New Evidence Suggests COVID-19 Patients On Ventilators Usually Survive
Early reports found death rates as high as 90% among COVID-19 patients on ventilators. But some hospitals are now reporting mortality lower than 30%.
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Lower Production Output By Meat Plants Could Drive Up Prices At The Store
There are more than two-dozen COVID-19 outbreaks at North Carolina meat processing plants. That includes confirmed cases at the Tyson Foods plant in Wilkes County.
Coronavirus FAQs: How Risky Is It To Fly? Is There Any Way To Reduce The Risks?
As places around the world begin reopening, people are thinking about flying again — and wondering if it's safe.
IOC Will Devote $800 Million To Postponed Tokyo Olympics, COVID-19 Costs
Most of the money will go toward helping the International Olympic Committee mount an Olympics one year later than planned — something it's never done before.
For This Walmart Employee, An Angry Customer Was The Last Straw
Cynthia Murray's hours had already been cut and she was worried about her health in the pandemic. Then a man shouted at her. "I just really felt uncomfortable," she says. So she went on unpaid leave.
Mayor Of Madison Calls Decision To Overturn Wisconsin Stay-At-Home Order 'Outrageous'
Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway said this week's decision by the state's supreme court will put lives at risk from the coronavirus and she warned that businesses are still not ready to reopen.
Replace Trump And Bolster The CDC, A Leading Medical Journal Urges
The Trump administration has mounted an "inconsistent and incoherent national response" to the COVID-19 pandemic by injecting politics into public health policy, The Lancet says.
New York Extends Stay At Home Order, Allows Some Areas To Begin Reopening
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is extending the state's stay at home order to May 28. Some areas of the state have been given the green light to enter Phase One of reopening beginning Friday.
Countries Slammed Their Borders Shut To Stop Coronavirus. But Is It Doing Any Good?
An analysis by NPR finds many nations are tossing aside international health regulations and imposing strict travel restrictions. Experts say the benefits are likely to be small.
'We're Like A Lifeline': Postal Workers Fight Fear To Work During Pandemic
Mail carriers Craig Boddie and Evette Jourdain spoke for a remote StoryCorps conversation about how the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. has added stress to their essential jobs.