Health & Safety

New York AG Calls For Nationwide Abortion Access During The Coronavirus

4:55pm April 04, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Letitia James, attorney general of New York, about her call for nationwide access to abortion during the coronavirus pandemic.

Residents wash their hands at a station set up by Shining Hope for Communities in Kibera, a neighborhood in Nairobi, Kenya, where running water is scarce.

How Do You Wash Your Hands To Fend Off Coronavirus If Water Is Scarce?

4:55pm April 04, 2020

by Malaka Gharib

One of the top pieces of advice is: Wash your hands to prevent infection. But millions of people don't have access to running water.

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In the U.K., fires at multiple cellphone towers are raising concerns about the spread of conspiracy theories linking 5G networks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

U.K. Cellphone Towers Ablaze As Conspiracy Theories Link 5G Networks To COVID-19

4:46pm April 04, 2020

by Jason Slotkin

Unsubstantiated claims drawing links between the pandemic and the communications technology are troubling British telecom authorities. At least three fires have been reported amid these rumors.

Security with face masks stand in front of the Signal Iduna Park, where a temporary coronavirus treatment center opened in Dortmund, Germany, Saturday. Germany has the fourth-most COVID-19 cases in the world and demand for medical supplies has skyrocketed

German, French Officials Accuse U.S. Of Diverting Supplies

3:34pm April 04, 2020

by Lynsey Jeffery

Officials in France and Germany have accused the U.S. of intercepting medical supplies as President Trump ordered an American company to stop exports. Governors complain of a "wild west" in bidding.

Health & Safety

CDC Unveils 1st National Coronavirus Pandemic Tracking System

2:59pm April 04, 2020

by Rob Stein

The federal agency will start producing a weekly update based on testing and reports from doctors and hospitals around the country of people being getting pneumonia and diagnosed with COVID-19.

Norman J. Williams, the president and funeral director of Unity Funeral Parlors in Chicago.

'Let Us Stay In Touch With Those That We Love.' A Funeral Director's Lessons For Life

2:01pm April 04, 2020

by Martha Ann Overland

Because we can not hug or stand close, the coronavirus has changed how we mourn those we've lost. Funeral director Norman J. Williams of Unity Funeral Parlors offers his thoughts about the living.

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As Holy Week Begins, Churches Seek Safe Means For Togetherness

12:50pm April 04, 2020

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Darron LaMonte Edwards, the lead pastor at United Believers Community Church in Kansas City, Mo., about how he and his congregation are adapting to a new, dispersed normal.

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President Trump speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus this week.

Setting The Record Straight In Another Week Of Trump And Coronavirus

11:05am April 04, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

There are lots of questions about the novel coronavirus that we try to answer, including whether we should wear masks, if the U.S. is testing enough and if there's a drug that can treat COVID-19.

People in face masks observe three minutes of silence in Beijing, on a national day of mourning for the thousands of patients and medical workers killed by the coronavirus in China.

Heads Bow And Sirens Wail As China Observes Day Of Mourning Amid Pandemic

10:18am April 04, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

More than 3,300 people have died of COVID-19 in China since the coronavirus surfaced there late last year. On Saturday, residents expressed their grief for the neighbors they've lost so far.

CDC Changes Course, Says Everyone Should Cover Their Face In Public

8:45am April 04, 2020

by Allison Aubrey

U.S. officials say high-quality masks should still be saved for health care workers, but are encouraging people to use something to cover their mouth and nose when they're out in public.

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