Images of life under the pandemic
A dose of visual reporting from around the world.
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The Worldwise View
Here’s a little something for the weekend.
I often pepper the regular posts with a bit of photojournalism. But this seemed a good moment for a dedicated post.
There’s something to look at from each region—and with the storytelling that goes with them, the images give a flavour of what life looks like under pandemic restrictions in different corners of the globe.
Let’s start with a region that’s really struggling with Covid-19.
Latin America
How indigenous communities are coping in the Amazon — Renata Brito and Felipe Dana for AP + Ueslei Marcelino and Leonardo Benassatto for Reuters Wider Image
Battling the virus alone in Lima, Peru — Florence Goupil for the Guardian
Life under coronavirus in Mexico, beyond the hospital — Luis Antonio Rojas for the Washington Post
“When I rode around the city on my motorcycle in April, I saw that the virus had already spread far beyond the hospitals — it had entered people’s consciousness"—Luis Antonio Rojas in the Washington Post
Asia
Views from Bangkok: what Thailand did well to contain the virus — Sirachai Arungugstichai and Rachel Hartigan for the National Geographic
Personal images showing how a family in coastal Bangladesh copes during the pandemic — Mohammad Shahnewaz Khan for the Washington Post
INTERACTIVE | Cox's Brazar: where social distancing is impossible — Guardian
Africa
Life in Kenya's Kibera settlement during the pandemic — Rachel Jones and Brian Otieno for the National Geographic
Quick cleans and ‘Hotel Quarantine' in Niamey, Niger — Juan Haro/UNICEF for the Guardian
MENA & Global
Seven photographers document everyday life for women in Iran during the pandemic — Pulitzer Center
Snapshots of lives changed under lockdown around the world — The Everyday Projects for NPR
A final note from the week’s soundtrack
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