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The Impact of the COVID-19 on Divided Cyprus
The divided island of Cyprus reported its first case of COVID–19 to local media on 9 March.
Coronavirus and philosophers | European Journal of Psychoanalysis
A collection of various articles and commentary by philosophers and how their work relates to the pandemic
Arundhati Roy: ‘The pandemic is a portal’ | Free to read | Financial Times
Even while the virus proliferates, who could not be thrilled by the swell of birdsong in cities, peacocks dancing at traffic crossings and the silence in the skies?
Why the coronavirus presents a global political danger
The outbreak of coronavirus has become more than a deadly epidemic. It is also a canvas on to which people’s deepest fears and prejudices are being projected
A ceasefire is necessary to protect Yemen from coronavirus | UNDP
Watching the invisible tsunami crashing through countries, and creating a global health crisis and economic catastrophe, we are preparing for landfall in Yemen, already one of the most fragile countries on earth
What’s in the New Coronavirus Ceasefire Talk in Myanmar’s Ethnic Conflict? – The Diplomat
Within Myanmar, individual armed ethnic groups, including the Karen National Union and the Chin National Front, have called for a ceasefire of this sort
Coronavirus in conflict: The fight has hardly begun
While relatively stable and wealthy countries struggle to respond effectively to this threat, how will the world’s actual war zones cope?
WHO warns Middle East must act quickly to contain coronavirus | News | Al Jazeera
Middle Eastern governments must act quickly to limit the spread of the coronavirus as cases in the region have risen to nearly 60,000 - almost double the tally of a week earlier, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned.
Europe and the Coronavirus Pandemic in the Middle East | RUSI
As Europe has become the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, governments on the continent have closed borders and turned inwards, scrambling to curb the outbreak and minimise the economic fallout.