Closing the ‘Digital Divide’ Critical in COVID-19 Response

Expand A street seller checks his phone while wearing a mask to protect himself from the spread of the new coronavirus, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, March 23, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery At times like these, when the coronavirus pandemic has forced schools to close in over 130 countries, offices to shutter, and people to practice “social distancing,” the internet is providing a lifeline. More than ever, it has become our public square to access critical information and to meet. It enables the rights to education, health, and religion with telemedicine, schools, and even religious…

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