COVID-19

Clark County Commission Vice Chairman Lawrence Weekly swabs his nose while giving a coronavirus test to himself during a tour of setup at a temporary coronavirus testing site in Las Vegas on Aug. 3.

National

Las Vegas Casinos Are Open At 50% Capacity. What About Las Vegas Hospitals?

3:52pm August 11, 2020

by Will Stone

Las Vegas is on shaky footing as it reopens with one of the nation's highest infection rates. An NPR analysis shows the city could run into trouble with hospital capacity if cases keep climbing.

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Health & Safety

North Carolina Dog That Tested Positive For Coronavirus Dies

3:36pm August 11, 2020

by Associated Press, Bryan Anderson

A North Carolina dog that tested positive for coronavirus has died, state health officials said Tuesday.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, seen here in May, said Tuesday that the country had four new cases of COVID-19. The government moved quickly to contain the outbreak and increased alert levels throughout the country.

New Zealand On Alert After 4 Cases Of COVID-19 Emerge From Unknown Source

12:53pm August 11, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The cases came after 102 days with no community spread. The four are members of the same family. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a three-day period of high restrictions due to the new cluster.

Stock trading has become easier and cheaper than ever. But have venues like Robinhood made it too risky for inexperienced investors?

Economy

Millions Turn To Stock Trading During Pandemic, But Some See Trouble For The Young

10:25am August 11, 2020

by Jim Zarroli

Stock trading has become easier and cheaper than ever. And people stuck at home during the pandemic have flocked to it. But have venues like Robinhood made it too risky for inexperienced investors?

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Dr. José Gabriel López-Plascencia spent over 60 years providing health care for low-income families in Phoenix.

National

'I Remember Him With That Smile': Beloved Phoenix Doctor Dies Of COVID-19 At 99

5:01am August 11, 2020

by Danny Hajek

Patients knew José Gabriel López-Plascencia as "the doctor that served the poor." He spent over 60 years caring for low-income families left out of the healthcare system in Phoenix.

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Politics & Government

What North Carolinians Need To Know About Absentee By Mail Voting

4:54pm August 10, 2020

by Bethany Chafin

This year many North Carolinians will cast their ballot through what's called absentee by mail voting, in order to avoid lines at the polls and potential exposure to COVID-19.

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Staff at the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores turned off a 30-foot waterfall and collected all the coins visitors had thrown into the water while making wishes. After cleaning them off, they'll put the money toward the aquarium's expenses.

Economy

Aquarium Is Washing Old Wishes To Pay Bills During Pandemic

4:50pm August 10, 2020

by Camila Domonoske

No coin shortage here: While it's closed for the pandemic, the North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores has drained a 30-foot waterfall and cleaned off 100 gallons of pocket change.

Residents exercise Sunday at Hagley Park in Christchurch, New Zealand. The country's border remains closed to foreign nationals, and New Zealanders returning home are forced to follow a strict 14-day quarantine.

In New Zealand, Life Is Ordinary Again After 101 Days With No Community Spread

3:50pm August 10, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The head of the World Health Organization has called the island nation "a global exemplar" for its success in controlling the virus.

A nurse holds a COVID-19 vaccine candidate produced by Chinese company Sinovac Biotech at the São Lucas Hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on Aug. 8.

COVID-19 May Never Go Away — With Or Without A Vaccine

11:06am August 09, 2020

The virus might eventually behave more like the common cold, according to Vineet Menachery, a coronavirus researcher at the University of Texas Medical Branch.

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An installation of children's art is set up outside the Capitol on Wednesday. Kids can develop "severe" symptoms from the coronavirus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report released Friday.

Children Can Get Severe COVID-19, CDC Says — Especially Black And Hispanic Children

3:41pm August 08, 2020

by Matthew S. Schwartz

One out of three children hospitalized for the coronavirus was admitted to the intensive care unit, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, analyzing data from 14 states.