Health & Safety

Why South Dakota's Governor Is Resistant To Issuing Stay-At-Home Order

1:11pm April 14, 2020

by Lee Strubinger

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, says she won't issue a statewide stay-at-home order because it would need to last until October. Health researchers say that may be dangerous logic.

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President Trump, pictured during an Easter blessing in the Oval Office on Friday, is set to announce a new advisory council to help him decide when and how to reopen the country for business.

Who Will Advise Trump On 'Reopening' The U.S.? White House To Set New Pandemic Council

12:57pm April 14, 2020

by Philip Ewing

President Trump said he would announce on Tuesday who would help him decide when to ease up on social distancing guidelines meant to mitigate the public health impact of coronavirus.

NC May Ease COVID-19 Restrictions If Outbreak Pace Slows

12:05pm April 14, 2020

by Associated Press, Jonathan Drew

Wisconsin Primary Results, Coronavirus Challenges Biden's Campaign

12:04pm April 14, 2020

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Maayan Silver of member station WUWM about Wisconsin's primary, and to Democratic strategist Karen Finney about Joe Biden's path forward despite COVID-19 pandemic.

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Boeing Mulls Federal Relief Package That Comes With Strings

12:03pm April 14, 2020

by David Schaper

Boeing's airplane plants are closed. Idled employees don't know when or if they'll return to work. The aerospace giant is weighing a request for federal aid as it also considers downsizing and layoffs

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A municipal worker in Karachi hands out bags of food — part of government efforts to help those who've lost their livelihood during Pakistan's lockdown to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Pakistan Has A Plan To Keep Millions From Going Hungry During Shutdown. Will It Work?

12:00pm April 14, 2020

As incomes dry up for low-paid Pakistanis during the COVID-19 crisis, the government is massively expanding a program that gives cash to the out-of-work. But concerns are being raised about its reach.

Trump Shows Campaign-Style Video During COVID-19 Briefing

12:00pm April 14, 2020

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jonah Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Dispatch about how conservatives, including those who deny there's a pandemic, are responding to President Trump's coronavirus plan.

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Health & Safety

Research Testing Underway To Help Gauge Breadth Of COVID-19 In North Carolina

11:42am April 14, 2020

by Neal Charnoff

Wake Forest Baptist Health is spearheading an effort to test 1,000 state residents to see if they've had COVID-19.

COVID-19 Briefing: Trump Attacks Media, Says Only He Can Reopen Economy

11:39am April 14, 2020

President Trump played a video which sounded like a campaign ad, and drew a battle line between the federal government and states over the authority to reopen the U.S. economy.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference in front of a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mobile command center at the Miami Beach Convention Center last week. DeSantis says he wants to ramp up testing at the state's long-term care facilities.

Fla. Governor Says National Guard Ramping Up Coronavirus Testing In Nursing Homes

11:23am April 14, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he wants to increase the number of National Guard personnel on "strike teams" that have been sent to long-term care facilities in the state to identify COVID-19 cases.