Health & Safety

For college students who identify as LGBTQ, returning home can mean leaving behind the feeling of safety and support of their college campus.

Health & Safety

Home But Not Safe, Some LGBTQ Young People Face Rejection From Families in Lockdown

9:57am May 17, 2020

by Patti Neighmond

For many young people, going to college allows them to finally express their sexual orientation or gender identity. Now with schools closed, many are suffering with families that don't accept them.

A shopper buys vegetables last month in Vientiane, Laos. The government announced that some offices and businesses will resume normal operations on Monday. The country has confirmed 19 COVID-19 cases and no deaths.

With 19 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases And No Deaths, Laos To Loosen Lockdown

8:01am May 17, 2020

by Ashley Westerman

Starting Monday, the Southeast Asian country will open some schools and more businesses. It will also allow its citizens to travel domestically.

Unemployed people wait outside the state Labor Bureau in New York City in 1933. The current economic crisis has drawn comparisons to the Great Depression, but experts say this downturn should be shorter.

'A Lot To Be Hopeful For': Crisis Seen As Historic, Not Another Great Depression

8:00am May 17, 2020

by Scott Horsley

The speed and scale of the economic crash have drawn comparisons to the Great Depression. But this downturn should be shorter, former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and other economic historians say.

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Hundreds Of Prisoners Have Died In U.S. From Coronavirus

7:41am May 17, 2020

by Jake Harper

At least 25,000 inmates in American prisons have tested positive for the virus. Inmates in Indiana say their complaints are being ignored.

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Health & Safety

The Difference Between Terms Like 'Airborne Spread' And 'Droplet Spread'

7:41am May 17, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Joshua Santarpia of the University of Nebraska Medical Center about the new research into how the coronavirus is transmitted through the air.

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Federal Government Asked To Tell Hospitals Modify Visit Bans

7:41am May 17, 2020

To stop COVID-19 infections, hospitals banned visitors. But that's hard for patients who can't speak.

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The Pros And Cons Of 'Social Bubbles'

7:41am May 17, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to MIT Technology Review's Gideon Lichfield about self-contained bubbles or pods that aim to keep the pre-pandemic rules of socialization.

Taiwan Likely To Remain Off WHO's Invite List Despite COVID-19 Successes

7:41am May 17, 2020

by John Ruwitch

Taiwan has reported fewer than 500 cases of COVID-19 and six deaths, but a push to get the country invited to the World Health Organization's annual meeting is expected to fail.

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COVID-19 Cases Spike In Mexico

7:41am May 17, 2020

Mexico's president says the country must adapt to the "new normal" and will reopen businesses this week, despite the fact that coronavirus cases are surging, taxing hospitals and funeral homes.

How Iceland Handles Contact Tracing

7:41am May 17, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Aevar Palmason, who lives in Iceland, about an app the country is using to track people who may have been exposed to COVID-19.