New Normal: How Will Things Change In Post Pandemic World
These extraordinary times will eventually give way to a new normal. The newfound vigilance against contagion may signal the end of hugs, handshakes — and even salad bars.
Health & Safety
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Returns To Work
Johnson urged everyone to adhere to the lockdown and be patient. The prime minister spent days in intensive care and another two weeks recovering from the coronavirus.
Numbers Show More North Carolinians Leaving Home Despite Stay-At-Home Order
North Carolina residents may be tiring of social distancing, as numbers show that more people are starting to venture out of the house.
Ex-Officials Call For $46 Billion For Tracing, Isolating In Next Coronavirus Package
Leading former federal health officials Andy Slavitt and Scott Gottlieb are leading a call for $46 billion for specific measures in a next coronavirus aid package to safely reopen the economy.
Britain's Johnson Back At Work After COVID-19, Counseling Patience During Lockdown
The prime minister, who spent three days in intensive care and another two weeks recovering from the disease, warned that any letup in efforts to halt it risked "a new wave of death and disease."
Italy's Prime Minister Announces Gradual Easing Of COVID-19 Lockdown
In a nationwide television address, Giuseppe Conte said that a phased lifting of restrictions would begin May 4, and if all goes well, most would end by June 1.
Call For Public Health Investment In Next Congressional COVID-19 Aid Package
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Scott Gottlieb, ex-head of the FDA, and Andy Slavitt, who led the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, about the letter they wrote to Congress with a plan to reopen the U.S.
CDC Adds 6 Symptoms To Its COVID-19 List
The Centers for Disease Control now recognizes chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and new loss of taste or smell as symptoms of the disease.
Direct Cash Payments For COVID-19 Relief Are Susceptible To Fraud
As Congressional coronavirus relief money begins to reach some Americans, scam artists are targetting some of the nation's poorest residents.
Poet Gioconda Belli On Nicaragua In The Time Of COVID-19
NPR's Noel King talks to Nicaraguan poet Gioconda Belli about how the country is handling the corornavirus pandemic. She likens the country's response to the outbreak as dark magical realism.