Global Health

Daniel Streicker: What If We Could Stop A Virus At Its Animal Source?

9:43am April 10, 2020

by NPR/TED Staff

MERS, Ebola, and COVID-19—the viruses that cause these diseases likely have the same patient zero: bats. For researcher Daniel Streicker, the key to preventing an outbreak is the bats themselves.

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Addressing Racial Disparities In COVID-19 Outcomes

9:50pm April 09, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

Dr. Wayne Riley, president of SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, and an NPR science correspondent answer questions about the racial disparity in how the coronavirus is impacting patients.

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Questions About The Details Of Flattening The Epidemic Curve

9:38pm April 09, 2020

Dr. Ashish Jha, director of the Global Health Institute at Harvard University, answers listener questions about the specifics of "flattening the curve" of coronavirus infection.

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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, seen above in 2018, gives high marks for social distancing efforts during the coronavirus pandemic but low marks for testing. He says he thinks large public gatherings may have to wait until there's a vaccine.

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Bill Gates, Who Has Warned About Pandemics For Years, On The U.S. Response So Far

7:15pm April 09, 2020

by Heidi Glenn

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates gives high marks for social distancing efforts but low marks for testing. He says he thinks large public gatherings may have to wait until there's a vaccine.

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Why It's Crucial Not To Let Up On Social Distancing

5:42pm April 09, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jonathan Smith, lecturer in epidemiology at Yale University, about why any "cheating" on social distancing would undermine all the work that has been done so far.

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Nearing Anniversary Of Devastating Fire, Notre Dame To Host A Good Friday Service

5:33pm April 09, 2020

by Eleanor Beardsley

April 15 will mark the first anniversary of the fire that ripped through the cathedral. The Paris archbishop says he wants to send a "message of hope" through a small Good Friday service.

Politicians and world leaders celebrated British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's release from the intensive care unit.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Leaves ICU Amid Treatment For COVID-19

4:50pm April 09, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

"He is in extremely good spirits," his office said. Johnson's emergence from intensive care is good news for the leader, who remains in the hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus.

President Trump has promoted the anti-malaria drug for fighting COVID-19, but scientists say more testing is needed.

After Reverse On Hydroxychloroquine Export Ban, India Says 'Only Meeting The Demand'

1:39pm April 09, 2020

by Lauren Frayer

After President Trump complained, India reversed its export ban on the anti-malaria drug, which Trump has touted as a coronavirus treatment. There's no clinical evidence it works against COVID-19.

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Pope Francis hailed "the saints who live next door" during the COVID-19 pandemic, saying doctors and others who are still working are heroes. The pope is seen here celebrating Palm Sunday Mass behind closed doors because of the coronavirus.

'This Is Not Humanity's First Plague,' Pope Francis Says Of Coronavirus

12:47pm April 09, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The pope says the COVID-19 pandemic is exposing hypocrisy and misplaced priorities in the modern world, as he calls on people to remember their shared humanity.