Coronavirus Around The World: How Countries Are Coping With COVID-19 Surges A look around the globe shows other countries - Brazil, South Africa, Iraq - are in turmoil as the relentless coronavirus pandemic takes its toll.Heard onToggle more optionsA look around the globe shows other countries - Brazil, South Africa, Iraq - are in turmoil as the relentless coronavirus pandemic takes its toll.NOEL KING, HOST:The U.S. is leading the world in COVID-19 cases - more than 3 1/2 million. Other countries are seeing surges, too. India, for example, just hit a new record - a million cases. Here's...…Coronavirus Around The World: How Countries Are Coping With COVID-19 Surges A look around the globe shows other countries - Brazil, South Africa, Iraq - are in turmoil as the relentless coronavirus pandemic takes its toll.Heard onToggle more optionsA look around the globe shows other countries - Brazil, South Africa, Iraq - are in turmoil as the relentless coronavirus pandemic takes its toll.NOEL KING, HOST:The U.S. is leading the world in COVID-19 cases - more than 3 1/2 million. Other countries are seeing surges, too. India, for example, just hit a new record - a million cases. Here's...WW…

Countries Balance Needed Tourism With Coronavirus Concerns Nations that are heavily dependent on tourism are trying to walk a fine line between the need to reopen their beaches and resorts and the risk of importing more cases of the coronavirus.Heard onToggle more optionsNations that are heavily dependent on tourism are trying to walk a fine line between the need to reopen their beaches and resorts and the risk of importing more cases of the coronavirus.DAVID GREENE, HOST:There is a debate about how fast things can or should return to normal here in the United States, but little discussion...…Countries Balance Needed Tourism With Coronavirus Concerns Nations that are heavily dependent on tourism are trying to walk a fine line between the need to reopen their beaches and resorts and the risk of importing more cases of the coronavirus.Heard onToggle more optionsNations that are heavily dependent on tourism are trying to walk a fine line between the need to reopen their beaches and resorts and the risk of importing more cases of the coronavirus.DAVID GREENE, HOST:There is a debate about how fast things can or should return to normal here in the United States, but little discussion...WW…

COVID-19 Alcohol Bans In South Africa Reveal Painful History South Africa banned alcohol to enforce social distancing during the worst of the pandemic, but the ban also had a surprising effect, exposing the country's complicated relationship with alcohol.Heard onToggle more optionsSouth Africa banned alcohol to enforce social distancing during the worst of the pandemic, but the ban also had a surprising effect, exposing the country's complicated relationship with alcohol.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:South Africa reports an unexpected side effect from an effort to fight the pandemic. The country...…COVID-19 Alcohol Bans In South Africa Reveal Painful History South Africa banned alcohol to enforce social distancing during the worst of the pandemic, but the ban also had a surprising effect, exposing the country's complicated relationship with alcohol.Heard onToggle more optionsSouth Africa banned alcohol to enforce social distancing during the worst of the pandemic, but the ban also had a surprising effect, exposing the country's complicated relationship with alcohol.STEVE INSKEEP, HOST:South Africa reports an unexpected side effect from an effort to fight the pandemic. The country...WW…

As U.S. Vaccine Rollout Speeds Up, Inequality Stunts Progress Worldwide More and more countries are getting shipments of vaccines and starting to inoculate their populations. But it's an unequal picture across the globe.Heard onToggle more optionsMore and more countries are getting shipments of vaccines and starting to inoculate their populations. But it's an unequal picture across the globe.MICHEL MARTIN (HOST): This week, President Biden said there would be enough COVID vaccines available for every adult American by the end of May, even if it may take longer before everyone who wants a...…As U.S. Vaccine Rollout Speeds Up, Inequality Stunts Progress Worldwide More and more countries are getting shipments of vaccines and starting to inoculate their populations. But it's an unequal picture across the globe.Heard onToggle more optionsMore and more countries are getting shipments of vaccines and starting to inoculate their populations. But it's an unequal picture across the globe.MICHEL MARTIN (HOST): This week, President Biden said there would be enough COVID vaccines available for every adult American by the end of May, even if it may take longer before everyone who wants a...WW…

Kenyan Musician Composes Song About Life After COVID-19 Coronavirus infection rates in Kenya are the lowest they have been since the beginning of the pandemic, and life seems back to normal. A new song is capturing that moment.Heard onToggle more optionsCoronavirus infection rates in Kenya are the lowest they have been since the beginning of the pandemic, and life seems back to normal. A new song is capturing that moment.SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST:In many parts of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is raging, but Kenya in East Africa has so far escaped the worst. Infection rates there are the...…Kenyan Musician Composes Song About Life After COVID-19 Coronavirus infection rates in Kenya are the lowest they have been since the beginning of the pandemic, and life seems back to normal. A new song is capturing that moment.Heard onToggle more optionsCoronavirus infection rates in Kenya are the lowest they have been since the beginning of the pandemic, and life seems back to normal. A new song is capturing that moment.SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST:In many parts of the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is raging, but Kenya in East Africa has so far escaped the worst. Infection rates there are the...WW…

