Health & Safety

Thousands of couples have been separated by pandemic-related travel restrictions. Lots of them are unmarried.

Can Love Conquer Travel Bans? Couples Divided By Pandemic Are Rallying To Reunite

1:16pm August 04, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

Couples discuss how travel restrictions have kept them oceans apart for months. While they lobby governments to allow them to see each other, some have had to delay weddings or even miss a childbirth.

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Coronavirus Cases Across Asia Are Again On The Rise

10:16am August 04, 2020

Parts of Asia that seemed to have COVID-19 under control have witnessed fresh outbreaks. China, Japan and Vietnam, which had few or no cases in the past month or so, are seeing a resurgence.

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Vaccine-makers are readying 190 million doses of the flu vaccine for deployment across the U.S. this fall — 20 million more doses than in a typical year. A nasal spray version will be available, as well as shots.

2020 Flu Shot Strategy: Get Yours Early In The Season

10:00am August 04, 2020

by Fran Kritz

With the flu season looming, public health officials urge nearly all Americans over 6 months old to get immunized starting next month. Strategize now to avoid getting the flu while COVID-19 is raging.

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, pictured in 2016, says his mother "found" the American dream. She died of COVID-19 in July.

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia On Losing His Mother To COVID-19

9:59am August 04, 2020

by James Doubek

Garcia's mother, Gaby O'Donnell, was a medical assistant for decades. Discussions about her experience in health care influenced Garcia's approach to mitigating the coronavirus in Long Beach, he says.

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Hundreds of nursing home residents have been transferred as a result of their facilities treating COVID-19 patients only.

Nursing Home Residents Moved Out To Make Way For COVID-19 Patients

9:00am August 04, 2020

by Ina Jaffe

Some nursing homes have switched to treating only COVID-19 patients, who bring in more government money. But to make room for them, the original residents are forced out of places they've called home.

Health & Safety

It Took A Pandemic: Mystery Of Windsor Hum Is Solved

6:56am August 04, 2020

For decades, Canadians living near the U.S. border swore they could hear a strange, low-frequency reverberation. The cause of the mysterious hum was resolved when a U.S. Steel facility shut down.

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Coronavirus Pandemic Impacts Election Site Staffing

6:04am August 04, 2020

by Barbara Sprunt

A major challenge to this fall's elections is that most pollworkers are over the age of 60, and at high risk for COVID-19. Municipalities are using creative measures to recruit younger pollworkers.

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Poll results: Is the United States managing the COVID-19 pandemic better or worse than other countries?

Despite Mask Wars, Americans Support Aggressive Measures To Stop COVID-19, Poll Finds

6:04am August 04, 2020

by Brian Mann

Two-thirds of Americans believe the U.S. is handling the pandemic worse than other nations, an NPR/Ipsos poll finds. Majorities support more aggressive measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

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LouAnn Woodward, who leads the University of Mississippi Medical Center, supports a statewide mask mandate. But she says state leaders are "in a pickle," based on medical advice against popular opposition.

Mississippi On Track To Become No. 1 State For New Coronavirus Cases Per Capita

6:53pm August 03, 2020

"We need to do something different," says Dr. LouAnn Woodward, who leads the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She says the state needs a mask mandate, but knows many people won't comply.

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The expedition cruise ship MS Roald Amundsen is moored at a quay in Tromso, Norway, on Saturday. At least 36 crew members from the ship have tested positive for the coronavirus.

'We Have Made Mistakes': Norway Cruise Company Reports COVID-19 Outbreak

6:20pm August 03, 2020

by Ian Stewart

Health officials worry the ship may have spread the coronavirus along Norway's coastline, according to reports.