COVID-19

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D.C. Mayor Says Lack Of Stimulus Funds 'Infuriating' While Staffer Dies Of COVID-19

5:18pm March 27, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Mayor Muriel Bowser says a member of her Office of Legal Counsel died from coronavirus complications Friday. She also says she talked to the president about getting more coronavirus funding.

Head Of NYC Hospitals Says City Only Has Enough Ventilators To Last Through March

5:14pm March 27, 2020

by Jason Breslow

Dr. Mitchell Katz, who runs New York City's public hospitals, warned on Friday that the city will soon need "massive infusions" of ventilators and protective equipment.

People in Wuhan, China, line up at a facility that tests discharged COVID-19 patients as well as individuals who had been held in isolation.

Health & Safety

Mystery In Wuhan: Recovered Coronavirus Patients Test Negative ... Then Positive

4:54pm March 27, 2020

NPR interviewed four residents of Wuhan who contracted the virus, recovered — but then had a retest that turned positive. What does that mean for China's recovery from COVID-19?

A Delta Air Lines jet taxis past Southwest Airlines jets to be parked with a growing number of jets at Southern California Logistics Airport on Tuesday in Victorville, Calif. Airlines around the world are scrambling to find places to park planes.

Relief Package Includes Billions For Boeing And Airlines

3:21pm March 27, 2020

by David Schaper

Air travel has rapidly decreased, and Congress has stepped up with assistance: more than $60 billion in aid for airlines, as well as Boeing and some of its critical suppliers.

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Doctors test hospital staff with flu-like symptoms for the coronavirus outside the Emergency Department at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx. Not all New York City hospitals are able to do coronavirus tests on-site.

'It's Like Something's Right In Your Grasp': Hospitals Struggle To Test For Virus

2:57pm March 27, 2020

by Rebecca Hersher

Despite a statewide effort to procure and distribute coronavirus testing supplies to hospitals in New York, some facilities still don't have what they need to test patients quickly on-site.

Farmworkers pick organic strawberries at Stehly Farms Organics in Valley Center, Calif., on March 25.

'Essential' Status Means Jobs For Farmworkers, But Greater Virus Risk

2:37pm March 27, 2020

by Dan Charles

Farmworkers are still working during the coronavirus epidemic. They're essential. But they're also at greater risk of infection.

Jordanian soldiers keep watch in the capital Amman as Jordan takes measures to fight the spread of the coronavirus.

A Wedding In Jordan Leads To A Coronavirus Cluster And Closure Of A Major City

2:30pm March 27, 2020

by Jane Arraf

The Middle Eastern kingdom says 26 people tested positive for the virus after the large gathering, reportedly including a guest who flew in from Canada.

Health & Safety

North Carolina Has Another Death As More Local Orders Begin

2:08pm March 27, 2020

by Associated Press

New arrivals greet each other without touching at Changi Airport earlier this week in Singapore. The island country, which imposed a ban on short-term visitors shortly after this photograph was taken, has now also implemented the threat of prison time for

Singapore, Coronavirus Model, Threatens Prison For Social Distancing Violators

2:05pm March 27, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

The country, which has won praise for its handling of the pandemic, has adopted strict new measures that could mean months behind bars for folks who fail to stay more than three feet apart.

Public health experts say skiing at resorts isn't as low risk as first thought. Most North American ski resorts — Sun Valley included — shut down for the season weeks ahead of schedule.

National

Sun Valley, Idaho: 'No One Should Come Here'

2:01pm March 27, 2020

by Kirk Siegler

Some states in the rural West are still reporting very low numbers of COVID-19 cases. But there are pockets with high infection rates: wealthy resort towns with a lot of visitor traffic.