World leaders scramble to slow the spread of coronavirus
A worker in a protective suit sprays disinfectants near Imam Abbas shrine as a precaution against the coronavirus, following the outbreak, in the holy city of Kerbala, Iraq, March 15, 2020.
The international community has been scrambling to confront the global threat of the coronavirus pandemic. So far, multilateral diplomacy hasn’t been used to effectively beat back spread of the outbreak. And across much of Asia, it’s incredibly hard to find a hospital-grade face mask — so the black market has stepped in. Also, coronavirus-related toilet paper shortages have raised an awkward truth: Americans are outliers globally when it comes to toilet paper usage.
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