A member of the Nigerian Health Task Force fumigates a building in Abuja, Nigeria, as the city struggles to curb the spread of coronavirus.
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Africa’s leaders need to implement COVID-19 policies that protects African economies from the health crisis.
A community health worker carries a box of protection masks in Dakar on April 16, 2020.
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To contain COVID-19, African countries cannot rely just on doctors and nurses, who are already in short supply and at high risk of infection in the workplace.
A member of the South African National Defence Force hands out pamphlets informing township residents about COVID-19 in Johannesburg.
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Ubuntu provides a language for people to participate in preventive action, even if this involves practices such as lockdowns.
Cities are going to be reshaped by the coronavirus pandemic, which has closed public parks, decreased traffic and put pressures on housing.
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Cities can learn from past pandemics to see how communities and lifestyles are shaped by outbreaks.
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Learning from the example of spiritual retreats.
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The UK has reached the peak. Here’s what the country needs to do now.
Allowing MPs to vote electronically would go a long way to promoting gender equity in Canadian politics.
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To boost inclusivity among its ranks, the House of Commons needs parliamentary reform of its voting procedures to allow electronic online voting, or e-voting, for its members.
People dance on their balcony in Barcelona, Spain, on April 25, 2020, as the lockdown to combat the spread of coronavirus continues.
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From balcony concerts to Zoom choirs, neuroscience shows why people are compelled to connect through music while the pandemic keeps them under stay-at-home orders.
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It’s remarkable how quickly we’ve all taken on a set of new words and phrases to describe the pandemic.
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The size of our housing is linked to our physical and mental health.
Business closures and recent rain contribute to Los Angeles’ recent uptick in air quality.
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The response to COVID-19 suggests how we can leverage entrepreneurial approaches to climate change.
Social distancing is easier at drive-through food pantries like this one in San Antonio.
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A volunteering expert offers guidance on how to help at a time when you may need to keep your helping hands to yourself.
The refugee-led organisation YARID delivering food and other items to refugees in Kampala.
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Refugee-led organisations in camps and cities in Uganda are at the frontline of the response to COVID-19 response.
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The pandemic illustrates that attacks against healthcare can – and do – happen everywhere.
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If the UK relaxes social distancing now, while most of the population is still susceptible, it runs the very real risk of a second wave.
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People with heart conditions at higher risk of severe COVID-19. But coronavirus appears to affect the heart directly, too.
Over-activation of the immune system may be behind severe cases of COVID-19.
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Cytokines ensure our immune system responds effectively to pathogens in our bodies. But in some cases, cytokines can cause the immune system to over-react.
A woman carries a bucket of fresh water to an informal settlement in Khayelitsha, near Cape Town. South Africa has the widest wealth gap in the world.
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A wealth tax on the top 1% of South Africans could raise R143 billion. This corresponds to 29% of the R500 billion COVID-19 package announced by the government.
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Research pointing to obesity as a significant risk factor for severe COVID-19 illness is growing. There are a few reasons this might be.
An Indonesian Muslim enters the Baiturrahman Grand Mosque to pray during Ramadan night praying in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
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Our research found how “blaming others” attitudes related to stigmas surrounding COVID-19 in Indonesia and Malaysia.