Health & Safety
Personal Essay: Coronavirus Lockdown Is A 'Living Hell'
A young person in the city where the novel coronavirus was first discovered reflects on how the government's response has forever changed her.
News Brief: Super Tuesday, Coronavirus, Israel Elections
On Super Tuesday, the field of Democratic presidential candidates narrows. The CDC confirms coronavirus cases in 12 states. And in Israel's election, votes are still being counted.
CDC Criticized For Its Slow Release Of Coronavirus Testing Kits
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Dr. Irwin Redlener of the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University about the controversy surrounding the CDC's release of coronavirus testing kits.
Kenya Criticized For Letting China Flights Land Amid Coronavirus Scare
African nations are taking the coronavirus seriously. In Kenya, the government is facing a lawsuit over allowing flights from China to enter the country.
Are High Mask Prices The Problem Or The Solution?
As fears of coronavirus spread, so does price gouging for masks, which are in limited supply.
Coronavirus: 6 Deaths In U.S.; Cases Reported In Florida, New York and Georgia
"We now know that the virus is actively spreading in some communities here in Washington," a state official said, after four more people in the Seattle area died after contracting COVID-19.
Coronavirus Testing: What To Know As It Becomes Available Across The U.S.
The tests will likely find infections around the country — including cases that had gone undetected. The CDC says it has enough kits to test at least 75,000 people and that more are on order.
Pence On Coronavirus: 'Risk Remains Low,' Says Treatments On The Horizon
As the national deathtoll rises to six, the vice president says most Americans using "common sense" are safe. Meanwhile, lawmakers remain at odds over a funding package to fight the epidemic.
Coronavirus Update: Containment Is Possible, WHO Says
"We have never before seen a respiratory pathogen that is capable of community transmission but which can also be contained with the right measures," the WHO's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.