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Tips For Starting Or Continuing Mental Health Care From Home

4:59pm April 06, 2020

by Lauren Hodges

As states issue stay-at-home orders to combat the coronavirus, people are struggling with anxiety, stress and depression. NPR's Life Kit explains how to start or continue mental health care from home.

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Surgical Mask Manufacturer In Texas Is Inundated With Requests

4:59pm April 06, 2020

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Mike Bowen, whose company Prestige Ameritech makes surgical masks in Texas, about why he's unhappy about the flood of orders coming in for his product.

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"While none of this is good news, the ... possible flattening of the curve is better than the increases that we have seen," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday. He is seen last month following the arrival of the U.S. Naval hospital ship Comfort to New

With Coronavirus Deaths 'Essentially Flat' Last Two Days, NY Gov. Sees 'Good Signs'

4:57pm April 06, 2020

by Brakkton Booker

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said there were 599 coronavirus deaths statewide since Sunday. He said it may suggest a "possible flattening of the curve" but also warned numbers were inconclusive.

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Experts: Distancing Rules Improve N. Carolina Hospital Odds

4:25pm April 06, 2020

by Associated Press, Gary D. Robertson

Municipal tankers spray disinfectant as a precaution against the coronavirus in Moscow on Sunday. Most of Russia's COVID-19 cases have been recorded in Moscow.

Moscow Has Most Of Russia's COVID-19 Cases, But Work Stoppages Are Nationwide

4:18pm April 06, 2020

by Charles Maynes

Moscow's spike in COVID-19 infections has forced an economic shutdown in far-flung territories where the coronavirus has so far shown minimal bite.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, shown here in a handout photo from earlier this month, has reportedly been moved to intensive care at a London hospital.

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson In Intensive Care Unit Due To COVID-19

4:03pm April 06, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

"Over the course of this afternoon, the condition of the prime minister has worsened and, on the advice of his medical team, he has been moved to the Intensive," U.K. officials said.

Acting Prime Minister Leo Varadkar worked as a doctor for seven years before going into politics.

Irish Leader Returns To Medicine To Help Battle COVID-19 Pandemic

4:03pm April 06, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

Acting Prime Minister Leo Varadkar reregistered as a medical practitioner with the country's Health Service Executive in March and will begin to work one shift a week.

Federal Judge Allows Some Abortions To Continue In Oklahoma

3:55pm April 06, 2020

by Sarah McCammon

Patients have been turned away for abortions after Republican state officials said an executive order suspending elective procedures during the coronavirus pandemic applies to abortions.

Ambulances are parked outside of Wyckoff Hospital in the Brooklyn, N.Y., on April 4. A study published by the CDC finds that people in the United States under the age of 18 are far less likely to fall ill with COVID-19 or require intensive care, compared

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U.S. Children With COVID-19 Less Likely To Be Hospitalized Than Adults

3:39pm April 06, 2020

by Richard Harris

A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that between 5.7% and 20% of children with COVID-19 end up in the hospital, with 2% or fewer needing intensive care.

Tents setup outside the main entrance to Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, Calif., Wednesday, April 1, 2020. The hospital plans to triple the number of available ICU beds to care for patients amidst the spread of COVID-19.

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Growing Costs And Shrinking Revenues Squeeze Hospitals As They Brace For Coronavirus

3:34pm April 06, 2020

by Patti Neighmond

In places like Los Angeles, hospitals are prepping for anticipated waves of COVID-19 patients. But they're having to ramp up while facing shrinking cash reserves.