by Dylan Carlson-Sirvent | 13 Apr 2020 | Health and Wellness, Youth Voices
Are teenagers frolicking on beaches or lazing on couches while COVID-19 kills thousands? Youth reporters dispel this misconception. Ndlovu Youth Choir of South Africa filmed a video showing how to safely wash your hands during the COVID-19 pandemic. (YouTube) Teenage...
by Sarah Edmonds | 9 Apr 2020 | Health and Wellness
COVID-19 is squeezing the economy as nations impose lockdowns. Some are asking: Is the financial pain worth saving the elderly? An elderly person is loaded into an ambulance at a nursing home at the center of an outbreak of COVID-19 near Seattle, Washington, 12 March...
by Dylan Carlson-Sirvent | 8 Apr 2020 | Health and Wellness, News Decoder Updates
People should not expect a quick end to the COVID-19 pandemic, which will likely last months, health journalist Maggie Fox tells a News Decoder town hall. Maggie Fox addresses News Decoder’s town hall on COVID-19, 31 March 2020 The coronavirus disease will take months...
by David Schlesinger | 7 Apr 2020 | Health and Wellness
China wasted no time shipping aid to Italy as the European nation struggled to contain COVID-19 — “soft power” to counter criticism of Beijing. A China Eastern flight from Shanghai with aid for the coronavirus arrives in Rome, Italy, 12 March 2020....
by Iain Rodger | 3 Apr 2020 | Europe, Health and Wellness
A team from a small town in Italy made it to Europe’s top soccer tournament. Delirious fans hugged each other. Then COVID-19 turned joy to sorrow. Atalanta supporters cheer during the Atalanta vs Valencia match in Milan, Italy, 19 February 2020 (EPA-EFE,PAOLO...