“China’s larger strategic goals, under which all of this rolls up, are to convince the world and make the world feel comfortable in China’s ascendancy.” View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/chinese-state-media-coronavirus from BuzzFeed News Jane Lytvynenko
A lockdown in India that aimed to mitigate the spread of the virus has left huge numbers of people with no other choice but to walk hundreds of miles home in large groups. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nishitajha/india-coronavirus-lockdown-migrant-workers from BuzzFeed News Nishita Jha
The app that sends the selfies will also send GPS coordinates so that officials can verify the person’s location. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pranavdixit/karnataka-coronavirus-quarantine-selfies from BuzzFeed News Pranav Dixit
“It’s better to die standing on your feet than to live on your knees,” said Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, before a hockey game last week. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/coronavirus-belarus-vodka-soccer-tractors from BuzzFeed News Christopher Miller
“It’s better to die standing on your feet than to live on your knees,” said Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko, before a hockey game last week. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/almost-everyone-is-taking-the-coronavirus-seriously-but from BuzzFeed News Christopher Miller
“What I have been hearing from people is that they want to work,” Bolsonaro said in one of the deleted videos. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanhatesthis/twitter-deleted-tweets-brazil-president-coronavirus from BuzzFeed News Ryan Broderick
Despite a spike in readership during the coronavirus outbreak, news organizations haven’t been successful in converting the surge in traffic to revenue. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pranavdixit/coronavrius-facebook-100-million-news from BuzzFeed News Pranav Dixit
Labor has called on the government to ensure temporary visa holders in Australia — including refugees and asylum seekers — can access financial support in the pandemic. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahryan/asylum-seekers-temporary-visas-refugees-coronavirus from BuzzFeed News Hannah Ryan
The PM says stay at home, except for a) shopping for necessities, b) medical care, c) exercise or d) work/study if you can’t do it remotely. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeed.com/lanesainty/australia-coronavirus-outdoor-gatherings-two-people from BuzzFeed News Lane Sainty
No, you won’t get paid £150 for snitching on someone. View Entire Post › … https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahalothman/coronavirus-act-uk-police-powers-explained from BuzzFeed News Hannah Al-Othman