Donald Trump’s domestic response to the novel coronavirus has long come under-fire for being unprepared, ill-informed and at times dangerous. But just as problematic for the president has been the invisible presence of the United States from global efforts to supress the spread of COVID-19.
If helping is a moral imperative, governments and other armed actors in theaters of conflict must protect a neutral and impartial humanitarian space, not overburden it with regulations and restrictions; everyone must protect human dignity, not marginalize, exclude and stigmatize.
When the pandemic has passed, will we labour intensively in an attempt to resuscitate dead ideas of the past; or worse still, descend into a world of paranoid and hostile tribes? Or, will we instead act as a cooperative family of nations striving together for peace, equality and the betterment of mankind? History will surely judge us.
The epidemic prevention and control still face severe and complicated challenges at home.
All countries should avoid export bans and ensure food can be transported, traded and marketed without restrictions.
Where did the novel coronavirus come from? Answers to this questions could take time.
The outbreak of COVID-19 and its rapid spread worldwide has fundamentally challenged humanity’s imagination to rise above the particularisms of nationality, race, ethnicity, religion and even levels of development exclusivity, and move toward the inclusiveness of common humanity.
Analysts forecast India will be the next hotspot of COVID-19 infections.
Early reports from authorities in China suggest the viral load is higher in patients with more severe disease, which is also the case for SARS and influenza.
As coronavirus cases in Europe and America continue to outstrip Asia, with the number of confirmed-cases in the U.S. alone more than three times the amount in China, it appears the use of face masks may now start to play an important role in their battle with the virus.
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