COVID-19

'This Is The Moment When We Must Act': U.K. Government Imposes New Coronavirus Rules

10:38am September 22, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces that pubs, bars and restaurants in England must close at 10 p.m. He also encourages people who are able to work from home to do so.

The NFL has fined San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan and two other coaches for not following rules about keeping their faces covered. Here, Shanahan walks off the field after his team's Sept. 13 game against the Arizona Cardinals.

NFL Hits 3 Coaches And Teams With Large Fines For Not Wearing Face Masks

10:34am September 22, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The coaches include Pete Carroll, Kyle Shanahan and Vic Fangio. League rules state that anyone in the bench area "shall be required to wear masks at all times."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention briefly posted new guidance to its website stating that the coronavirus can commonly be transmitted through aerosol particles, which can be produced by activities like singing. Here, choristers wear face mask

CDC Publishes — Then Withdraws — Guidance On Aerosol Spread Of Coronavirus

7:16pm September 21, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The CDC says the guidelines were posted to its website in error. The now-deleted updates were notable because so far the agency has stopped short of saying that the virus is airborne.

If the U.K.'s rate of new coronavirus cases doubles four more times, Chief Scientific Advisor Sir Patrick Vallance said, "you would end up with something like 50,000 cases in the middle of October per day."

In A Month, U.K. Could See 50,000 New Coronavirus Cases A Day, Expert Warns

12:50pm September 21, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"The epidemic is doubling roughly every seven days," the U.K.'s top science adviser says, warning of a dangerously high rate of new coronavirus cases.

Niticia Mpanga, a registered respiratory therapist, checks on an ICU patient at Oakbend Medical Center in Richmond, Texas. The mortality rates from COVID-19 in ICUs have been decreasing worldwide, doctors say, at least partly because of recent advances in

Advances In ICU Care Are Saving More Patients Who Have COVID-19

7:51am September 20, 2020

by Richard Harris

One thing that has improved a lot over the course of the pandemic is treatment of seriously ill COVID-19 patients in intensive care units. Here's one man's success story.

Air passengers wearing practically full-body coveralls at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in India.

Health & Safety

Coronavirus FAQ: I See People Wearing Disposable Coveralls On Planes. Good Idea?

6:21pm September 18, 2020

by Marc Silver

Some passengers don a disposable suit over their clothes to help shield themselves from the coronavirus. Is that helpful? What about gloves, face shields and goggles? Also: A blanket idea!

English coronavirus patients George Gilbert, 85, and his wife, Domneva Gilbert, 84, were part of a clinical trial that included Eli Lilly & Co.'s baricitinib.

Health & Safety

Experimental Medicines For COVID-19 Could Help Someday, But Home Runs Not Guaranteed

4:22pm September 18, 2020

by Richard Harris

Drugs are being tested that could reduce symptoms and save lives. But, given the way drugs are developed, it's unlikely that any single medicine will be anywhere as potent as a successful vaccine.

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Politics & Government

Judicial Voter Guide Headed To NC Households

4:12pm September 18, 2020

by Eddie Garcia

The North Carolina State Board of Elections is sending out a judicial voter

Last Sunday in the park in Nairobi, life was seemingly back to normal in the middle of a pandemic — which didn't appear to hit the country as hard as expected.

Health & Safety

Kenya Braced For The Worst. The Worst Didn't Happen. Why?

10:55am September 18, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

The case count — and death toll — during the pandemic have been surprisingly low. And last Sunday, people were out and about in Nairobi's parks. Researchers are trying to figure out what happened.

Blacks, Latinos and Native Americans have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic's economic impact.

How The Pandemic Is Widening The Racial Wealth Gap

10:04am September 18, 2020

by Rhitu Chatterjee

The coronavirus has affected most Americans, but NPR's latest poll shows Black, Latino and Native American households are hardest hit by the financial impact of the crisis.