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Academy Award-winning actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89
by Leila Fadel
Smith's seven-decade stage and screen career included many beloved roles, from "Harry Potter" Professor Minerva McGonagall, to Dowager Countess Violet Crawley in "Downton Abbey."
Snorkel Kits Help Doctors Get Through PPE Shortage
A nonprofit is adapting full-face snorkel masks for doctors to use in the absence of FDA-approved personal protective equipment.
Vermont Allows Some Businesses To Reopen While Social Distancing
States are beginning to ease COVID-19 restrictions in different ways. NPR's David Greene talks to Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine about why the state is easing some constraints.
Researchers Study Why Men Seem To Be More Affected By COVID-19
NPR's David Greene speaks with Sarah Hawkes, professor of global public health at University College London, about her research into why more men are dying from the coronavirus than women.
Experts Urge Planning Now For When COVID-19 Vaccine Is Available
by Joe Palca
Once a vaccine is developed, there is not going to be enough to supply the world. So who gets the vaccine, and who decides?
Factories Around The World Try To Resolve Mask Shortages
by Rob Schmitz
From a curtain producer in Shanghai to a factory in Prague, a look at the frenzy surrounding the Personal Protective Equipment business.
How The COVID-19 Outbreak Is Making Some People Less Anxious
NPR's Noel King talks to Sarah Menkedick, author of Ordinary Insanity, about her recent essay in The Washington Post: How the coronavirus pandemic actually eased my anxiety.
Will Colleges Keep All Virtual Classes For Fall Semester?
by Elissa Nadworny
Colleges are trying to figure out if they can reopen. Should they go all online or some sort of hybrid? Schools are grappling with these questions and more. Researchers weigh in.
COVID-19 Pandemic Puts Rural Hospitals Under Even More Pressure
Rural hospitals already walk a scalpel's edge between solvency and collapse. The coronavirus outbreak threatens to push many of them over the brink.
How South Africa Flattened Its COVID-19 Curve
by Eyder Peralta
Using methods developed with help from the U.S., South Africa has deployed an army of 28,000 contact tracers to track the spread of the coronavirus, and has flattened the curve of infections.
Memories Of Tragedy Stay With Author Nguyen Phan Que Mai
by Mandalit del Barco
House Plans To Vote This Week On Senate's New Relief Measure
by Claudia Grisales
The Senate approved a bill to add roughly $484 billion in new funds to bolster the already record-breaking coronavirus response legislation. Senators passed the measure by unanimous consent Tuesday.