“It’s just horrible,” a trans woman from Hungary told BuzzFeed News. “I don’t want to lose good people because of this.” View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeed.com/patrickstrudwick/coronavirus-hungary-trans-rights from BuzzFeed News Patrick Strudwick
A “best case scenario” would see some non-essential retail shops and industries reopen in early to mid-May, further social distancing measures relaxed over the summer, but the elderly and vulnerable facing strict “shielding” restrictions lasting until a vaccine is found. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/coronavirus-uk-lockdown-three-stage-exit-plan from BuzzFeed News Alex Wickham
“I cry every night, every day. I feel helpless. I don’t know what’s going on.” View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/older-ice-detainees-coronavirus-fears from BuzzFeed News Hamed Aleaziz
Over the course of the next month, planes owned by the state-run Antonov Airlines will carry medical masks and other supplies on 11 trips from Asian countries to the US. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/coronavirus-ukraine-biggest-plane-in-the-world from BuzzFeed News Christopher Miller
Several UK police forces have been criticised for taking a heavy-handed approach to enforcing social distancing — but Met officers stood by as a crowd gathered on Westminster Bridge on Thursday. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahalothman/met-police-social-distancing-westminster-bridge from BuzzFeed News Hannah Al-Othman
Matt Hancock also defended the government’s record on testing after it emerged only 18,000 tests were carried out yesterday. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahalothman/coronavirus-hancock-care-homes-deaths from BuzzFeed News Hannah Al-Othman
ER doctor Tarek Loubani has printed around 1,000 face shields during the coronavirus cris, working in his spare time from his basement. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/meghara/coronavirus-3d-printing-face-shields-tarek-loubani-gaza from BuzzFeed News Megha Rajagopalan
Sydney’s waterside Bay Run is a beautiful 7km path, perfect for walking, running or cycling. It’s also the site of a brewing conflict. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahryan/social-distancing-sydney-bay-run-walker-jogger-cyclist from BuzzFeed News Hannah Ryan
“These guys must hate every minute of having to do this,” one academic said of the sweeping changes introduced by Australia’s conservative government. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeed.com/ginarushton/coronavirus-socialism-conservative-leaders-welfare from BuzzFeed News Gina Rushton
BuzzFeed News spoke to doctors, epidemiologists, charities, and community leaders as the government launched a review into why BAME people are being disproportionately affected. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahalothman/uk-black-asian-communities-coronavirus from BuzzFeed News Hannah Al-Othman