Nurith Aizenman

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was one of many global health leaders who spoke bluntly about the coronavirus pandemic at annual meetings that conclude on Tuesday. Discussing the lack of priority given to vaccines for poor countries, he stated, "The world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure."

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'Everything Broke': Global Health Leaders On What Went Wrong In The Pandemic

Nurith Aizenman

Six takeaways from discussions at the annual meeting of the World Health Organization's Executive Board.

As coronavirus outbreaks continue to flare in the United States, modelers project that the country will hit nearly 300,000 deaths by Dec. 1.

300,000 Deaths By December? 9 Takeaways From The Newest COVID-19 Projections

Nurith Aizenman

What's driving this death toll? Could anything improve the outlook? How reliable are these predictions anyway? We get into the weeds.

Medical personnel prepare to test hundreds of people for the coronavirus. They lined up in vehicles last week in a Phoenix neighborhood.

Drill Down To County Level And The U.S. COVID-19 Outbreak Looks Even Worse

Nurith Aizenman

Local data reveal a deeper picture of where the current hot spots are in the United States — and where new ones could surface.

Researchers give fruit juice to a short-nosed fruit bat after sampling its saliva, blood, urine and poop. They'll look for new viruses in the bat's bodily fluids.

New Research: Bats Harbor Hundreds Of Coronaviruses, And Spillovers Aren't Rare

Nurith Aizenman

The coronavirus outbreak in China seems like an unusual event. But scientists have found that similar viruses have been quietly jumping from bats into humans for years.

Employees of the Egyptian Quarantine Authority prepare to scan the body temperature of incoming travelers at Cairo International Airport.

Why The World Cares More About The New Coronavirus Than The Flu

Nurith Aizenman

Every year, viruses like influenza kill hundreds of thousands worldwide — yet countries don't respond with lockdowns or airport screenings. Here's why they're doing so over the coronavirus outbreak.