Global Health

A man wearing a protective face mask walks at a nearly empty shopping mall in Beijing on Feb. 27. Business activity in China has all but halted, with entire cities under quarantine and industries forced to lay off workers.

Coronavirus Spreads Recession Fears Around The World

6:46pm March 05, 2020

by Jim Zarroli

U.S. businesses are shutting down plants and watching their sales plummet around the world. Many economists now say odds are increasing that the economy will slow, if not contract altogether.

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At least 100 people aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship will be tested for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 after a former passenger died from the disease this week. The ship is seen here in a photo from 2001.

Coronavirus: Cruise Ship In Limbo Off California After A Former Passenger Died

3:56pm March 05, 2020

by Bill Chappell

At least 21 people are showing symptoms of COVID-19 after traveling on the same ship as a passenger who died from the respiratory disease this week. The ship is now returning from Hawaii.

一个武汉人的心声——"我正活在地狱中"

2:57pm March 05, 2020

by 一位武汉的居民

在这个最初出现新型冠装病毒的城市，一个年轻人回首反思政府的响应措施如何永久地改变了她。

Amazon is among the companies telling workers in the Seattle area to stay home as the coronavirus outbreak spreads.

Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft Tell Seattle Workers To Stay Home

2:05pm March 05, 2020

by Shannon Bond

U.S. companies are trying to limit disruption from the coronavirus outbreak by curtailing travel and telling some employees to work from home. Several major tech firms are among the latest to act.

Many Younger Chinese Speak Out Against Handling Of Coronavirus

11:12am March 05, 2020

by Emily Feng

The number of new coronavirus cases are dropping across China. But some say they won't be able to forget how leaders decided to cut off the city of Wuhan to stop the virus from spreading.

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Italy Sees Worst Of Europe's Coronavirus Outbreak

11:12am March 05, 2020

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Italian researcher Flavia Riccardo about the coronavirus outbreak in Italy, and efforts by health officials to contain it.

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A Prestige Ameritech employee inspects disposable surgical masks in 2009 at the company's Texas factory. The company is one of the last domestic manufacturers of medical face masks.

Not Enough Face Masks Are Made In America To Deal With Coronavirus

11:12am March 05, 2020

by Yuki Noguchi

A global shortage of face masks is prompting concern for the safety of health care workers. Now the U.S. government is trying to bring back an industry that largely left the country years ago.

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Joyful Kids, Frayed Parents When COVID-19 Scare Closes German School

11:12am March 05, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

One of the first schools to close in Germany because of a student's possible link to the coronavirus, is also the one attended by the children of NPR's Berlin correspondent.

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February satellite readings in the troposphere (the lower atmosphere) of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a pollutant primarily from burning fossil fuels, show a dramatic decline compared to early January when power plants were operating at normal levels.

Why China's Air Has Been Cleaner During The Coronavirus Outbreak

6:42pm March 04, 2020

by Lauren Sommer

Air pollution levels have dropped dramatically as power plants and factories have slowed down — potentially saving lives. But the public health benefits aren't so simple to calculate.

A flight information board displays canceled incoming flights from Italy at Ben Gurion Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, last month. Airlines are slashing hundreds of flights amid fear of the spreading coronavirus.

Coronavirus Fears Lead To Canceled Flights And Concerns Within The Travel Industry

5:57pm March 04, 2020

by David Schaper

Companies are canceling employee travel, and airlines are slashing hundreds of flights amid fear of the spreading coronavirus. The slump is hitting the travel industry and related businesses hard.

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