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This hospital built from a shipping container could be a COVID-19 game-changer
Designed and built in four weeks, these converted shipping containers house everything needed to treat severe COVID-19, from beds to drips to ventilators.
A science journalist explains how the Spanish flu changed the world
Author Laura Spinney explains how the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-19 changed society and how its lessons could help fight coronavirus 100 years later.
Coronavirus escapism: book sales surge during lockdown
Retail sales dropped in March as consumers hunkered down to ward off COVID-19. But self-isolation has triggered a boom in reading, giving publishers an unexpected boost.
This electronics manufacturing company changed its operations to make coronavirus medical supplies
Adafruit usually produces electrical equipment, but in the pandemic, they've put their New York factory to use making medical equipment and PPE.
These are the OECD countries testing most for COVID-19
Increased testing is crucial to ease lockdowns and reduce the risk of new COVID-19 outbreaks.
UN: 3 months of lockdown could result in 15 million cases of domestic abuse worldwide
Coronavirus is having a major impact on women, with unintended pregnacies and cases of domestic abuse and female genital mutilation all at risk of rising.
Want to escape lockdown? Get lost in these 5 books
As the COVID-19 pandemic sees millions in lockdown, these books could transport you elsewhere - from the streets of Paris to the English countryside.
South Korea: no new domestic coronavirus cases, no transmission from election
South Korea has announced 0 new domestic transmissions of COVID-19 for 30 April, including no transmissions from its recently held parliamentary elections.
IMF leader says pandemic stimulus must focus on battling climate crisis
IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, has called for focused efforts to promote a global "green recovery" from coronavirus.
COVID-19: Pakistan's 'green stimulus' scheme is a win-win for the environment and the unemployed
Pakistan's government have launched a scheme whereby labourers, who are out of work due to the coronavirus lockdown, can plant trees to earn money.
COVID-19: What you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic on 30 April
South Korea reports no new domestic infections; US economy shrinks while the number of unemployed surges; and UK death toll rises to second-highest in Europe.
Coronavirus and aviation: Why is air cargo grounded when the world needs it most?
Air cargo demand is surging to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, but capacity is constrained as a result of red tape - despite the fact that willing passenger aircraft sit empty and ground...