COVID-19
Navajo Nation Loses Elders And Tradition To COVID-19
COVID-19 is disproportionately affecting older tribal members throughout Indian Country. The deaths of these elders means the loss of ceremonies, stories, language and cultural wisdom.
As 'Hero' Pay Ends, Essential Workers Wonder What They Are Worth
Many retail and food workers are losing temporary wage bumps they got during the pandemic. Some say their work hazards are only increasing, while their wage is lower than unemployment benefits.
Coronavirus FAQs: Is It Safer To Fly Or Drive? Is Air Conditioning A Threat?
They're not exactly easy questions to answer. In the first case, you must consider motel cleaning regimens and the hazards of driving vs. the risk of sitting next to a sneezy air traveler.
'I Find Myself Very Seriously Feeling Hollow': Documenting A Pandemic Experience
As the coronavirus sweeps the nation, 85-year-old Margaret Sullivan watches and records the changes from inside her retirement home in Virginia.
Moscow Doubles Last Month's Coronavirus Death Toll Amid Suspicions Of Undercounting
Media reports and analysts have questioned the accuracy of Russia's mortality figures for the virus. Moscow's Health Department now says 1,561 people died in April due to the coronavirus.
CDC Quickly Changed Its Guidance On Limiting Choirs At Religious Services
A federal official says the White House had not approved the initial version, which included the warning, "The act of singing may contribute to transmission of COVID-19."
CDC Director Says New Analysis Exonerates Agency On Testing Delay
CDC chief Robert Redfield says that earlier testing for the coronavirus would have been like "looking for a needle in a haystack." But other health experts dispute his assertion.
In Self-Isolation, A Doctor Deepens His Connection To His Family
To protect his wife and four children, Dr. Roberto Vargas, who processes COVID-19 tests in Rochester, N.Y., is staying in their basement. "What carries me through is this family," he tells them.
People Can't See It, But This Grocery Worker Still Wears Lipstick Under Her Mask
As a low-wage worker, Yesenia Ortiz wishes she would get paid more during the pandemic because of the extra level of risk to which she is exposed.