COVID-19

A 1960s health poster from the National Tuberculosis Association indicates that TB was still a problem in the U.S. in that decade.

Health & Safety

Opinion: The Way The U.S. Beat TB Could Be A Boon In Battling Coronavirus

7:24pm April 01, 2020

Tuberculosis is a dangerous infectious disease. The strategies used by wealthy countries to wipe it out within their borders in the 1950s hold lessons for the world.

A worker cleans an area along the Las Vegas Strip that's now devoid of the usual crowds, with casinos and many other business shuttered.

Fighting COVID-19 Is Like 'Whack-A-Mole,' Says Writer Who Warned Of A Pandemic

5:26pm April 01, 2020

by Terry Gross

Atlantic writer Ed Yong warned of a global pandemic two years ago. He says scientists are still working to understand how COVID-19 travels through air — and whether more of us should be wearing masks.

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Second Federal Inmate Dies From COVID-19

5:26pm April 01, 2020

by Rosemary Westwood

On March 31, the Federal Bureau of Prisons began a systemwide 14-day quarantine for inmates to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

Police officers walk across an empty Red Square in Moscow on Tuesday, as the Russian capital goes into lockdown to stem the spread of the new coronavirus.

Moscow To Launch New Surveillance App To Track Residents In Coronavirus Lockdown

5:07pm April 01, 2020

by Charles Maynes

Muscovites will have their movements followed through a program required on their smartphones. They will also have to carry a new QR code with their personal data.

Peace Corps volunteer Adam Greenberg worked to develop fish farming in Zambia. He took this selfie on March 23, en route to San Diego, the final destination of his evacuation.

Health & Safety

Coronavirus Sent Peace Corps Volunteers Home. It Could Also Give Them A New Mission

4:57pm April 01, 2020

by Elena Renken

Some 7,000 volunteers were evacuated in an unprecedented callback. Back home and jobless, they're in limbo — but there's a proposal to enlist them in the fight against COVID-19.

A soldier walks past the Pantheon monument in central Rome on April 1, as Italy extends its lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of the COVID-19 disease. The country has more than 110,000 coronavirus cases.

Italy, Seen By White House As A U.S. Analogue, Extends Nationwide Lockdown

4:54pm April 01, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The White House coronavirus task force calls Italy an example of how the coronavirus could play out in the U.S. The European country's death toll is rising, despite a recent slowdown in cases.

National

Alabama's Largest City Tightens Restrictions To Stem Spread Of Coronavirus

3:54pm April 01, 2020

by Debbie Elliott

Birmingham, Ala., is under a shelter-in-place order, as officials take a more aggressive approach than state leaders have, in order to curtail spread of the coronavirus.

Health & Safety

North Carolina Deputy Dies During COVID-19 Hospitalization

2:46pm April 01, 2020

by Associated Press, Gary D. Robertson, Jonathan Drew

Health & Safety

Funeral Homes Rely On Virtual Tools Amid COVID-19 Restrictions

1:38pm April 01, 2020

by Keri Brown

Federal health guidelines and state restrictions limiting the size of gatherings are impacting the way we're saying goodbye to our loved ones.

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A man wearing a face mask crosses the Charles Bridge in Prague on Tuesday. The Czech Republic is one of a handful of places throughout Europe now mandating that residents wear face masks when they leave their homes.

In 'Big Adjustment,' Some European Countries Push For Residents To Wear Masks

1:35pm April 01, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia have issued strong recommendations or orders for people to don face coverings in certain public places — though lots of their neighbors continue to disagree.