On Wednesday, the U.S. marked the grim milestone of 100,000 deaths from COVID-19. We pay tribute to five people who lost their lives during the pandemic.
More than 100,000 Americans die from COVID-19. China moves closer to criminalizing dissent from Hong Kong. And, violent protests continue in Minneapolis after a black man died in police custody.
Devin Francis, 44, a radiology technician in Miami, was months away from getting married when he died of COVID-19 in April. His daughter turned 11 this week.
The lethal march of COVID-19 passes 100,000 deaths in the U.S. despite some predictions it would not. The grim milestone presents a moment to consider who has died and how many others might follow.
The city attorney accuses Wellness Matrix Group of "shocking deceptive conduct" over its sales of purported "at-home" coronavirus tests and virus-killing disinfectant.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and the Brookings Institution and David Brooks of The New York Times about the politics of public mourning.
So far, there is no seasonal pattern to coronavirus outbreaks, the WHO's Dr. Margaret Harris says. Lockdowns may not be necessary, she says, but infections rise when restrictions are relaxed rapidly.
Dozens of House Democrats voted by proxy for the first time under the chamber's new rules. Republicans urged their members not to participate, and are suing to stop it in the future.
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Paul Persaud, a health officer of Paterson, N.J., about how his team has been able to mount an aggressive contact tracing campaign.