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COVID and Its Impacts Around the World

As the COVID pandemic rapidly swept around the world, some of the most vulnerable people were in places where vaccinations were hard to find. This collection of stories tracks how people in tough-to-reach places responded to this global health crisis.

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Mongolia

Vaccine Warnings Compound Declining Birth Rates

By Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu
Zimbabwe

Sex Work During the Pandemic Becomes Even More Dangerous

By Kudzai Mazvarirwofa
Democratic Republic of Congo

Gang Violence Amid Teenagers Soars During Pandemic

By Zita Amwanga
Zimbabwe

From Subsistence to Small Business: Gardeners Hit Pay Dirt

By Fortune Moyo
Mongolia

As Coronavirus Surges, Doctors and Nurses Fight for Better Pay

By Odonchimeg Batsukh
Mongolia

Mongolia Had Big Plans for a COVID-Free Summer. What Went Wrong?

By Myagmarsuren Battur
Argentina

Fitness Instructors Envision Exercise Without the Gym

By Lucila Pellettieri
Uganda

COVID Aid Payments Fail to Reach Intended Workers

By GPJ Uganda
Mongolia

Cycling, Once Unpopular, Finally Goes Mainstream

By Khorloo Khukhnokhoi
Zimbabwe

Pandemic Robs Refugees of Work

By Linda Mujuru
Uganda

Coronavirus Curfew Squeezes Motorcycle Taxis

By Apophia Agiresaasi
Democratic Republic of Congo

As Aid Vanishes, Refugees Make Do With Less

By Noella Nyirabihogo
Mexico

As Virus Captures Attention, Tuberculosis Care Stalls

By Marissa Revilla
Zimbabwe

Pandemic Jump-Starts Online Retail Sales

By Evidence Chenjerai
Uganda

A COVID-19 ‘Cure’ — or a Waste of Taxpayer Money?

By Nakisanze Segawa
Mexico

Mistrust Fuels Rejection of Coronavirus Vaccine

By Adriana Alcázar González
Democratic Republic of Congo

Kidnapping Fears Surpass Threat of Coronavirus

By Merveille Kavira Luneghe
Zimbabwe

Battling the Virus When Religion and Public Health Collide

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa
Uganda

As Cases Rise, Young Adults Flout Coronavirus Restrictions

By Edna Namara
Puerto Rico

Tourism Revival Fuels Blend of Hope and Fear

By Coraly Cruz Mejías
Zimbabwe

Pandemic Prompts Blood Shortage Crisis

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa
Mongolia

A Stitch in Time: Virus Helps Rescue Dying Art

By Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu
Mexico

Olympic Hopefuls Face New Hurdles Amid Pandemic

By Mar García
Zimbabwe

Coronavirus Complicates Efforts to Curb Substance Abuse

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa
Uganda

Pandemic Pushes Maternal Health Care Toward Crisis

By Apophia Agiresaasi
Zimbabwe

Pandemic Could Forever Alter Funeral Rituals

By Fortune Moyo
Zimbabwe

Vaccines Are a Tough Sell. Their Chinese Origin Doesn’t Help.

By Fortune Moyo
Haiti

Plunging Dollar Pushes Education Out of Reach

By Anne Myriam Bolivar
Zimbabwe

How the Pandemic Reshaped the Way Zimbabweans Send Money

By Linda Mujuru
Zimbabwe

Local Government Services Crumble Amid Economic Woes

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa
Mexico

Citizen-Led Initiative Battles Dangerous ‘Infodemic’

