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Immigrant Doctors Face Barriers Trying To Volunteer To Help Fight COVID-19 Pandemic

8:01am April 18, 2020

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Dr. Ram Alur, president of Physicians for American Healthcare Access, about restrictions faced by some immigrant doctors who want to help fight the pandemic.

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Nursing Homes Hit Hard As Virus Claims Thousands Of Lives Across U.S.

8:01am April 18, 2020

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with WPLN's Blake Farmer from Nashville and KCUR's Peggy Lowe from Kansas City about how nursing homes are dealing with deadly outbreaks of COVID-19.

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Researchers Look To New Methods To Create Cheaper, Easier Coronavirus Testing

8:01am April 18, 2020

by Joe Palca

Several new types of tests for coronavirus infection are being developed. One uses the revolutionary gene-editing tool called CRISPR; another measures responses from cells in saliva.

Sanitation Workers Around The Country Worry For Their Safety Amid Coronavirus Crisis

8:01am April 18, 2020

by Scott Simon

Cindy Neuroth of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, talks about how the pandemic affects her job as a sanitation worker. Much of the garbage she picks up is unbagged, and she's worried about her safety.

View of the Holzmarkt 25 bar area, close to the Kater Blau club in Berlin last month. All Berlin nightclubs have been closed since March 13, causing employees and artists to lose their livelihoods.

Clubbing In The Time Of COVID-19: Berlin Clubs Are Closed, So DJs Are Livestreaming

8:01am April 18, 2020

by Rob Schmitz

People are dancing at home to livestreamed sets. "I think this is probably the most difficult time since World War II," says Lutz Leichsenring of the Berlin Club Commission. "Everything is shut down."

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Official In Ecuador Says Thousands More People May Have Died Than Government Has Reported

8:01am April 18, 2020

by John Otis

Officially, only several hundred Ecuadoreans have died of COVID-19. But in the city of Guayaquil, hospitals, cemeteries and morgues are overwhelmed.

Richard Remsberg Holter Jr. (left) and his father, Richard Remsberg Holter Sr. at their namesake corner in 2019. It's a mile south of the family farm in Frederick County, Md. Holter Road is named after their family, the other road named for a neighboring

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Grieving From A Distance: Remembering A Dad Lost To COVID-19

7:01am April 18, 2020

by Rick Holter

Nothing prepares you for losing a beloved parent to illness. But when you can't be present at the bedside or the graveside, how do you let go and begin to grieve?

COMIC: Looking For A 'Helper' In The Age Of Coronavirus

7:01am April 18, 2020

by Malaka Gharib

Mister Rogers said "look for the helpers" in times of crisis. Here's the story of Shah Dedar. He's 32, he's a Tom Hanks fan — and he works to protect the most vulnerable in crowded refugee camps.

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What Happened Today: Relief for Farmers, Contact Tracing Questions

9:26pm April 17, 2020

by Jason Beaubien

NPR's global health and development correspondent answers listener questions about contact tracing, the World Health Organization and flattening the curve.

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