COVID

Many Who Need Testing For COVID-19 Fail To Get Access

11:37am April 03, 2020

by Kirk Siegler

There's still a serious shortage of testing for COVID-19 across the country. Many people who are sick and showing likely symptoms say they still can't get tested.

A lone passenger walks past the north checkpoint at Denver International Airport on April 1, which was closed because of a lack of traffic as a statewide stay-at-home order remains in effect to help reduce the spread of the coronavirus.

National

To Stay Aloft With Federal Aid, Airlines Must Keep Flying

4:12pm April 02, 2020

by David Schaper

To get a share of $50 billion in aid, airlines must maintain minimal service to where they fly now, and no consolidating flights between carriers.

Queue Listen Now

Online video conferencing is just one way mourning families are learning to cope and connect at a time when large funeral gatherings are strongly discouraged because of social distancing guidelines.

National

Social Distancing Means Mourners Find New Ways To Cope And Connect

12:57pm April 02, 2020

by Monica Eng

With limits on social gatherings, Americans have to mourn their dead through online memorials and virtual funerals.

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Some doctors say they are being told they can't use their own personal protective equipment, such as gloves and masks.

National

Doctors Say Hospitals Are Stopping Them From Wearing Masks

9:59am April 02, 2020

by Leila Fadel

Health care workers say some hospitals are punishing them for wearing personal protective gear in the halls or that they brought from home.

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Wellness Matrix Group has claimed to sell an at-home coronavirus test that is "FDA Approved." But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says, "the FDA has not authorized any test that is available to purchase for testing yourself at home for COVID-19."

Health & Safety

Exclusive: California Company Under Scrutiny For 'At-Home' Coronavirus Test Claims

6:00am April 02, 2020

by Tom Dreisbach

The Wellness Matrix Group has offered customers an "at-home kit" for coronavirus testing that is "FDA Approved." But the agency has not approved any such tests, and customers say they feel scammed.

National

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.

View of a Willet bird in the foamy water in front of the setting sun at Fort Myers Beach, Fla., in winter.

National

Some Snowbirds Headed North Told To Stay In Their Southern Nests

5:00am April 01, 2020

by Danielle Kaeding

People who migrate South for winter are being told not to return to their year-round homes in the North. Some places that typically welcome their return are asking people to stay away.

Healthcare professionals screen people at a testing site organized by the Maryland National Guard in a parking lot at FedEx Field on March 30, 2020 in Landover, Md.

National

Tell Us About Trying To Get Tested For The Coronavirus

2:14pm March 31, 2020

by Tanya Ballard Brown

Experts have said that testing is essential to controlling the coronovirus pandemic. Tell us your experiences trying to access testing for the coronavirus.

Rohingya refugees wait at a relief distribution point in the Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh on March 24.

Refugee Camps Face COVID-19: 'If We Do Nothing, The Harm Is Going To Be So Extreme'

1:26pm March 31, 2020

by Malaka Gharib

NPR spoke to humanitarian aid researcher Paul Spiegel about his analysis of conditions in the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh — and the outlook for refugees everywhere as the coronavirus looms.

Bednark now produces face shields for medical workers.

Brooklyn Navy Yard Businesses Mobilize To Help Fight Coronavirus Pandemic

12:30pm March 31, 2020

by Gwynne Hogan

During World War II, the Brooklyn Navy Yard repaired warships. Today businesses on the same site are retooling to make medical supplies.