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Introducing World Vs Virus, a World Economic Forum podcast
In the first episode of a new podcast on COVID-19, the economist Nouriel Roubini explains why the economic impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus will be different than anything we have seen ...
WHO launches COVID-19 health alert service with Facebook and WhatsApp - Updates from Friday's WHO briefing
The World Health Organization's COVID-19 briefing provided updates on a new service in partnership with social media companies and also how it is tackling equipment shortages.
Two experts explain what other viruses can teach us about COVID-19 – and what they can’t
From how it compares to SARS and MERS, to whether warmer weather in the northern hemisphere will have any impact on transmission, two experts explain some of the facts we do know – and wh...
How responsible businesses can step forward to fight coronavirus
Coronavirus calls for a war-time effort: Luxury goods giant LVMH is producing hand sanitizer; Johnson & Johnson has donated a million surgical masks to Chinese health workers; IKEA is...
5 things supermarkets want you to know right now
There's plenty of food in the supply chain and no need to hoard essentials, for one.
How big business is joining the fight against COVID-19
Around the world, influential businesses are coming together to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
We must put care and connection at the center of the coronavirus response
To avoid loneliness and social isolation, we must remember to care for ourselves, our communities and the environment during this pandemic.
What happens after you recover from coronavirus? 5 questions answered
How long does the virus stay in your body and can you catch it a second time? Here's what the scientists say.
Netflix is reducing its streaming quality in Europe to avoid straining the internet during COVID-19
Netflix has decided to reduce the bit rates of its streaming in Europe, to reduce strain on the internet and cater for a predicted increase in demand.
Coronavirus origins: genome analysis suggests two viruses may have combined
Originally, scientists believed the virus may have developed in bats and later pangolins. However, genomic comparisons suggest that the SARS-Cov-2 virus is the result of a recombination b...
Over 14 million employees in the U.S. face COVID-19 exposure every week at work
Millions of Americans are at risk of exposure to the novel coronavirus at work each week, according to an Assistant Professor at the School of Public Health at the University of Washington.
Coronavirus: Social distancing meant an Israeli couple had to get married to an empty crowd
A couple in Israel got married to a near-empty crowd. The couple had originally invited 260 guests, but social distancing measures introduced by the government banned indoor gatherings of...