World Health Organization Declares COVID-19 a ‘Pandemic.’ Here’s What That Means

The World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11 declared COVID-19 a pandemic, pointing to the over 118,000 cases of the coronavirus illness in over 110 countries and territories around the world and ...
Time

The Pandemic Turns 5. We Are Still Not Prepared for the Next One

A mask lies on a sidewalk. It’s hard to believe it's been five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2020, the disease has killed more than 1.2 million Americans—more than in any other ...
PBS

5 Years Later, A Look Back at How the COVID-19 Pandemic Disrupted the World

The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic five years ago, on March 11, 2020. By then, the disease had already claimed more than 4,000 lives. Today, WHO attributes more than 7 ...
Open Knowledge Repository - World Bank

The Importance of Existing Social Protection Programs for Mental Health in Pandemic Times

Yoonyoung Cho, Teresa Molina, The Importance of Existing Social Protection Programs for Mental Health in Pandemic Times, The World Bank Economic Review, Volume 40, Issue 1, February 2026, Pages ...