David Quammen predicted everything. In his book the Spillover, published in Italy by Adelphi, the American writer analyzed the possibility that a new virus could turn the world upside down. Quammen called this event “the Next Big One.” After the...
In Israel, COVID-19 has hit ultra-Orthodox Jews particularly hard. Now the country’s Ultra-Orthodox health minister Yaakov Litzman has infected himself, likely due to not complying with his own regulations. Israel’s Battle Against Coronavirus In some parts of Israel, coronavirus contagion...
In times of emergency and national crisis, world leaders typically use the opportunities to reassure their citizens, console them, and lead them through the turmoil. Covid-19 is no different. Leaders from practically every nation have played a role in convincing...
After President Donald Trump repeatedly failed to assure New York State that the federal government would supply enough ventilators, saying it had more states to worry about, China — among other American states — sent supplies instead. China Helps New...
Covid-19 has impacted corners of our world, but not all countries have faced it the same way. The Republic of Korea (ROK) – with its unique economic situation and history – took strong steps to stop the spread of the...
Since a vaccine still does not exist, quick and reliable testing remains the best approach to fight the spread of Covid-19. In addition to Taiwan and Japan, Germany is currently one of the countries that is coping most efficiently with...
The coronavirus is changing our world radically. It has changed the day to day lives of hundreds of millions of people but it is also changing – perhaps in a less visible manner – international relations as well, and has...
Since the White House has finally recognized the threat the coronavirus has brought to the country, President Donald Trump has been in front of the press regularly. However, while addressing the nation, he has continued his tradition of often offering...
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently warned that the U.S could be the new epicenter of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) epidemic. The American death toll has surpassed 1,384 as of March 27, with 93,329 reported cases and 2,424 recoveries. WHO’s spokeswoman...
There is no doubt that President Recep Erdogan has been trying to downgrade the impact of Covid-19, since the very first reports about the virus. Turkey has raised international concerns, as Ankara was insisting up until March 10 that no...
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