Global Health

In Sweden, A Different Approach To Coronavirus Control

4:40pm April 13, 2020

Dagens Nyheter reporter Sanna Björling speaks with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly about Sweden's unique approach to fighting coronavirus and the country's reliance on voluntary compliance.

In 2014, Martha Phillips, an American nurse, traveled to West Africa during the Ebola crisis to provide medical care. Treating Ebola not only taught her how to stay safe around a deadly virus but also how to manage the stress and sadness of working during

Coronavirus Nurses Ask An Ebola Veteran: Is It OK To Be Afraid?

3:55pm April 13, 2020

by Will Stone

Nothing could have prepared Martha Phillips for her work with Ebola patients in West Africa. Now she is sharing advice with nurses in the U.S. as they tend to those stricken with COVID-19.

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Health experts say they're not yet sure about the level of immunity people may have after recovering from COVID-19. Here, a man wears a protective mask as he passes a mural in New York City, where the COVID-19 death toll has passed 10,000.

WHO Says COVID-19 Immunity Is An Unknown; Disease '10 Times Deadlier' Than 2009 Flu

3:34pm April 13, 2020

by Bill Chappell

More than 440,000 people have recovered from COVID-19 — and their status is an important question. If people are immune after recovery, they could resume normal life activities more quickly.

Commuters wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus at the platform of Atocha train station in Madrid, Spain, on Monday. Spain has begun easing restrictions as the number of new cases declines.

Hard-Hit Spain Tries A Gradual Easing Of Its Coronavirus Lockdown

10:49am April 13, 2020

by Scott Neuman

The move allows some businesses that can't operate remotely to reopen, even as most citizens remain under stay-at-home orders. But critics warn it may be too soon to let up.

Passersby wearing protective masks walk on a snow-covered street in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, in late February during the first wave of the novel coronavirus. Now, officials have declared a new state of emergency as cases in Hokkaido spike.

Emergency Declared In Japanese Prefecture Hit By 2nd Wave Of Coronavirus Infections

9:07am April 13, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Hokkaido, which saw the country's highest incidence of coronavirus as the pandemic first swept through Asia, had been returning to normal until a sudden recent spike in cases.

What An ER Nurse Learned From Ebola Outbreak And Now COVID-19

6:30am April 13, 2020

by Will Stone

An American nurse who worked during Africa's Ebola outbreak compares that experience to treating coronavirus patients in a U.S. ER. One difference: she had better protective gear in the Ebola clinic.

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In this handout photo issued by 10 Downing Street, Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks from 10 Downing Street praising NHS staff in a video message, after he was discharged from the hospital a week after being admitted with persistent coronaviru

Boris Johnson Released From London Hospital

7:33pm April 12, 2020

by Frank Langfitt

The British prime minister, who spent multiple nights in an intensive care unit with COVID-19, thanked the National Health Service for saving his life.

Is COVID-19 Changing How We Measure Distance?

8:00am April 12, 2020

Liying is from Wuhan, China. She's married to Federico, from Lombardy, Italy. Now in the U.S., they describe the rapid shift in perceptions of the pandemic as it has spread through each country.

Police stand guard at an apartment building that's considered a coronavirus hot spot. Other state efforts involve using GPS data to keep track of people who've been ordered into home quarantine.

An Indian State Tells Quarantined Folks: 'A Selfie An Hour Will Keep The Police Away'

7:00am April 12, 2020

by Kamala Thiagarajan

In Karnataka, people under quarantine must take hourly selfies as proof of staying home. The government is also publishing addresses of the quarantined. Legal activists are raising privacy concerns.

A sign of the times, reminding joggers and dog walkers on Boston's Charles River Esplanade to stay six feet apart to avoid transmitting the coronavirus.

Special Report: Coronavirus — The Week's Best from NPR News

7:18pm April 11, 2020

When will the worst of the pandemic pass? What's next in the government response? What can you do for your mental well-being during the crisis? NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro has some answers.