As Kenya Keeps Schools Shut, Teen Pregnancies Are Rising The country's schools are closed until January as the coronavirus surges. Meanwhile, officials say there's an increase in underage expecting mothers.Heard onToggle more optionsAs Zuleika Yusuf Daffala walks across Kibera, one of the big informal settlements in Kenya's capital, she greets dozens of kids on the streets. Some are jumping rope, others chasing each other through the alley and another group is trying to make a tiny cooking pan out of an aluminum can. Daffala, a 37-year-old community activist, broke the news this week to...…As Kenya Keeps Schools Shut, Teen Pregnancies Are Rising The country's schools are closed until January as the coronavirus surges. Meanwhile, officials say there's an increase in underage expecting mothers.Heard onToggle more optionsAs Zuleika Yusuf Daffala walks across Kibera, one of the big informal settlements in Kenya's capital, she greets dozens of kids on the streets. Some are jumping rope, others chasing each other through the alley and another group is trying to make a tiny cooking pan out of an aluminum can. Daffala, a 37-year-old community activist, broke the news this week to...WW…

Kenyan Health Workers Manage COVID-19, HIV In Nairobi An HIV outreach worker makes the rounds in a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, checking that clients are taking their medication and doing what they can to protect themselves against the coronavirus.Heard onToggle more optionsAn HIV outreach worker makes the rounds in a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, checking that clients are taking their medication and doing what they can to protect themselves against the coronavirus.DAVID GREENE, HOST:In Kenya's capital, Nairobi, coronavirus is not the only worry. With high HIV rates, it is important that patients stay...…Kenyan Health Workers Manage COVID-19, HIV In Nairobi An HIV outreach worker makes the rounds in a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, checking that clients are taking their medication and doing what they can to protect themselves against the coronavirus.Heard onToggle more optionsAn HIV outreach worker makes the rounds in a slum in Nairobi, Kenya, checking that clients are taking their medication and doing what they can to protect themselves against the coronavirus.DAVID GREENE, HOST:In Kenya's capital, Nairobi, coronavirus is not the only worry. With high HIV rates, it is important that patients stay...WW…

2nd-Deadliest Ebola Outbreak In History Declared Over Just as Congo was about to celebrate the eradication of Ebola in one of the biggest ever outbreaks, the virus has cropped up elsewhere in the country.Heard onToggle more optionsJust as Congo was about to celebrate the eradication of Ebola in one of the biggest ever outbreaks, the virus has cropped up elsewhere in the country.RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:A deadly Ebola epidemic, the second worst in history, has now come to an end in Democratic Republic of Congo. NPR's Eyder Peralta reports.EYDER PERALTA, BYLINE: The Ebola outbreak lasted almost...…2nd-Deadliest Ebola Outbreak In History Declared Over Just as Congo was about to celebrate the eradication of Ebola in one of the biggest ever outbreaks, the virus has cropped up elsewhere in the country.Heard onToggle more optionsJust as Congo was about to celebrate the eradication of Ebola in one of the biggest ever outbreaks, the virus has cropped up elsewhere in the country.RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:A deadly Ebola epidemic, the second worst in history, has now come to an end in Democratic Republic of Congo. NPR's Eyder Peralta reports.EYDER PERALTA, BYLINE: The Ebola outbreak lasted almost...WW…

Kenya Criticized For Letting China Flights Land Amid Coronavirus Scare African nations are taking the coronavirus seriously. In Kenya, the government is facing a lawsuit over allowing flights from China to enter the country.Heard onToggle more optionsAfrican nations are taking the coronavirus seriously. In Kenya, the government is facing a lawsuit over allowing flights from China to enter the country.RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:Five African countries have now reported cases of the coronavirus. Yesterday, Senegal announced that a man came back infected after a ski vacation in France. In Nigeria, it...…Kenya Criticized For Letting China Flights Land Amid Coronavirus Scare African nations are taking the coronavirus seriously. In Kenya, the government is facing a lawsuit over allowing flights from China to enter the country.Heard onToggle more optionsAfrican nations are taking the coronavirus seriously. In Kenya, the government is facing a lawsuit over allowing flights from China to enter the country.RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:Five African countries have now reported cases of the coronavirus. Yesterday, Senegal announced that a man came back infected after a ski vacation in France. In Nigeria, it...WW…

South Africa Leads The African Continent In COVID-19 Cases One of South Africa's biggest private hospitals in Durban is in crisis after 66 people — at least 48 of which are on staff — tested positive for the coronavirus.Heard onToggle more optionsOne of South Africa's biggest private hospitals in Durban is in crisis after 66 people — at least 48 of which are on staff — tested positive for the coronavirus.NOEL KING, HOST:South Africa has the highest number of diagnosed COVID-19 cases on the African continent. The country is at the tail end of a three-week lockdown. But cases continue to...…South Africa Leads The African Continent In COVID-19 Cases One of South Africa's biggest private hospitals in Durban is in crisis after 66 people — at least 48 of which are on staff — tested positive for the coronavirus.Heard onToggle more optionsOne of South Africa's biggest private hospitals in Durban is in crisis after 66 people — at least 48 of which are on staff — tested positive for the coronavirus.NOEL KING, HOST:South Africa has the highest number of diagnosed COVID-19 cases on the African continent. The country is at the tail end of a three-week lockdown. But cases continue to...WW…