COVID-19

A couple wearing masks crosses the almost-deserted Times Square in New York City on Monday.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo Says He Won't Fight With Trump

3:55pm April 14, 2020

by Quil Lawrence

And despite his combative tone on Monday, President Trump on Tuesday afternoon said he would be making decisions about how to reopen the economy in consultation with governors.

North Carolina Deaths Pass 100; Protesters Seek Order's End

3:50pm April 14, 2020

by Associated Press

Deaths in North Carolina linked to COVID-19 have soared above 100, state officials said Tuesday, even as the increase in the number of positive cases may be slowing.

"Together, let's reject the lies and nonsense out there," U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said Tuesday, referring to rampant misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, a nun holds her phone and a protective face mask in La Paz, Bolivia.

U.N. Chief Targets 'Dangerous Epidemic Of Misinformation' On Coronavirus

3:14pm April 14, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"Harmful health advice and snake-oil solutions are proliferating," U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said. "Wild conspiracy theories are infecting the Internet. Hatred is going viral."

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Winston-Salem Mayor Extends Stay-At-Home Order

3:02pm April 14, 2020

by David Ford

The city of Winston-Salem is extending stay

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Recently adopted Chadian twins Claira (left) and Ariella play peekaboo to pass the time in Yaoundé, Cameroon, with their new parents, David and Michaela Parker, as they await their adoption visas. The 23-month-old girls cannot currently travel to America

'We'd Have To Abandon Our Daughters': Pandemic Delays International Adoptions

1:51pm April 14, 2020

by Ashley Westerman

Americans overseas trying to complete international adoptions have urged the government to expedite their children's visas so they can return as a family.

An aerial picture shows the Galata Bridge and the Bosporus in Istanbul on Saturday, as the Turkish government imposed a two-day curfew to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Turkey Will Try Another Weekend Curfew To Contain The New Coronavirus

1:12pm April 14, 2020

by Peter Kenyon

Turkey is one of the hardest-hit countries in the Middle East, often reporting 4,000 or more new COVID-19 cases per day. The government hopes short-term stay-home measures will curb the outbreak.

NC May Ease COVID-19 Restrictions If Outbreak Pace Slows

12:05pm April 14, 2020

by Associated Press, Jonathan Drew

"We need to get out ahead of this and do everything we possibly can here in Massachusetts — through and in the aftermath of the surge," said Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, in announcing his state's public health initiative April 3.

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Massachusetts Recruits 1,000 'Contact Tracers' To Battle COVID-19

9:42pm April 13, 2020

by Martha Bebinger

"I know we will succeed somewhat and we will fail somewhat," says one of the plan's chief architects. "We won't be able to find every single person — but we will hopefully prevent a lot of deaths."

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his counterparts in Oregon and Washington will coordinate their lifting of COVID-19 shutdowns, a move mirrored by New York and neighboring states in the East. Here, a sign along Interstate 5 in Commerce, Calif., tells peop

States Unite On Reopening Economies: 'Science — Not Politics — Will Guide' Decisions

9:36pm April 13, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"Any plan to reopen society MUST be driven by data and experts," said Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York, which is forming a regional coalition of states. California will work with Oregon and Washington.

Dr. Ryan Padgett is back home in Seattle after a 24-day hospitalization for COVID-19. He was one of the first American health care workers to develop a life-threatening case of the disease.

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"I Felt Like Rip Van Winkle": One of First U.S. Doctors With COVID-19 Is Back Home

9:28pm April 13, 2020

by Martin Kaste

He was the unnamed doctor in his 40s reported to be clinging to life, one of the earliest cases of an American health care worker laid low by COVID-19. He says timely medical interventions saved him.