Health & Safety

Members of the Test & Trace Corps meet travelers arriving by Amtrak from Miami at Penn Station in New York. Members of the Test & Trace Corps were out to educate visitors about quarantine restrictions for travelers from coronavirus hot spots.

Health & Safety

Welcome To New York, Traveler. Now Please Begin Your Quarantine

10:08am August 08, 2020

by Fred Mogul

New York City is setting up quarantine "checkpoints" for travelers from states that are COVID-19 hot spots. The city wants travelers from high-risk states to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival.

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Phelelani Ndakrokra completes an aerial act at a Zip Zap circus show in Cape Town, South Africa.

PHOTOS: South Africa's Zip Zap Circus Brings A Big Heart To The Big Top

8:43am August 08, 2020

The circus was founded to lift kids out of poverty and change racial attitudes. It's become a world-famous institution — performing for Barack Obama, for example — while holding true to its dream.

Texas Faces Dilemma: How To Accommodate COVID-19 Postive Voters

7:56am August 08, 2020

One challenge for which election officials still don't have a great answer is this: how to handle voters who test positive for COVID-19 after the deadline for absentee ballots has passed.

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West Virginia Churchgoer Reflects On Faith During The COVID-19 Pandemic

7:56am August 08, 2020

Mary Tate's church in central West Virginia was part of the first cluster of coronavirus cases in the state. Five months later, she shares that experience and how it's made her faith stronger.

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How COVID-19 Has Impacted New Mexico

7:56am August 08, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon talks with New Mexico's Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham about how state has been handling the pandemic.

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Congress Stalled In COVID-19 Relief Bill Discussions

7:56am August 08, 2020

by Claudia Grisales

Talks between top Congressional Democrats and White House officials have failed to reconcile the coronavirus relief bills of the House and the Senate.

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Oldest Nurse In U.S. Barred From Working Because Of Pandemic

7:56am August 08, 2020

At 95, Florence Rigney is believed to be the oldest working nurse in the U.S. But she's not allowed to work during the pandemic. NPR's Scott Simon talks to her about her wish to go back to the job.

Saturday Sports: NHL Bubble Prepares To Start Playoffs

7:56am August 08, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon talks to ESPN's Howard Bryant about the NHL Playoffs and the new COVID-19 infections in the MLB.

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COVID-19 Pandemic Cancels County Fair Competitions

7:56am August 08, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Jordan Stivers, of Santa Clara, California whose last year to showcase and auction livestock at the county fair was disrupted by the pandemic.

Maria Hernandez (top row, second from left) and her extended family live together in Los Angeles. When she was diagnosed with the coronavirus, she self-isolated in an upstairs bedroom.

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Extended Families Living Together Raise Risks For COVID-19 Transmission

7:56am August 08, 2020

by Elly Yu

Public health experts are concerned about the spread of the coronavirus within multigenerational households. Families of color tend to live in such households more than white families.