Parents Must Make Big Decision For Children As School Starts Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Parents are wondering whether or not they should send their kids into classrooms for on-site learning this fall.
Health & Safety
Surge In Absentee Ballot Requests Linked To Pandemic Concerns
A new report finds a "striking surge" in absentee mail-in ballot requests in North Carolina. Analysts say this parallels nationwide concerns about voting during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A COVID-19 Success Story In Rwanda: Free Testing, Robot Caregivers
Despite its limited resources, Rwanda has vowed to identify every case. So you could be walking down the street and a health worker will ask if you want to be tested.
COVID-19 Community Research Partnership Predicts Asymptomatic Numbers In Triad
U.S. Wants To Ramp Up COVID-19 Testing To 100 Million A Month By September
Why is the US suffering such a shortage of testing? The Trump administration is promising to perform 100 million tests by September. Is that realistic?
Several States Begin Walking Back Reopening Plans Amid COVID-19 Surge
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about the economic impact on states who have reversed their reopenings during the pandemic.
Many Georgia Residents Still Struggling To Get Tested
How long does it take to get results from a coronavirus test in Georgia? Local health departments' responses are literally and figuratively all over the map.
Former West Virginia Nursing Assistant Confesses To Murder Of Veterans At VA Hospital
Reta Mays has pleaded guilty to killing several patients. She admitted to injecting the veterans with unneeded insulin which killed them.
News Brief: Trump Addresses Race, U.S. COVID-19 Testing Goals, Federal Tax Deadline
President Trump made divisive statements on race at his Rose Garden address recently. The U.S. wants to increase testing to control COVID-19. And, the Federal tax filing deadline approaches.
Despite Shortfalls And Delays, U.S. Testing Czar Says Efforts Are Mostly 'Sufficient'
Adm. Brett Giroir, who leads the federal testing response, tells NPR that the U.S. is on track to test enough to contain the pandemic, saying newer, point-of-care tests are part of the solution.