Covid Diaries
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Covid-19 Global Diaries: 'I'm a refugee in London and people like me are dying'
Fleeing persecution in Nigeria, Yetunde James arrived in the UK with dreams of a new and safe life. But coronavirus has taken her friends, put her life in danger and her plans to build a bright future on hold
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COVID-19 Global Diaries: 'The virus is breaking out in camps and refugees are at terrible risk'
Josie Naughton, co-founder and CEO of Help Refugees, works tirelessly with her global team to protect the forgotten people of the pandemic - the refugees left exposed and vulnerable
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COVID-19 Global Diaries: 'Why I'm helping the hardest hit - the homeless and low-income families'
Elisa Khong is a Malaysian philanthropist and she's determined to fight back with incredible acts of giving
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COVID-19 Global Diaries: 'I don't have running water let alone soap to wash my hands'
Mildred Mapingure is a single mum living in Zimbabwe, one of the world’s poorest countries. Here she shares the reality of confronting coronavirus when self-isolation and basic hygiene facilities are not an option
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COVID-19 Global Diaries: 'We're fashion designers making PPE for frontliners'
In the Czech Republic and Malaysia two fashion designers are sewing their way to saving lives
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COVID-19 Global Diaries: 'I was Greece's first-ever case and I caught it at Milan Fashion Week'
Dimitra Voulgaridou was the first person in Greece diagnosed with coronavirus. The successful businesswoman tells how her Milan Fashion Week trip left her and her nine year old in a hospital isolation chamber
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COVID-19 Global Diaries: 'Our wedding left 42 guests struck down with the virus'
Emma and Scott Metcalf never imagined their honeymoon would be interrupted with shocking news from home. Emma recalls how their dream wedding became a living nightmare for their loved ones
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COVID-19 Global Diaries: 'I'm trialling a vaccine so the whole world will benefit'
In Australia Kaya Gardiner, Project Manager of Infectious Diseases, is working tirelessly with her team to help slow the pandemic
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COVID-19 Global Diaries: 'What it's like having a baby in a pandemic'
New mum Dora Kránicz lives in Hungary and admits the first few weeks with a newborn is a sort of quarantine itself, she also reveals living under the threat of the coronavirus makes even this very different
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COVID-19 Global Diaries: 'Our tests may bring us out of this nightmare earlier than expected'
Helping to flatten the curve is what Maria Halasz and her company Cellmid are doing, by launching COVID-19 rapid diagnostic tests that are really making a difference
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COVID-19 Global Diaries: 'I'm a scientist fighting a pandemic of confusion and fear'
In Malaysia Dr Chai Lay Ching works hard to bring information and science-backed solutions to help the fight against the virus
