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Drive-thru tests for COVID-19 take place in medical tents on Temple University's Ambler Campus in Montgomery County, Pa. There was a threat that this site would close but testing will continue.

In Reversal, Federal Support For Coronavirus Testing Sites Continues

7:18pm April 09, 2020

by Jeff Brady

The Trump administration had planned to end federal support for 41 COVID-19 testing sites around the country. But after complaints from local officials the government will continue funding.

Three U.S. aircraft carriers USS Theodore Roosevelt (top left) USS Ronald Reagan (top center) and USS Nimitz (top right) participate in exercises with South Korean forces in 2017.

With Warship Coronavirus Cases Rising, Concerns Over Military Readiness

6:16pm April 09, 2020

by David Welna

Three of the U.S. Navy's 11 aircraft carriers are reported to have sailors infected with the coronavirus. The Pentagon says readiness has not been affected, but more outbreaks are expected.

Mormons Have Long Preached Preparedness — Which Is Coming In Handy Now

5:42pm April 09, 2020

by Sonja Hutson

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has long mandated that all members maintain months of food and supplies — in part to help less-prepared neighbors.

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Coronavirus Updates: Another Unemployment Surge, Genome Information

5:13pm April 09, 2020

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

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How Louisiana Is Handling Record Unemployment Claims

4:52pm April 09, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ava Dejoie, secretary of the Louisiana Workforce Commission, about the latest unemployment numbers in her state.

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A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department van enters the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles on April 1, 2020. California is planning to release as many as 3,500 inmates who were due to be paroled in the next two months as it tries to free sp

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Advocates: Inmates Released Early Due To Pandemic Need Help To Safely Shelter

4:44pm April 09, 2020

by Eric Westervelt

In California, former inmates released early to help reduce coronavirus risks behind bars lack support when they get out, say advocates, who want better, organized help to address the crisis.

Trainer Katie Gould (right) leads workout sessions remotely after having to close her studio, KG Strong in Philadelphia.

A Heavy Lift For The Fitness World As Home Workouts Replace The Gym

4:21pm April 09, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

Swimmers, runners, weight-lifters are getting creative with home exercises. Out-of-work fitness instructors are doing tricky math: whether to offer their hard-earned skills on the Internet for free.

An ICU bed at a makeshift, temporary hospital in Manhattan's Central Park East. Throughout New York City, many doctors who usually do plastic surgery or treat children are learning how to monitor people who need to be on ventilators to breathe.

Improvisation And Retraining May Be Key To Saving Patients In New York's ICUs

3:11pm April 09, 2020

by Rebecca Hersher

Pulmonologists in New York hospitals are now supervising doctors from other specialties as they try to keep ICUs staffed, and are deploying equipment in new ways. But COVID-19 is a demoralizing foe.

A man wearing a surgical mask reads the newspaper on the sidewalk late last month in New York City. The city's leaders said Thursday that social distancing is still necessary.

NYC Mayor And NY Governor Say Social Distancing Is Working, Warn Not To Let Up

2:54pm April 09, 2020

by Rose Friedman

Bill de Blasio and Andrew Cuomo both point to signs of good news in the coronavirus data, but say that restrictions on nonessential workers and businesses must continue.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks on March 31, 2020 at the USTA Indoor Training Center, the site of a makeshift hospital in New York. De Blasio is calling for a national enlistment program for doctors and nurses.

NYC Could Need Up To 45,000 Additional Medical Workers This Month, Mayor Says

2:51pm April 09, 2020

by Jason Breslow

In what he calls a "worst-case" scenario, Mayor Bill de Blasio says the city will be unable to meet the demand for medical workers without help from the federal government.