Coronavirus is a family of viruses, which can cause the common cold or more severe diseases such as SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome), MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome), and the new coronavirus disease that first appeared in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, called COVID-19. Learn more about the coronavirus-caused disease pandemic and how World Vision is responding worldwide.
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Prayers
Prayers for people affected by the new coronavirus
A new coronavirus is spreading rapidly around the world. As infections and the death toll rise, we turn to God for wisdom and comfort.
Change Makers
How to talk to kids about disasters in the news
Disasters like the new coronavirus can take over the news and can be troubling for empathetic adults and scary for children. Learn how to talk about it. Here’s how to talk to your kids about this current emergency as well as others.
From the Field
How to wash your hands properly
Handwashing is important in reducing your exposure to and the transmission of the new coronavirus, among other illnesses. But do you know how to properly wash your hands? It may be more complicated than you think.
Change Makers
10 fun family activities to play it forward
Have fun and grow deeper together with 10 family activities and games that will help your kids learn how to pay it forward and become global citizens.
From the Field
Youth pray passionately for their country
Youth from dangerous neighborhoods in Honduras’ capital city gather to intercede through prayer. They pray for their family and friends, their community and the country.
Change Makers
Visionaries surrender something great to receive something greater
Read the stories of some of World Vision’s generous donor partners who have answered the call and made the financial commitment to become Visionaries — a group of World Vision supporters who strive to help transform the lives of children, families, and communities in the name of Christ, recognizing that in doing so, their own lives are also transformed.
From the Field
Family Emergency Kits deliver hope to food-insecure families
As COVID-19 cases rise with school closures and restrictions increasing across the nation, church leaders and school officials are partnering with World Vision in its distribution of life-sustaining supplies, including food, personal hygiene, and clean water, to food-insecure families in the Puget Sound.
From the Field
2014 Ebola virus outbreak: Facts, symptoms, and how to help
The 2014 outbreak of Ebola virus disease in West Africa was the “largest, most severe and most complex Ebola epidemic” in history.
From the Field
Zika virus: Facts, symptoms, and how to help
The mosquito-borne Zika virus can cause microcephaly and other serious birth defects. Though the disease has faded from the news since its most recent outbreak from 2015 to 2016, Zika remains a risk in dozens of countries and territories in the Americas. Learn facts about Zika, the latest outbreak, and future threats.
From the Field
Natural cold and flu remedies from around the world
Discover natural home remedies for colds, coughs, and the flu — like honey — that are used to treat children and adults around the world.
Change Makers
Global 6K for Water: Get fit as a family and grow your faith
Most people will walk the 6K, some will run, some will push strollers, and a few crazy athletes will do the 6K while carrying a heavy jerrycan full of water! Whatever you choose, training can be a great family fitness activity.
