Healthcare

Stranded Hasidic Jewish Pilgrims Bet On Faith To Overcome Ukraine’s COVID-19 Restrictions

A few thousand Hasidic Jews now stranded at the border between Belarus and Ukraine want just one thing this Rosh Hashanah: entrance into Ukraine to visit the grave of Rabbi Nachman. Citing COVID-19 restrictions, Ukraine says no, but these pilgrims believe faith overcomes obstacles.

Berlin Doctors Confirm Poisoning Of Russian Opposition Activist Aleksei Navalny

Hospitalized Kremlin Critic Aleksei Navalny Begins Treatment In Germany

Amidst International Furor, Russian Hospital Flip-Flops On Aleksei Navalny Evacuation

Dying Doctors Leave A Void As Kyrgyzstan's COVID-19 Crisis Grows

Medical staff in the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan say they are continuing to struggle to treat COVID-19 patients and lack critical medicine, equipment, and staff. In a local hospital, most staff have been infected and several have died.

Nobody's Child: Inside Ukraine's Controversial Surrogate Adoption Industry

Ukraine is one of the few countries in the world that allows commercial surrogacy. But when something goes wrong, human lives hang in the balance, and critics say the business should be stopped or at least regulated.

Mysterious Pneumonia Soaring To 'A Terrifying Level' In Russian City Of Ufa

Russian medical workers in the city of Ufa say COVID-19 cases are being reported as a mysterious pneumonia.

Bloodletting And Dog Soup: Kyrgyzstan Battles False COVID-19 Cures

Kyrgyz authorities have warned people not to use an ancient Islamic practice of bloodletting known as Hijama to treat COVID-19.

'It's A Battlefield': Kyrgyzstan Faces Crisis As COVID-19 Cases Spike

Kyrgyzstan is facing a severe shortage of medical professionals, hospital beds, drugs, and equipment as coronavirus infections have shot up in recent weeks​.

Kazakhstan Dismisses Chinese 'Fake News' About Deadly 'Unknown Pneumonia'

Desperate relatives are waiting in line for hours for an overwhelmed Kazakh morgue to release the bodies of their loved ones, raising questions about the country's COVID-19 data. Official statistics show hundreds of deaths related to COVID-19 and more than 1,000 dead from "pneumonia." But Chinese news reports about a form of pneumonia in Kazakhstan that is deadlier than the coronavirus have been dismissed by the Kazakh Health Ministry as "fake news."

​In Second Wave, Consecutive Days Of Record New COVID-19 Cases Hit Ukraine

Authorities in Ukraine said lockdowns may be reimposed at a regional level after days of record new coronavirus cases. One badly hit region in western Ukraine quickly announced a return of preventive measures, including restricting road travel beyond the region, a ban on gatherings of more than 20 people, and closures of indoor cafes and restaurants.