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Israelis stand in silence on a street in Tel Aviv on Tuesday as sirens wailed across Israel for two minutes marking the annual day of remembrance for the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust.

New Report Notes Rise In Coronavirus-Linked Anti-Semitic Hate Speech

2:13pm April 21, 2020

by Daniel Estrin

The report, released Monday by researchers at Tel Aviv University, notes an 18% increase in anti-Semitic violence in 2019 and recent accusations blaming Jews for causing and spreading the coronavirus.

Medics take care of a patient infected with the novel coronavirus in Dresden, Germany. The country has tested for COVID-19 on a larger scale and has had a lower death rate from the virus than many countries.

Germany Is Conducting Nationwide COVID-19 Antibody Testing

2:13pm April 21, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

The country has been testing on a larger scale than most other countries. Studying antibodies in the blood can show whether someone has fought off the virus.

Nearly 49,000 people have now recovered from COVID-19 in Italy, which is reporting its first overall drop in positive cases since February. Here, a woman gets on her bicycle after shopping in Rome.

Italy Finally Sees Its 1st Drop In Active Coronavirus Cases

11:06am April 21, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Other key metrics also improved: Italy had 127 fewer COVID-19 patients in hospitals as of Monday and 62 fewer people were in intensive care units.

Health & Safety

Global Health Expert Answers The Most Common Coronavirus Questions

9:51am April 21, 2020

by Pien Huang

Global health expert Dr. Abraar Karan and NPR's Pien Huang answer the most common listener questions on the spread of the coronavirus, its symptoms, testing and treatment.

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Global Health Expert Answers More Common Coronavirus Questions

10:52pm April 20, 2020

by Pien Huang

Global health expert Dr. Abraar Karan and NPR's Pien Huang answer the most common listener questions on the spread of the coronavirus, its symptoms, testing and treatment.

A man wearing a face mask as a preventive measure against the spread of the new coronavirus walks next to commercial buildings in the Raffles Place financial business district in Singapore on April 14.

Opinion: Redesigning The COVID-19 City

7:49pm April 20, 2020

Pedestrian streets. Vertical gardens. Arenas overhauled for social distancing. Robert Muggah and Thomas Ermacora envision how urban centers will adapt to pandemic life.

A view of the Neapolitan suburb of Scampia, notorious for drug wars and battles between rival Camorra mafia factions.

Amid Pandemic, Italian Prosecutors Warn That Mafia Groups Are Cementing Their Power

5:12pm April 20, 2020

by Sylvia Poggioli

Organized crime will exploit growing desperation, warns a prosecutor: "The mafias always gravitate toward money, and they're constantly trying to improve their image in the eyes of ordinary citizens."

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro prepares to speak to supporters protesting against quarantine and social distancing measures to combat the new coronavirus outbreak in Brasilia on Sunday.

Brazil's Bolsonaro Joins Supporters In Protest Against Coronavirus Measures

4:56pm April 20, 2020

by Philip Reeves

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been widely accused of endangering the public by greatly underestimating the threat posed by the coronavirus, which has claimed more than 2,500 Brazilian lives.

Patients are treated for COVID-19 at a field hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

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COVID-19 Numbers Are Bad In Ecuador. The President Says The Real Story Is Even Worse

3:50pm April 20, 2020

by John Otis

Hospitals and doctors are overwhelmed. So are funeral homes and cemeteries. "You feel powerless," said one doctor tending to 200 patients.

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A safe-distancing enforcement officer wearing a red armband checks his phone at a food court in Singapore on Saturday. The officers have been deployed to ensure people maintain distance from one another, as Singapore grapples with a spike in coronavirus c

Singapore Sees Surge In COVID-19 Cases, Now Has Highest Number In Southeast Asia

2:05pm April 20, 2020

by Michael Sullivan

Singapore reported 1,426 new cases on Monday and now has the highest number of reported cases in Southeast Asia. Most of those recently infected are foreign workers staying in cramped dormitories.