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A general view of an empty high street

1.5 billion could lose livelihoods; International students caught in limbo; Ghana’s dancing pallbearers go ‘viral’

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Half of workers worldwide are at risk of losing their livelihoods due to the novel coronavirus, the International Labor Organization estimates. In the US, international students contribute some $41 billion annually to the economy. But will they be able to return to campus in the fall? Is war the best metaphor for the coronavirus? And, Ghana’s dancing pallbearers have gone viral: “Stay home or dance with us.”

A person in protective gear bends over a patient on a bed

‘Social isolation’ is the only way to stop coronavirus, says Italian doctor

COVID-19
A medical worker in protective suit checks a patient's records at Jinyintan hospital in Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, in Hubei province, China, Feb. 13, 2020. 

Climate change will make animal-borne diseases more challenging to predict

Climate Change
Fruit bats like the ones pictured here are often key vectors for diseases like Ebola, and disturbing their habitats may have made humans more vulnerable.

Here’s how cutting down West African trees made us vulnerable to Ebola

Environment

CDC says flu outbreak widespread, too early to determine severity

Health & Medicine
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H1N1 and public health

Health & Medicine

Public health lessons from Mexico’s handling of the H1N1 influenza outbreak — from information transmission to virus transmission.

The swine flu explained

Health & Medicine

Dr. Susan P. Fisher-Hoch, an epidemiologist, helps us understand the science behind the swine flu and sorts out the conflicting theories around the outbreak.

One flu vaccine to rule them all

Health & Medicine

Scientists who were looking for a way to annihilate the Avian flu have stumbled upon a protein that halts both the Avian and seasonal flu.

Key finding in AIDS research

Health & Medicine

An international team of scientists has made a discovery that may change our understanding of the history and future of AIDS.

China’s Bird Flu Credibility Gap

Global Politics

The Chinese government is reacting to the new outbreak of bird flu with some refreshing transparency. But The World’s Mary Kay Magistad in Beijing tells anchor Marco Werman that some Chinese who have questioned official statistics have landed in jail.

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