Health & Safety

A Russian plane carrying medical equipment arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.

In Russia, Health Services Struggle As Exasperation Grows Over Coronavirus Aid Abroad

5:54pm April 03, 2020

by Charles Maynes

Some Russians are miffed at seeing high-profile deliveries of lifesaving gear to other countries when they know their own health services are under-equipped to handle the COVID-19 outbreak.

People in "close proximity" to President Trump and Vice President Pence will be tested for the coronavirus, the White House said on Friday.

White House To Give Coronavirus Test To People 'In Close Proximity' To Trump, Pence

4:57pm April 03, 2020

by Scott Detrow

The president told reporters on Thursday that he had taken a second coronavirus test, which was negative.

Health & Safety

Wake Forest Baptist Tests Filtration Quality Of Homemade Masks

4:48pm April 03, 2020

by Bethany Chafin

Due to a supply shortage, many people have taken to making their own facemasks during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Coronavirus Epidemic In Birmingham, Ala. Seen Through A Doctor With The Disease

4:28pm April 03, 2020

by Debbie Elliott

The city of Birmingham, Ala., is now under a shelter-in-place order, as hospitals there are being inundated with COVID-19 patients. A local cardiologist who is now ill with the disease speaks.

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How The Federal Government Has Supported Public Health Efforts In States So Far

4:28pm April 03, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, on the federal health response to COVID-19.

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How To Make (And Wear) A Face Mask

4:28pm April 03, 2020

The federal government is weighing whether to urge all Americans to wear masks when they leave their homes. Here's how to make and wear them.

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Louisiana Governor Relays Latest On COVID-19 Response, As New Orleans Is Hit Hard

4:28pm April 03, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards. New Orleans is an emerging hot spot for cases of coronavirus infection.

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An ambulance enters the main gates of the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila on Feb. 2. Doctors have been especially hard-hit by COVID-19 in the Philippines.

Pandemic Claims The Lives Of Doctors In The Philippines At Startling Rates

4:28pm April 03, 2020

by Julie McCarthy

At least 136 people have died of COVID-19 in the Philippines. At least 14 of them, likely more, were doctors.

Coronavirus Updates: Jobs Report, Mask Science

4:28pm April 03, 2020

A dismal jobs report, on top of millions of unemployment claims, paints a dire picture of the economic carnage of the coronavirus. NPR correspondents examine that — and take a look at mask science.

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NC Counties Take Steps To Keep Homeless Safe During COVID-19 Pandemic

4:14pm April 03, 2020

by Keri Brown

It's hard to shelter in place when you have no place to call home.

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