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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.

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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.

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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."

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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.

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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.

Local demand from individuals, senior centers, stores, and the state prison system is unspooling every roll as fast as the workers can wind them.

National

Toilet Paper Startup Ramps Up And Rolls In Wake Of Coronavirus Pandemic

5:00am March 31, 2020

by Jennifer Mitchell

The sudden demand for "white gold" came at just the right time for a new toilet paper factory in Maine. "The demand is insane," says Tissue Plus owner, Marc Cooper.

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing the U.S. Census Bureau to suspend for two more weeks the hiring of 2020 census workers and in-person visits in remote communities and areas recovering from natural disasters.

Census Field Operations Further Delayed Until April 15 By COVID-19 Pandemic

9:59pm March 28, 2020

by Hansi Lo Wang

The Census Bureau says it's suspending for two more weeks the hiring of temporary workers and in-person visits in remote communities and areas recovering from natural disasters for the 2020 count.