Coronavirus Updates: President Trump Resumes Coronavirus Task Force Briefings
NPR's White House and health correspondents discuss the reappearance of daily coronavirus task force briefings after a long hiatus.
Health & Safety
U.S. Faces 'A Child Care Emergency,' Biden Says In Unveiling $775 Billion Plan
Joe Biden's latest policy proposal would aim to make both child care and elder care more accessible and affordable.
To Stop Deadly Overdoses, 'The Opioid Fix' Urges Better Use Of Tools We Already Have
Early data suggest the pandemic may be driving up overdoses. Author Barbara Andraka-Christou says the solution to the addiction crisis is right before us: Improve access to life-saving medication.
When Can Kids Go Back To School? Leaders Say 'As Soon As It's Safe'
Superintendents across the country say they're eager to get kids back in schools — safely. In communities with coronavirus cases soaring, some leaders say remote learning is the only safe option.
The Disappeared Of Pakistan Have New Champions: Young Women
They're speaking out and leading protests to learn the fate of fathers and brothers who are among the many hundreds of disappeared Pakistanis — most of them men. Are they making a difference?
EU Agrees To $858 Billion In Grants, Loans To Bail Out Pandemic-Battered Economies
Exhausted leaders emerged from a marathon five days of talks with a rescue package to help member states weather their worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
Another Problem On The Health Horizon: Medicare Is Running Out Of Money
With millions of people out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic, fewer payroll taxes are coming in to help keep Medicare's trust fund intact.
Masks Are An Important Component To Fight COVID-19 Crisis, Fauci Says
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, about how to implement public health interventions that could turn the tide on the coronavirus pandemic.
Brazil Tops 80,000 COVID-19 Deaths As 2 Government Ministers Test Positive For Virus
The country's citizenship minister and education minister separately announced their diagnoses on social media the same day that the country announced a grim new milestone in the pandemic.
Scientists Study How Much A Difference Wearing A Mask Makes
How much could coronavirus infections be curbed through mandatory masking, better testing and tracing, and other measures short of a return to full lockdown? Here's what mathematical models tell us.