Before working for Microsoft I worked for the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK for nine years, and we had to deal with complex and significant situations regularly, but nothing with the scale and impact of the current pandemic crisis.

Syria is at “high risk” of being unable to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Special Envoy for the country said on Monday, reiterating calls for a “complete, immediate nationwide ceasefire” to enable an all-out-effort to counter the march of the new coronavirus.

When Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker ordered a statewide closure of nonessential businesses to help contain the spread of COVID-19 last week, the order left many businesses scrambling to keep their companies running from a distance.

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling for stepped-up production of medical equipment and supplies as health facilities and health workers in many countries struggle with increasing and urgent demands brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deutsche Bank AG is providing the City of Frankfurt with 375,000 surgical masks for medical use.

An international panel of human rights experts called today for the immediate release of political prisoners and detainees in war-ravaged Yemen to help avert a nationwide outbreak of COVID-19.

United Nations agencies are working together to provide vital support to Pacific Island countries as they rally to combat COVID-19 outbreaks across the region.

This has included physical attacks against Chinese and other Asians, hate speech blaming Roma and Hispanics for the spread of the virus, and calls by some political leaders for migrants to be denied access to medical services.

As more of us are working remotely and practicing safe social distancing, Samsung is here to help.

As the COVID-19 crisis continues to affect the community, event planners have had to make the hard decision of postponing or cancelling their activities.