COVID-19 (coronavirus)

As COVID-19 dominates the world’s attention, it bears remembering that another, older respiratory disease that is both preventable and treatable is still killing 1.5 million people every year: TB…

Tom Perry, Miriam Schneidman|

With the need to contain the virus, many countries are implementing measures to reduce gatherings of large crowds.

Harry A. Patrinos, Tigran Shmis|

The Republic of Korea was one of the first countries to tackle the COVID-19 crisis. Facing a rapid, exponential increase in infections after the first positive case was identified on January 20,…

Dawoon Chung, Hoon Sahib Soh|

President David Malpass summarizes some of the World Bank Group's activities in response to COVID-19.

David Malpass|

Amid COVID-19 (coronavirus), governments and private companies are implementing crisis measures to protect the tourism industry.

Caroline Freund|