By Aline Suárez del Real
Zimbabwe

Scarred by COVID Battle, Health Workers Lack Support

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa
Zimbabwe

Health Care Lifeline for Rural Areas Languishes

By Linda Mujuru
Mongolia

Under Tightened Lockdown, Mongolians Push Back

By Nansalmaa Oyunchimeg
Zimbabwe

Workers in Informal Economy Shun Virus Lockdown Rules

By Linda Mujuru
Zimbabwe

Women Find No Exit From ‘Shadow Pandemic’ of Abuse

By Linda Mujuru
Zambia

Removing Obstacles to Mental Health Care — Over the Phone

By Prudence Phiri
Uganda

During Lockdown, a Failure to Protect the Vulnerable Young

By Patricia Lindrio
Democratic Republic of Congo

Mental Illness: The Vast, Hidden Toll of DRC’s Armed Conflicts

By Noella Nyirabihogo
Zambia

Shortened School Week Means Less Learning, Wider Gaps

By Prudence Phiri
Democratic Republic of Congo

Coronavirus Border Closures Leave Traders Isolated, Broke

By Noella Nyirabihogo
Uganda

Coronavirus Warnings Lost in a Failure to Translate

By Beatrice Lamwaka
Zimbabwe

Pandemic Boosts Effort to Improve Inmates’ Welfare

By Evidence Chenjerai
Uganda

Coronavirus Claims an Unexpected Victim: Newspapers

By Apophia Agiresaasi
Uganda

Pandemic Lockdown Could Spur a Jump in Teen Pregnancies

By Nakisanze Segawa
Haiti

HIV Patients Face Anguished Choice: Dodge Protests or Go Without Medication

By Anne Myriam Bolivar
World

The World Looks to 2021 With Relief, Fear and Heartache

By GPJ Reporters
Zimbabwe

As Crises Multiply, Catholic Church Wields Moral Authority

By Kudzai Mazvarirwofa
Mexico

Crops Rise Again As Pandemic Upends a Town’s Economy

By Ena Aguilar Peláez
World

Signs of Strength From an Unprecedented Year

By GPJ Reporters
Uganda

Virus Jeopardizes Care for Vulnerable Animals

By Patricia Lindrio
Democratic Republic of Congo

Crime Wave Ignites Debate Over Coronavirus Measures

By Noella Nyirabihogo
Zimbabwe

Students Return to Class, but Teachers Don’t

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa
Zimbabwe

Pandemic Offers Surprising Opportunity for Farmers

By Linda Mujuru
Mexico

Coronavirus Thwarts Fight Against Chagas’ Disease

By Marissa Revilla
Zimbabwe

Pandemic Forces Students to Leave Behind Learning for Labor

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa
Zimbabwe

Retirees Watch Pensions Evaporate Amid Currency Chaos

By Linda Mujuru
Mexico

Old Farming Ways Find New Value Amid Shutdown

By Mar García
Zimbabwe

Suspicion Greets Returning Migrants During Pandemic

By Linda Mujuru
Zimbabwe

Zimbabweans Await U.S. Election With Apathy, Anticipation

By GPJ Zimbabwe
Mexico

Virus Prevents Cemetery Visits, Silencing a Powerful Ritual

By Mar García
Mexico

Coronavirus Threatens to Destroy a Traditional Art Form

By Aline Suárez del Real
Mexico

Coronavirus Stalls Search for the Missing

By Marissa Revilla
Zimbabwe

Coronavirus Batters Fragile Livelihoods of Informal Laborers

By Fortune Moyo
Mexico

In a Bustling College Town, Business Evaporates Without Students

By Patricia Zavala Gutiérrez
Indian-administered Kashmir

Virus and Political Upheaval Devastate Region’s Tourism

By Raihana Maqbool
Mexico

Coronavirus Compounds Dangers for Child Workers

By Marissa Revilla
Puerto Rico

A Cultural Gem Reels From Natural Disasters, Tourism Drop

By Coraly Cruz Mejías
Zimbabwe

Goats and Social Media: How a Zimbabwean Town Faces Coronavirus

By Vimbai Chinembiri
Mexico

Coronavirus Upends Apple Season in Mexico

By Lilette A. Contreras
Mexico

Mexico Dog Shelter Innovates Solution to Lockdown Loneliness

By Mar García
Mexico

Migrant Children Strive to Learn Without School Access

By Lilette A. Contreras
Zimbabwe

Constitutional Hearings During Pandemic Provoke Uproar

By Linda Mujuru
Democratic Republic of Congo

Food Shortage Looms as DRC Border Remains Closed

