Health & Safety

Behind Germany's Relatively Low COVID-19 Fatality Rate

4:42pm March 25, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

Europe is now the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. The number of deaths in Italy and Spain is horrifying, but another statistic also stands out: Germany's relatively low death rate.

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Her Mother Is In A Nursing Home Where There's A Coronavirus Outbreak

4:42pm March 25, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nicole DiNicola, whose mother resides at the Shuksan Healthcare Center in Bellingham, Wash., which has seen over 30 coronavirus positives between residents and staff.

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Experts Warn Coronavirus Testing Must Be Far Broader To Quell U.S. Epidemic

4:23pm March 25, 2020

by Geoff Brumfiel

As the coronavirus spreads across the United States, researchers say there's only one way out of lockdown: widespread testing for everyone who might be infected with the virus.

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Coronavirus Updates: Economic Rescue Legislation, Unemployment Projections

4:23pm March 25, 2020

NPR global health, economics and politics correspondents recount the latest developments in the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing economic crisis it has caused.

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The Trump International Hotel and Tower is pictured in Chicago on March 21. President Trump and members of Congress are barred from benefiting from the forthcoming economic stimulus package.

Coronavirus Package Would Bar Trump And Lawmakers From Funds, Top Democrat Says

4:12pm March 25, 2020

by Ryan Lucas

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says he's secured a provision in the $2 trillion rescue bill that would prohibit the president and others from receiving Treasury loans or investments.

A ventilator is pictured during a training in Hamburg, Germany, on March 25. The medical devices can be life-saving for patients with severe COVID-19 cases, but there aren't enough to meet the expected need in the United States.

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Ventilator Makers Ask U.S. Government To Manage Distribution

3:58pm March 25, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

Medical device manufacturers are asking the Trump administration to centralize decisions about how to prioritize which orders from states, local governments and hospitals should be filled first.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has postponed a nationwide vote on proposed constitutional amendments that include a change that could allow him to seek another term in power.

Putin Delays Vote That Could Help Keep Him In Power

3:54pm March 25, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Russian leader says he's pushing back a constitutional referendum that could pave the way for him to remain in power until 2036.

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Local Chefs Help Feed Struggling Hospitality Industry Colleagues

2:25pm March 25, 2020

by David Ford

A group of local chefs in Winston-Salem is teaming up to help their colleagues hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak.

After Urging Social Distancing, Trump Offers A Different Message

1:49pm March 25, 2020

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Tom Inglesby, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, about the call from some U.S. officials to begin ending social distancing policies.

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Michael Pollan Explains Caffeine Cravings (And Why You Don't Have To Quit)

1:43pm March 25, 2020

by Terry Gross

When Pollan decided to write about caffeine, he gave it up — cold turkey. "I just couldn't focus," he says. "I was irritable. I lost confidence." Originally published Feb. 10, 2020.

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