global pandemic

‘There’s no end in sight.’ Millions fear loss of unemployment benefits amid pandemic

By Dorothy Hastings, Candice Norwood, Courtney Vinopal

In interviews with the PBS NewsHour, people who have remained unemployed for months said they were worried about covering daily living expenses, especially food and housing, and being forced to choose between earning an income and protecting their health.

Italian hospitals face breaking point in fall virus surge

By Colleen Barry, Associated Press

Italy, which shocked the world and itself when hospitals in the wealthy north were overwhelmed with coronavirus cases last spring, is again facing a systemic crisis, as confirmed positives pass the symbolic threshold of 1 million.

Argentina passes 1 million cases as virus hits Latin America

By Almudena Calatrava, Christine Armario, Nicolas Deluca, Associated Press

At the edge of Argentina in a city known as "The End of the World," many thought they might be spared from the worst of the coronavirus pandemic.

India eases virus restrictions as cases near 3.7 million

By Sheikh Saaliq, Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press

Many Indian states eased lockdown restrictions on Tuesday, even as the country's new daily infections remain the highest in the world and its confirmed cases near 3.7 million.

India’s virus caseload tops 3 million as disease moves south

By Associated Press

India’s coronavirus caseload topped 3 million on Sunday, with the country leading the world in new infections as the disease marched through impoverished rural areas in the north and the wealthier but older populations of the south.

Global coronavirus cases top 20 million

By Nicole Winfield, Elaine Kurtenbach, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million, more than half of them from the United States, India and Brazil.

After 99 days of success, virus returns to haunt Vietnam

By Hau Dinh, Associated Press

For 99 days, Vietnam seemed to have defeated the coronavirus. There wasn't a single reported case of community transmission.

U.S., South Africa report new record coronavirus rises

By David Rising, Jake Coyle, Associated Press

The United States and South Africa have both reported record new daily coronavirus infections.

WATCH: WHO chief says COVID-19 pandemic is ‘not even close to being over’

By Associated Press

The head of the World Health Organization says the coronavirus pandemic is "not even close to being over" and that the outbreak is accelerating globally.

Hunger stalks children in Yemen as UN cuts aid programs

By Issa Mohammed, Associated Press

The U.N. children's agency warned about last week that millions of children in war-torn Yemen could be pushed to the brink of starvation as the coronavirus sweeps across the Arab world's poorest country.