COVID-19

A pulse oximeter provides a quick read on the saturation of oxygen in your blood. Some doctors believe it is a helpful device to have at home during the coronavirus pandemic. Others aren't so sure.

Health & Safety

Coronavirus FAQS: What's A Pulse Oximeter? Is It A Good Idea To Buy One?

1:21pm May 01, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

A simple medical device has suddenly become a hot pic. Here's what doctors have to say about the pulse oximeter's possible role at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A pint of beer is poured at the 2015 Great British Beer Festival in London. A brewery in the northeast of England is giving away beer to help raise money for the National Health Service during the coronavirus pandemic.

An English Brewery Offers Free Beer In Exchange For Donating To Health Workers

12:53pm May 01, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

The company in Alnwick, northeastern England, gives away beer on Fridays, so far raising close to $600 for the National Health Service.

Three things that are being touted (with limited or no evidence) as coronavirus treatments: the bitter root artemesia, vodka and the anti-malarial and arthritis drug hydroxychloroquine.

Health & Safety

When Public Figures Make Questionable Health Claims, Do People Listen?

12:09pm May 01, 2020

by Susan Brink

President Trump is one of many leaders and entrepreneurs, past and present, who have put forth untested and even potentially dangerous proposals during a health crisis.

Plainfield Correctional Facility, an Indiana state prison southwest of Indianapolis, listed 89 cases of test-confirmed COVID-19 among inmates and four deaths from the illness, as of Thursday.

Health & Safety

Crowded Prisons Are Festering 'Petri Dishes' For Coronavirus, Observers Warn

11:06am May 01, 2020

by Jake Harper

Indiana prisoners say they can't protect themselves from the virus, as the governor resists calls to reduce overcrowding. "Scared for our lives," says an inmate.

Business

North Carolina Business Owners Anxious In Midst Of Pandemic

10:53am May 01, 2020

by Tom Foreman Jr., Associated Press

As North Carolina businesses sit idle during the COVID-19 pandemic, business owners sit anxiously and wonder when — or if — they'll get back to work.

DJ Haddad, CEO of an advertising company in Fairfield, Conn., says virtual meetings and parties help his employees forge new connections with their co-workers.

Economy

CEO Organizes A 7-Hour Virtual Beer Pong To Ease Edge Off Employees

10:15am May 01, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

DJ Haddad, CEO of an advertising company in Fairfield, Conn., says virtual meetings and parties help his employees forge new connections with their co-workers.

Shannon Doty (right) tells her father, Dan Flynn (left), in a remote StoryCorps conversation, that his dedication to help others inspired her goal to work in the medical field.

Funeral Director First Responder: 'You're Stronger Than You Feel'

8:10am May 01, 2020

Despite the health risks, Dan Flynn left California to New York with a national mortuary response team last month. His daughter tells him how he inspired her to go into medicine.

Queue Listen Now

At last year's commencement, before the novel coronavirus, West Point cadets celebrated graduation in tight rows.

Army Brass Defend Decision To Hold West Point Graduation, With Trump As Speaker

6:13pm April 30, 2020

by David Welna

Despite concerns that many West Point cadets returning for a June 13 commencement may be exposed to the coronavirus, Army officials insist they'll be in a "safety bubble."

Police in Chandigarh, India, tweeted a video of officers using a pole with a movable, two-pronged claw for catching a suspect around the waist.

How To Nab Suspects While Social Distancing? Indian Police Try Giant Tongs

5:13pm April 30, 2020

"We call it a 'social distancing clamp' or a 'lockdown-breaker catcher,' " a policeman in Chandigarh, India, tells NPR.

Health & Safety

Live Updates: Coronavirus In North Carolina (April 2020)

5:00pm April 30, 2020

by WFDD Staff

April 30, 2020

5:35 p.m.