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Tourism

Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country

Countries around the world have taken drastic measures, including border closures, in an attempt to curb COVID-19.

Coronavirus: Travel restrictions, border shutdowns by country

Lebanon

Undocumented struggle to access coronavirus tests in Lebanon

Prohibitively high costs for undocumented people leave some migrant workers fearing for their lives.

Undocumented struggle to access coronavirus tests in Lebanon

Coronavirus pandemic

Trump 'considering quarantine on New York' to stem virus spread

US president says he is considering a two-week enforced quarantine on New York and parts of New Jersey and Connecticut.

Trump 'considering quarantine on New York' to stem virus spread

China

Timeline: How the new coronavirus spread

The virus has killed more than 27,000 people and infected almost 600,000 worldwide.

Opinion

Trump is prioritising the economy over the vulnerable

Reopening US businesses on April 12, as the US president proposes, is the wrong move.

Anthony Pahnke

by Anthony Pahnke

Anthony Pahnke

Coronavirus pandemic

India lockdown forces exodus of migrant workers

Thousands flee New Delhi as the 21-day lockdown effectively puts workers living off daily earnings out of work.

Coronavirus lockdown: India grapples with migrant workers' exodus

Palestine

Palestinian labourers fear loss of income as well as coronavirus

For Palestinians who work in Israel, COVID-19 threatens not only health but their means to provide for their families.

Palestinian labourers fear loss of income as well as coronavirus

Counting the Cost

Pandemic proves there is only one world reserve currency

The mighty dollar shows reserve currency dominance. Plus, India's banking troubles and travel industry under COVID-19.

Coronavirus pandemic

Kenya police under fire over 'excessive force' as curfew begins

Police fire tear gas and beat commuters with batons as country imposes dusk-to-dawn measure amid coronavirus fight.

Kenya police under fire over 'excessive force' as curfew begins

Coronavirus pandemic

What happens if you catch the new coronavirus?

What we know so far on what COVID-19 does to the human body in cases of infections and deaths.

What happens if you catch the new coronavirus?

The Listening Post

Coronavirus: Tracking the Outbreak, or Spying on People?

In the race to protect public health, are governments harming privacy rights? Plus, Trump's coronavirus misinformation.

Health

Doctor's Note: What it is like for front line healthcare workers

How you can help those on the front line of the fight against coronavirus and how they can best protect themselves.

Doctor's Note: What it is like for front line healthcare workers

Opinion

Do try this at home: how one Italian town fought coronavirus

The evidence is clear: Mass testing for the virus is the key to its eradication – and to saving lives.

James Melville

by James Melville

James Melville

US & Canada

Some US schools close until 2021 as COVID-19 crisis worsens

Schools could be closed for several more weeks or months and in the state of Virginia, classes have been cancelled for the rest of the year.

Coronavirus pandemic

India quarantines 15,000 after virus kills 'super-spreader' guru

Religious leader dies of COVID-19 after preaching in over dozen villages in Punjab state, prompting strict restrictions.

India quarantines 15,000 after virus kills 'super-spreader' guru