Milan Airport Authorities testing people's temperature on February 6, 2020. (Photo by Department of Civil Protection, Italy)
The Great Pause: COVID-19 around the world
The World Health Organization’s official declaration that COVID-19 is a pandemic serves as a powerful reminder for us all of how connected we are as a planet. The measures adopted in Asia and Europe inform the local response to the virus, as America starts to see an increase of cases and implements plans to slow down the rate of infection.
From the lessons drawn from South Korea’s response, to the impact of the outbreak on small rural communities of Washington state, our global fellows and Report for America corps members explore the multiple angles of the pandemic across the globe.
Distanced by COVID-19, a church connects with the faithful via WiFi
In isolation, religious communities reflect on the meaning of faith
Documenting a Passover under lockdown, within 100 meters of home
Priests get creative as Italy’s Catholics prepare for a digital Easter
Amid COVID-19 uncertainty, Rwanda comes together (virtually) to remember the genocide
Jews around the world prepare for a Passover different from any other
In California farm country, growers struggle with labor shortage
French newspaper finds new ways to serve readers amid pandemic
Lessons from the other side of COVID-19 from a foreign correspondent
COVID-19 pandemic DIY: As protective gear becomes scarce in Spain, locals make their own
How to adapt to the COVID-19 crisis: Advice from a Chinese car maker
How a 60,000-employee firm survived China’s COVID-19 outbreak
In a global COVID-19 crisis, flashes of authoritarian instinct
