How The Lack Of Coronavirus Test Kits Is Playing Out
Much of the responsibility to test for and respond to the coronavirus is at the state level. But states' capabilities vary and they face challenges.
Health & Safety
How Are Wuhan Residents Coping Mentally After 7 Weeks Of Quarantine?
In China, where COVID-19 was first discovered, people talk about feeling anxious and angry after being locked down for weeks. Online support groups from other parts of China help them manage stress.
Price Gouging Incidents Follow Coronavirus Outbreak
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to New York Attorney General Letitia James about her office's efforts to stop price gouging on coronavirus prevention products like hand sanitizer.
News Brief: Coronavirus Effects And Trump Travel Ban
Social distancing is good for public health, but bad for the economy. As workplaces close down, so are schools. And, President Trump's ban on most travelers from Europe is in effect.
Financial Markets Rattled By The Multiple Effects Of COVID-19
NPR's Noel King talks to economist Megan Greene, a senior fellow at Harvard's Kennedy School, about how President Trump's European travel ban will impact financial markets.
Research: Coronavirus Can Live For A Long Time In Air, On Surfaces
A new study is first to examine how long the new coronavirus can survive on steel, plastic and cardboard. It can live up to 72 hours, but that's under idealized lab conditions, not the real world.
State Officials Consider Closing Schools Due To Coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak has moved into a new phase, compelling some state leaders to take the unusual step of closing schools statewide. More states may soon do the same.
U.S. Can Learn From Other Countries About Containing COVID-19
As the U.S. manages the coronavirus, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to three NPR correspondents in some hard-hit countries: China, South Korea and Italy, to ask what lessons the U.S. should learn.
Public Health Experts Question Trump's Ban On Most Travelers From Europe
A key medical adviser to the president on COVID-19 defends the travel restrictions as "the right public health call." But others dismiss the move as "remarkably pointless" or, potentially, dangerous.
Brazilian Official Who Met Trump Last Weekend Tests Positive For Coronavirus
During a trip to Florida, Fábio Wajngarten posted a photo of himself on social media standing directly next to President Trump and wearing a hat that says "Make Brazil Great Again."