Australia's Free Childcare Program
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Conor Duffy about the Australian government's decision to make child care free for parents during the coronavirus pandemic.
Health & Safety
ProPublica Report On Chicago's Dramatic COVID-19 Health Disparities
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with ProPublica's Duaa Eldeib about her report, "The First 100," which looks at the reasons why 70 of the first 100 COVID-19 deaths in Chicago were African Americans.
Teaching Kids To Hide From Gunfire: Safety Drills At Day Care And At Home
Sheltering in place isn't new for children who live in neighborhoods plagued by gun violence, and shootings haven't eased during the pandemic. St. Louis families improvise to keep kids safe.
Florida COVID ICU Nurse Remembered By His Father
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Ronald Coddington of Palm Beach, Fla., about the death of his son, William, who was a young nurse in a COVID intensive care unit.
COVID-19 Threatens Indigenous People Of The Amazon
A remote Amazon town of mostly indigenous Brazilians is struggling to protect its population as the coronavirus spreads through the forest.
New York Doctor Shares Inside Look At Caring For End-Of-Life COVID-19 Patients
Craig Blinderman is a palliative care doctor at New York City. He shares his audio diary and talks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about caring for dying coronavirus patients.
As Americans Observe Memorial Day, The U.S Inches Towards A Grim COVID-19 Milestone
The U.S. is likely to see its 100,000th death this Memorial Day. It's a staggering, incomprehensible number – more than the nation lost in the Vietnam and Korean wars combined.
PHOTOS: Brazilian Farmers Hatch A Plan To Send Healthy Food To The Favelas
A stay-at-home order has meant a loss of income for many of the working poor — and the fear that they won't be able to feed their families. Then a group of organic farmers had an idea.
North Carolina Reports Highest One Day Spike Of COVID-19 Cases
Health officials announced Saturday that they had recorded 1,107 new infections. The news comes as the state entered Phase 2 of its re-opening plan on Friday.
Long-Term Symptoms Of COVID-19
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with he New York Times' Mara Gay about her recovery from COVID-19.