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People in New York now have to wear face coverings when they are unable to stay 6 feet from others, such as when riding the subway.

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NY Gov. Cuomo Orders Public Mask Use To Curb COVID-19 Spread

9:51pm April 15, 2020

by Quil Lawrence

Cuomo has joined other states and said people in New York must wear masks in public when they can't remain 6 feet apart, in order to protect the gains his state has made against the coronavirus.

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Listener Questions About COVID-19 Immunity In Recovered Patients

9:50pm April 15, 2020

After COVID-19 patients recover, do they have immunity? Dr. Celine Gounder, an epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist, answers listener questions about how the body can fight the disease.

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Questions About Airway Management In Treating Coronavirus Patients

9:39pm April 15, 2020

Doctors are learning new and innovative ways to treat COVID-19 patients. Emergency physician Dr. Richard Levitan answers questions about those treatments.

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A security guard stands outside the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, where the novel coronavirus was detected in Wuhan, China.

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A Timeline Of Coronavirus Comments From President Trump And WHO

9:25pm April 15, 2020

How did the president respond to key moments during the pandemic? And how did representatives of the World Health Organization respond during the same period?

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses reporters at the daily coronavirus news briefing on Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

Trump Says The U.S. Is Past Its Peak On New Coronavirus Cases

7:37pm April 15, 2020

by Alana Wise

Trump on Wednesday told reporters the United States appears to be through the worst of the coronavirus pandemic in regards to the number of new cases being diagnosed.

Flag-waving, honking protesters drove past the Michigan Capitol on Wednesday to show their displeasure with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's orders to keep people at home and businesses locked during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Michigan Stay-At-Home Order Prompts Honking, Traffic-Jam Protest

6:47pm April 15, 2020

by Abigail Censky

Demonstrators jammed streets around the state capitol Wednesday, saying Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's stay-at-home order goes too far.

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), seen at the U.S. Capitol last month, where he spoke about a stimulus bill intended to combat the economic effects of the coronavirus.

S.C. Senator Says Getting COVID-19 Information To African Americans Will 'Save Lives'

6:25pm April 15, 2020

by Rachel Martin

The coronavirus is hitting African Americans especially hard. Republican Sen. Tim Scott says the federal government is trying to keep black communities informed.

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Experts from the World Health Organization say they gave explicit warnings about the risks of the COVID-19 outbreak in early January. They said this after President Trump this week accused the agency of obscuring the truth. Above: the WHO's headquarters i

'We Alerted The World' To Coronavirus On Jan. 5, WHO Says In Response To U.S.

6:24pm April 15, 2020

by Bill Chappell

President Trump said the health agency delayed raising the alarm on the threat from the new coronavirus. A WHO expert says that in early January, the World Health Organization "was very, very clear."

Coronavirus Updates: Retail Numbers, WHO Scrambling After Funding Cut

6:18pm April 15, 2020

NPR economic, science and diplomatic reporters recap the latest developments in the response to the coronavirus pandemic in the United States.

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Securities and Exchange Commission Co-Directors of Enforcement Stephanie Avakian and Steven Peikin speak during a news conference in 2018. Avakian and Peikin say their office is aggressively pursuing enforcement related to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Top Wall Street Regulators Warn Against Coronavirus Investment Scams

6:13pm April 15, 2020

by Tom Dreisbach

The leaders of the Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement division say they are taking aggressive action to combat potential investment fraud related to the COVID-19 pandemic.