Health & Safety

Some people are now wearing disposable gloves with the hope of getting some protection against coronavirus pathogens. What do doctors have to say about that?

Coronavirus FAQs: Do Gloves HeIp? Is It Allergies Or COVID-19?

5:44pm April 10, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Lots of people are talking about masks. But what about gloves? Do they offer any protection? If you're still going to work, should you isolate yourself from family members when you get home?

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Why Misinformation And Distrust Is Making COVID-19 More Dangerous For Black America

5:24pm April 10, 2020

by Jason Breslow

The coronavirus is hitting African Americans especially hard. Jahmil Lacey, a researcher on health disparities, says distrust of the medical establishment is a big reason why.

Chart showing COVID-19 deaths in New York, Louisiana, Washington and California on logarithmic scale.

Are We Flattening The Curve? States Keep Watch On Coronavirus 'Doubling Times'

5:08pm April 10, 2020

by Lauren Sommer

It is starting to take more time for cases, hospitalizations and deaths to double in several states, indicating social distancing is working. Here's how to make sense of those numbers.

Surgeon General Jerome Adams shows his inhaler during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House at which he made a personal appeal to communities of color to follow federal guidelines.

U.S. Surgeon General: People Of Color 'Socially Predisposed' To Coronavirus Exposure

4:36pm April 10, 2020

by Juana Summers

Surgeon General Jerome Adams made a personal appeal to communities of color, hit hard by coronavirus, to follow the White House task force recommendations. Watch his remarks.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says the number of COVID-19 patients in intensive care in the state dropped for the first time.

In New York, Number Of COVID-19 Patients In ICU Drops For First Time

4:26pm April 10, 2020

by Rose Friedman

Governor Andrew Cuomo says he's cautiously optimistic that the COVID-19 infection rate is slowing in New York. He called for federal help to ramp up mass scale testing as a step to ease the shutdown.

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Places Which Most Need Medical Equipment Often Forced To Buy On Open Market

4:12pm April 10, 2020

by Brian Mann

The Trump administration has enlisted some of the biggest U.S. corporations to help boost the supply of medical equipment. But many of the supplies still aren't going where they're needed most.

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New York Lung Doctors Rush To Spread Their Expertise To Other Physicians

4:12pm April 10, 2020

by Rebecca Hersher

Pulmonologists at some New York City hospitals are changing the ways they work to keep up with critically ill COVID-19 patients. They are changing who does what — and training lots of people.

Health & Safety

Keeping Safe While Grocery Shopping During The Pandemic

4:12pm April 10, 2020

by Maria Godoy

What's the safest way to shop for food during this pandemic? And what should people do once they've brought their haul home? Here are tips on safe grocery shopping while social distancing.

Coronavirus Updates: New Business Council, Progress But Not The Peak

4:12pm April 10, 2020

NPR science and politics correspondents relay the latest news in the United States response to the coronavirus epidemic.

Zimbabwe riot police patrol the streets near a fruit and vegetable market in Harare on Thursday.

In Zimbabwe Under Lockdown, 'Find That Resolve To Carry On No Matter What'

4:07pm April 10, 2020

by Eyder Peralta

"I would say to the rest of the world that there is one thing that we have left when we are in trouble, and that is the hope that we will see tomorrow," Evan Mawarire, a Zimbabwean pastor, tells NPR.

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