
Julia Belluz
Freelance contributor
Latest articles by Julia Belluz

With Covid-19 cases surging in Italy, South Korea, and Iran, travel has become increasingly fraught.

Health experts say it’s time to prepare for worldwide spread on all continents.


We still don’t have firm answers to the most important questions about this virus.


The largest outbreak outside China is floating at sea — with more than 500 cases.


What the situation in countries like Singapore and the US tells us about the risk of global spread.


“We need to be very careful when interpreting any extremes.”

The tricky business of disease diplomacy.


What drives women in America to have babies at home rather than in a hospital or birth center?


Four ways it could devolve into a dangerous pandemic, and four ways it could steadily improve.


We asked seven experts to weigh in on his State of the Union pledge.