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Mongolia
Vaccine Warnings Compound Declining Birth Rates

The pandemic — and Mongolia’s initial recommendation against COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant women — has undermined the government’s effort to increase population numbers.

By Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu

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Zimbabwe
Sex Work During the Pandemic Becomes Even More Dangerous

Financial desperation has forced Zimbabwe’s sex workers to abandon their usual precautions, leaving them even more vulnerable to illness, violence and exploitation.

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

After the pandemic halted most commerce, urban gardeners sowed a new source of income.

The Stories Gardens Tell. Part 1. Read Part 2

By Fortune Moyo

Coronavirus Stories by region

Africa

Articles from DRC, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Sex Work During the Pandemic Becomes Even More Dangerous

By Kudzai Mazvarirwofa

Gang Violence Amid Teenagers Soars During Pandemic

By Zita Amwanga

From Subsistence to Small Business: Gardeners Hit Pay Dirt

By Fortune Moyo

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Americas

Articles from Haiti, Mexico and Puerto Rico

Fitness Instructors Envision Exercise Without the Gym

By Lucila Pellettieri

As Virus Captures Attention, Tuberculosis Care Stalls

By Marissa Revilla

Mistrust Fuels Rejection of Coronavirus Vaccine

By Adriana Alcázar González

and Mar García

and Marissa Revilla

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Asia

Articles from Indian-administered Kashmir, Mongolia and Nepal

Vaccine Warnings Compound Declining Birth Rates

By Uranchimeg Tsogkhuu

As Coronavirus Surges, Doctors and Nurses Fight for Better Pay

By Odonchimeg Batsukh

and Dolgormaa Sandagdorj

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

By Myagmarsuren Battur

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