By Noella Nyirabihogo
Mexico

On Mexico’s Coast, Communities Unite to Keep Out Coronavirus

By Sarai González
Democratic Republic of Congo

As Farmers Struggle, Country Turns to Food Imports

By Noella Nyirabihogo
Zimbabwe

They Survived Cyclone Idai. Then Came the Coronavirus

By Evidence Chenjerai
World

Service Providers Adapt to Coronavirus Restrictions

By GPJ Reporters
Puerto Rico

Coronavirus Devastates Puerto Rico’s Tourism Industry

By Ishbel Cora Rodríguez
World

Workers, Residents Adapt to New Set of Rules During Pandemic

By GPJ Reporters
Democratic Republic of Congo

Coronavirus Fears Drive Rural Residents to Camp in Fields

By Merveille Kavira Luneghe
Uganda

Stranded Abroad, Many Ugandans Don’t Know When They’ll Get Home

By Edna Namara
Mexico

Baby Turtles May Become a Casualty of Coronavirus

By Sarai González
World

For These Workers, Coronavirus Brought Little Change

By GPJ Reporters
Zambia

Mobile Money Shields Some Zambians from Coronavirus, Endangers Others

By Prudence Phiri
Uganda

Defying Uganda’s Ban, Motorcycle Taxis Remain Lifeline for Patients

By Nakisanze Segawa
World

Cooperation Helps Communities Fight Coronavirus, Move Forward

By GPJ Reporters
Mexico

For Mexico’s Informal Vendors, Microcredit Offers Potential Relief, Threat of Debt

By Mar García
Democratic Republic of Congo

Another Casualty of Coronavirus: a Solar Power Plant in DRC

By Zita Amwanga
Zimbabwe

Vital Medicines in Short Supply as Coronavirus Stalls Imports

By Gamuchirai Masiyiwa
World

Looking After Those Most in Need During Coronavirus Crisis

By GPJ Reporters
Puerto Rico

Lockdown Could Trap Abused Women, Advocates Warn

By Coraly Cruz Mejías
Zambia

Coronavirus Threat Fails to Sideline Zambia’s Street Vendors

By Prudence Phiri
World

For Many, Coronavirus Alters Work as They Knew It

By GPJ Reporters
Puerto Rico

Under-Resourced and Medically Understaffed, Puerto Rico Faces the Coronavirus

By Ishbel Cora Rodríguez
Mongolia

Hand-Washing Staves Off More Than the Coronavirus

By Khorloo Khukhnokhoi
World

Pandemic Inspires Creative Problem-Solving Worldwide

By GPJ Reporters
World

For Small Businesses, Coronavirus May Mean Boom – or Bust

By GPJ Reporters
Nepal

Everest is Empty as Virus Shuts Down Global Tourism Industry

By Shilu Manandhar
Mexico

With Empty Tables, Chiapas Restaurants Take to the Road to Attract Customers

By Adriana Alcázar González
Uganda

Sex Workers Face New Challenges as Virus Spreads

By Nakisanze Segawa
Mongolia

GPJ Journalist Puts Reporting on Hold to Fight Against Coronavirus

By Odonchimeg Batsukh
World

In Battle Against Coronavirus, Health Care Gets Mobile

By GPJ Reporters
Zimbabwe

Coronavirus Dismantles Tourism, a Key Economic Driver

By Linda Mujuru
Mongolia

Seamstresses Suffer After Coronavirus Wipes Out Sales

By Nansalmaa Oyunchimeg
World

Empty Stores, Deserted Streets: The Economics of the Coronavirus

By GPJ Reporters
Mexico

With Holy Week Festivities Canceled, Chiapas Food Vendors Scramble to Recover

By Marissa Revilla
Democratic Republic of Congo

2020: DRC Survived Ebola, but it’s Not Ready for New Pandemics

By Noella Nyirabihogo
Zimbabwe

As Coronavirus Spreads, Small-Batch Sanitizers Flood Zimbabwe Markets

By Linda Mujuru
Zambia

First HIV, Now Coronavirus: Keeping Zambia’s Prisoners Healthy Gets Even Harder

By Prudence Phiri
Indian-administered Kashmir

Lockdown Is Nothing New for Region’s Students

By Raihana Maqbool
World

Coronavirus Disrupts Education and Economies Worldwide

By GPJ Reporters
Zimbabwe

With Health Sector in Shambles, Zimbabwe’s Hospitals Turn Away Pregnant Women

By Linda Mujuru
World

How the World Prepares for the Coronavirus Pandemic

By GPJ Reporters
Zimbabwe

Coronavirus Looms Over Fragile Health Care System

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