Sweden and Denmark took very different approaches to fighting the coronavirus, The data shows...
Sweden has seen a 34.5% increase in excess deaths this month compared to a 6.5% rise in Denmark.
The successful Asian coronavirus-fighting strategy America refuses to embrace (Vox)
Other countries have had better results putting sick people into isolation instead of sending them home to potentially infect their family....
With broad, random tests for antibodies, Germany seeks path out of lockdown (NYT)
It was the first large Western democracy to contain the spread of the coronavirus and is now the first to methodically...
Brazil’s president fires health minister after dispute over coronavirus response (The Hill)
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro fired the country’s health minister Thursday reportedly after a dispute over Brazil’s coronavirus response.
Former...
In Denmark, the rarest of sights: classrooms full of students (NYT)
Danish elementary schools have become the first in Europe to reopen after shutting down for the coronavirus. Our reporter visited on...
In South Korea, a growing number of COVID-19 patients test positive after recovery (NPR)
A growing number of recovered COVID-19 patients are relapsing in South Korea, raising new questions and concerns among scientists and health authorities...
China’s economy shrinks, ending a nearly half-century of growth (NYT)
The contraction comes at a time when the rest of the world needs an economic boost, underscoring how momentous the task...
I voted in South Korea’s elections. This is what democracy can look like in...
It involved a lot of hand sanitizer, masks, and disposable gloves.
SEONGNAM, South Korea — On April...
What do countries with the best coronavirus responses have in common? Women leaders (Forbes)
Looking for examples of true leadership in a crisis? From Iceland to Taiwan and from Germany to New Zealand, women are stepping...
It’s the end of the world economy as we know it (NYT)
Experts suggest there will be “a rethink of how much any country wants to be reliant on any other country.”
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