Health & Safety

Scathing Obit Blaming Politicians For Father's COVID-19 Death 'Hit A Nerve'

5:24pm July 12, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Kristin Urquiza, whose father died due to COVID-19, about the obituary she wrote for him, which is a scathing indictment of politician's failures to control the virus.

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Tallahassee Mayor On Florida's Record Single-Day COVID-19 Increase

5:19pm July 12, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with John Dailey, the mayor of Tallahassee, about the record-setting number of cases reported in Florida on Sunday and how his city is dealing with the surge.

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News Brief: California COVID-19 Surge, Trump And Biden Campaign, SCOTUS Ruling

3:42pm July 12, 2020

California is seeing a surge in COVID-19 cases. Trump and Biden are focusing on the economy in their campaigns. And, a SCOTUS ruling has big implications for Native Americans.

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Former Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Administrator On Our Future With COVID-19

7:58am July 12, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Andy Slavitt, former acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, about how Americans can learn to live with and survive COVID-19.

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Politics Chat: President Trump Changes Stance On Masks, Wears One In Public

7:58am July 12, 2020

President Trump softens his stance on face coverings, lawmakers react to his commuting the sentence of friend and advisor Roger Stone, and what's at stake with the next coronavirus relief package.

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Sex Experts Give Advice On Safe Social Interaction During The COVID-19 Pandemic

7:58am July 12, 2020

by April Dembosky

Sex educators and sexologists have some advice for coronavirus socializing. And it's kind of like in the bedroom: people must build trust, communicate their values and needs, and seek consent.

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New York Eater's Chief Critic Isn't Ready To Eat Out. Here's Why

7:58am July 12, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks New York Eater chief food critic Ryan Sutton why he thinks it's a moral choice to not dine out - inside or outside a restaurant - during the pandemic.

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New Study Says 'Silent Spreaders' May Be Responsible For Half Of U.S. COVID-19 Cases

7:58am July 12, 2020

Alison Galvani of Yale University tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about her study indicating asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic patients may play a huge role in spreading COVID-19.

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Teachers Weigh In On Whether Schools Should Reopen This Fall

7:58am July 12, 2020

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with teachers from around the country about how they feel about public schools reopening in the fall, amid a pandemic and rising infection rates.

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Residents Of Alaskan Town Receive Monthly Stipend Not To Move Away During Pandemic

7:58am July 12, 2020

Southeast Alaska's economy is getting hammered without cruise ship tourists due to COVID-19. One city there is using its federal relief money to pay residents not to move away.

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