COVID-19 · September, 2020

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Stories about COVID-19 from September, 2020

Chinese state-run TV distorts WHO scientist's remarks in viral video

Dr. Swaminathan's original speech has been edited

Written by Oiwan Lam

30 September 2020

COVID-19 causes Trinidad and Tobago to cancel its Carnival for 2021

There is still hope for a virtual festival

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco

29 September 2020

The untold plight of imprisoned women in Africa, the Americas, and Asia under the pandemic

Data and news reports on imprisoned women are rare, if non-existent

Written by Adetomiwa Isiaka, Giovana Fleck, Romina Navarro, Juliana Harsianti, Saoussen Ben Cheikh, Emma Lewis

25 September 2020

How indigenous peoples resist COVID-19 in South America

In Venezuela, Brazil, and Bolivia, native peoples collectively care for their health

Written by Gabriela Mesones Rojo, Giovana Fleck, Fabiola Gutierrez

23 September 2020

Artists from Gabon to Mozambique interrogate the meaning of ‘Global South’ in new online exhibition

The exhibit 'redefines an ideologically charged word' in a post-pandemic world

Written by Amanda Lichtenstein

23 September 2020

How the world's six largest economies are faring amidst the global political economy of COVID-19

Together, these six nations represent 44 per cent of the world’s population

Written by Ian Inkster

17 September 2020

Millions of Indian students sit university entrance exams after government disregards protests to postpone them

Some of the country's schools are also set to reopen later this month

Written by Vishal Yashoda, Devika Sakhadeo

15 September 2020

African Union turns to biosurveillance tech to curb COVID-19

As borders reopen, PanaBIOS can track COVID-19 across Africa

Written by Kofi Yeboah

14 September 2020

The Caribbean's ‘double standard’ on the enforcement of COVID-19 protocols

'These laws should be across the board'

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco, Emma Lewis

13 September 2020

Thousands of Salvadorans endure COVID-19 without running water to wash their hands

Years of corruption and mismanagement have left their mark

Written by Eddie Galdamez

11 September 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Brazilian gravediggers face increased prejudice

"The main demand of the workers is to survive"

Written by Agência Mural

Translated by Liam Anderson

9 September 2020

French media ignores minority role models during COVID-19 coverage

White public health experts dominate on French TV

Written by Eric Tevoedjre

8 September 2020

COVID-19 leaves Indian tea workers struggling for survival

Working means risk of illness; staying home means going hungry

Written by Rezwan

5 September 2020

Jamaica Labour Party wins decisive second term in office amidst low voter turnout and COVID-19 fears

Voter turnout was just 35 percent

Written by Emma Lewis

4 September 2020

Colombian and Chilean psychiatrists plead to care for mental health by avoiding COVID-19 overexposure of (fake) news

Misinformation should be avoided at all costs

Written by J. Fernanda Sánchez Jaramillo

3 September 2020

COVID-19 has put medicine out of reach for many in Georgia

For Georgia's poorest, medication is an unnecessary expense — whatever the doctor says

Written by Tamuna Chkareuli

3 September 2020

Young Cubans capture beauty and resilience with photographs of the COVID-19 lockdown

The photos tell stories of the COVID-19 lockdown in Cuba

Written by Periodismo de Barrio

Translated by Teodora C. Hasegan

1 September 2020

Serbian cartoons expose political manipulation about COVID-19 vaccines from China and/or Russia

Serbian government has announced that it will provide the population with vaccines against COVID-19 from an undisclosed source, inspiring political cartoons.

Written by Filip Stojanovski

1 September 2020

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