Novel coronavirus

Our latest reporting on the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Apr 10

Worldwide deaths from the coronavirus hit 100,000

The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus is closing in on 100,000 as Christians around the globe mark a Good Friday unlike any other — in front of computer screens instead of in church pews. Meawhile, some countries are tiptoeing…

Apr 10

Nurses weigh their principles versus safety in virus fight

U.S. nurses are facing a fundamental question that pits their professional principles against their personal welfare: Did they sign up to become heroes? They became nurses to relieve suffering and to save lives, but the COVID-19 pandemic has raised the…