Health & Safety

Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, speaks at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum, in September.

Health & Safety

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Recovering From Heart Surgery

9:54pm March 05, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Dimon, 63, who is the longest-serving head of a major U.S. bank, experienced "an acute aortic dissection" and underwent surgery to repair it Thursday morning, a JPMorgan memo said.

Cough into your elbow, not your hand. Or pull the collar of your T-shirt up to cover your mouth when coughing. That's the coughing advice from experts who seek to minimize risk of viral transmission.

How Coronavirus Spreads: A Cough In Your Face ... Or A Kiss On Your Cheek

9:51pm March 05, 2020

by Pien Huang

After looking at the patterns of spread in China, researchers have come up with advice for effective strategies to reduce the risk of infection.

President Trump greets a supporter following a Fox News Town Hall Thursday in Scranton, Pa.

Trump Says He Still Has To Shake Hands, Despite Coronavirus Concerns

8:54pm March 05, 2020

by Brian Naylor

At a town hall Thursday evening, he contradicted health officials' advice to avoid the traditional greeting.

A man wearing a protective face mask walks at a nearly empty shopping mall in Beijing on Feb. 27. Business activity in China has all but halted, with entire cities under quarantine and industries forced to lay off workers.

Coronavirus Spreads Recession Fears Around The World

6:46pm March 05, 2020

by Jim Zarroli

U.S. businesses are shutting down plants and watching their sales plummet around the world. Many economists now say odds are increasing that the economy will slow, if not contract altogether.

Queue Listen Now

"Access to testing is really the major tool we have right now to fight this new coronavirus," says Dr. Keith Jerome, who runs a University of Washington lab in Seattle that can now test for the virus.

Health & Safety

When Coronavirus Struck Seattle, This Lab Was Ready To Start Testing

6:00pm March 05, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

Scientists at the University of Washington's medical school began working on a test for coronavirus back in January. Now they're using it to fight an outbreak in their own backyard.

Queue Listen Now

Health & Safety

CDC 'Vaccine Expert' On Coronavirus Outbreak In The U.S.

5:03pm March 05, 2020

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, about confronting the U.S. coronavirus outbreak.

Queue Listen Now

Students sit for an exam in Ahmedabad, India, on Thursday. In the nation's capital, New Delhi, all primary schools have been ordered closed until March 31 because of coronavirus concerns.

As Schools Close Because Of Coronavirus, Nearly 300 Million Kids Aren't In Class

4:54pm March 05, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

According to the United Nations, almost two dozen countries on three continents have closed schools because of the virus. China by far has the most students affected: more than 233 million.

Cruise Ship Kept In Coronavirus Quarantine Off California Coast

4:24pm March 05, 2020

by Eric Westervelt

A cruise ship traveling from Hawaii is being kept off the California coast until sick passengers and crew can be tested for coronavirus. A previous passenger of the ship has died of COVID-19.

Queue Listen Now

Inside A Seattle Lab Now Testing For Coronavirus

4:24pm March 05, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

A lack of testing for coronavirus has hampered the U.S. public health response to the outbreak. But in Washington state, an outbreak hot spot, a university lab can now run 1,000 tests a day.

At least 100 people aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship will be tested for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 after a former passenger died from the disease this week. The ship is seen here in a photo from 2001.

Coronavirus: Cruise Ship In Limbo Off California After A Former Passenger Died

3:56pm March 05, 2020

by Bill Chappell

At least 21 people are showing symptoms of COVID-19 after traveling on the same ship as a passenger who died from the respiratory disease this week. The ship is now returning from Hawaii.