting hackers and red teams on the payroll—would stop groupthink and could prevent catastrophes.