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A nurse holds the hand of a patient in a COVID-19 ward of the Redemption hospital in Monrovia on July 1, 2021. Image: Emmanuel Tobey/AFP/Getty

Africa’s Third Wave Hits Liberia

A Syrian man wearing a face mask walks in front of COVID-19 posters, Damascus. April 1, 2020.

Keeping the Lights on in Syria

A woman sleeps at the Dore Urgent Care clinic, a crisis drop-in center for mental health needs in San Francisco, California, June 10, 2019. Image: Gabrielle Lurie/San Francisco

America’s Turn to Learn About Mental Health Care

Argentines protest in Buenos Aires against new COVID-19 restrictions. April 17, 2021. Image: Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images

Argentina and Covid-19: ‘The Worst Time Is Right Now’

Demonstrators, wearing face masks due to COVID-19, clash with riot police during a protest against President Sebastian Pinera's government in Santiago, Chile on April 27, 2020.

Chile: Covid May Be Surging, but So Is Civil Society

A Red Cross worker in Narok, Kenya, where an anthrax outbreak in 2019 was swiftly contained.

Learning from the “Near Misses”

Blue map of the world with red spots indicating countries covered in GHN's Covid country series so far

COVID Country Dispatches

Passengers wear masks while commuting on the Shanghai metro, April 7 2021. Image: Wei Wei

'Vaccines Are Not Our Cure'

Tourists wear face masks at Santa Claus Village in the Arctic Circle, Rovaniemi, Finnish Lapland, December 18, 2020. Image: Kaisa Siren/Lehtikuva/AFP/Getty

In Finland, Respect for Rules is a Major Asset

Street scene in Coyoacan, Mexico City. Image courtesy of Angélica López Hernández

In Mexico, Vaccines Arrive, but Cases Rise

West Dhanmondi, Dhaka, March 31, 2021. Image:Taufique Joarder

In Bangladesh, Plenty of Vaccines but Few Takers

The Big Question: Will Vaccine Passports Fly?