This infographic highlights how effective washing your hands can be in an outbreak
A visualization from a 2018 BBC documentary called 'Contagion!' highlights how frequent handwashing could help slow the outbreak of infectious diseases such as the COVID-19 coronavirus.
A chemistry professor explains: why soap is so good at killing COVID-19
As COVID-19 continues to spread knowing how, and why, to wash your hands has never mattered more. Chemistry professor Palli Thordarson took to Twitter to explain why soap works.
'Over-reacting is better than non-reacting' - academics around the world share thoughts on coronavirus
From Harvard to Hangzhou, experts share insights on how the coronavirus is spreading - and what can be done to curb the pandemic.
6 lessons from China's Zhejiang Province and Hangzhou on how countries can prevent and rebound from an epidemic like COVID-19
National and local governments around the world can learn from the way Zhejiang Province and Hangzhou responded to the outbreak.
Here's why society is reacting with panic to coronavirus
The transmission of infectious diseases is closely related to individual decisions, on which panic can have a huge influence.
Latest COVID-19 news from Monday's WHO briefing
A summary of latest announcements from the WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros in Geneva.
5 books to read for context on the coronavirus outbreak
From how animal diseases spread to humans to the psychological impacts of pandemics, here are five books that help put COVID-19 in context.
'Every ventilator becomes like gold' - doctors give emotional warnings from Italy's Coronavirus outbreak
As Italy struggles with a Coronavirus epidemic, a doctor writes about life in a hospital with exhausted staff battling to save patients - and warns against complacency.
Latest Coronavirus (COVID-19) briefing from the World Health Organization - key takeaways
As infection rates verge on 100,000 confirmed cases, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros shares the latest on Covid-19 in this daily update.
From the boardroom to the consulting room, we need women in pharma
We need more women in pharma, as the need to rebalance healthcare for women extends far beyond the C-suite into drug development and access to treatment.
3 ways responsible employers can respond to the Coronavirus
As Covid-19 goes global, a leader at the charity Wellcome recommends three important ways employers can prepare and react to ensure that they mitigate the adverse impacts on their own ope...
Coronavirus isn't an outlier, it's part of our interconnected viral age
Globalization, urbanization and climate change are helping to fuel the spread of infectious diseases.