“Should I buy a mask or food?” – South Asia’s poor face stark choice
Kabul, Afghanistan/Colombo, Sri LankaThomson Reuters Foundation Buy a mask and let his family go hungry, or buy food and go out into the crowded city without one – that is the stark choice facing Hayatullah Khan, an Afghan labourer whose daily earnings have fallen below $US1.50 during the coronavirus pandemic. Like many poor South Asians, […]
Masks should be prioritised for health workers to avoid shortage against coronavirus, says WHO; Coronavirus spread latest
Geneva/Zurich, SwitzerlandReuters The World Health Organization voiced concern on Monday that the wearing of medical masks by the general public could exacerbate the shortage for health workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. It said lockdowns in many places are proving effective in dampening spread of the coronavirus but any lifting of restrictions […]