Some 40 million health workers have signed an open letter asking world leaders to ensure a “green recovery” from the COVID-19 pandemic, The Guardian reports.
April 30, 2020
Human rights activists are raising the alarm about prison conditions amid COVID-19. The true extent of COVID-19 in prisons is far from clear—but when widespread testing is done behind bars, the results have been startling—more than 70% of inmates tested positive in one…
April 22, 2020
On this 50th anniversary of Earth Day, the halting of human activity has left city air cleaner than it’s been in a long time and inspired wildlife to stake its claim to city streets, AP reports.
April 17, 2020
The White House released new guidelines yesterday intended to guide reopening decisions, while pro-Trump
April 15, 2020
Prepare for the serious long-haul, warn Harvard researchers who say some kind of social distancing against COVID-19 may be needed through 2022,Bloomberg News reports.
April 9, 2020
COVID-19 is highlighting global inequities, and nowhere is this more obvious than at national borders.
April 6, 2020
In the absence of mass testing, sewage may offer an alternative method for estimating the prevalence of COVID-19.
March 19, 2020
There’s 2 sides of the coin when it comes to air pollution and COVID-19. One the one hand, long-term lung damage from intense air pollution may worsen the disease, The Guardian reports.
March 13, 2020
LIMÓN—It’s a humid 95 degrees Fahrenheit and the sunlight peeks through the leaves of a thousand identical trees. Men maneuver through the dense rows, carrying enormous yellow fruits on their backs; on their hips, finely-sharpened machetes. Drenched in sweat, they…
March 12, 2020
After resisting the "P-word" for weeks even as the novel coronavirus spread to dozens of countries, WHO has officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus argued that it means countries must double-down—not give up. “The idea that…