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Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of President Trump's coronavirus task force, directs the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which had convened the panel of experts.

NIH Panel Recommends Against Drug Combination Promoted By Trump For COVID-19

5:55pm April 21, 2020

by Joe Palca

The group of experts, assembled under the agency run by Dr. Anthony Fauci, warns that using a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin could result in potential toxicities.

People descended upon Garden City's beach in South Carolina Tuesday, within minutes of an executive order taking effect that allows beaches to reopen if local leaders allow it. Other nearby beaches remain closed.

S.C. Beaches Reopen — Or Not — Reflecting A Divide Over Coronavirus Shutdown

5:48pm April 21, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Some of the state's most popular beaches opted to stay closed and others reopened, creating a hopscotch pattern of differing polices.

George Baraina Dos Santos, photographed at a camp for the homeless in Standfontein, Cape Town, South Africa. The city's homeless population were broght here by the government as part of the city's corona virus response, but many say they felt safer on the

Health & Safety

PHOTOS: Lockdown In The World's Most Unequal Country

5:23pm April 21, 2020

by Tommy Trenchard

Since South Africa went into lockdown in late March, the country's social divisions have been brought into sharper focus than ever.

Migrants wave from the their balconies in Kranidi, southern Greece, on Tuesday. Authorities confirmed a high number of COVID-19 infections at the site.

In Greece, 148 Asylum Seekers Test Positive For COVID-19 At Shelter

5:13pm April 21, 2020

by Joanna Kakissis

At least 150 people in a shelter have tested positive for COVID-19, says the International Organization for Migration. Most are from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience in Philadelphia, pictured in 2009, is one of several hospitals operated by Jefferson Health. The president, Bruce Meyer, says the health system doesn't have the supplies it needs to do more coronavirus testing.

Philadelphia Hospital Official Says 'We're Not There' In Testing Capacity

4:53pm April 21, 2020

by James Doubek

Bruce Meyer, the president of Jefferson Health, which runs 14 hospitals in the Philadelphia area, says chemicals needed to do coronavirus testing are regulated by the government and hard to get.

Children displaced by the war in Syria's Idlib province sit, wearing face masks during a COVID-19 awareness campaign this week in Dana. The World Food Programme warned that people living in displaced-person camps could be "particularly vulnerable" to the

The Population Living In Acute Hunger May Double This Year Due To Coronavirus

4:45pm April 21, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Some 135 million people globally lived on the edge of starvation last year. The World Food Program fears the effects of the virus could balloon that number to a staggering 265 million this year.

Nurses reposition an intubated COVID-19 patient in a prone position in the intensive care unit at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, Chula Vista, Calif., on April 10.

Health & Safety

After The ICU, Many COVID-19 Survivors Face A Long Recovery

4:42pm April 21, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

David Williams, 54, spent eight days on a ventilator after he got COVID-19. Weeks after being discharged from the hospital, he still needs an oxygen tube and a walker.

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Some businesses that want to stay open say it's hard to do so when employees can make more money by staying home.

Economy

Bitter Taste For Coffee Shop Owner, As New $600 Jobless Benefit Drove Her To Close

4:41pm April 21, 2020

by Scott Horsley

The new federal benefit is designed to cushion the blow of the pandemic. But some businesses that want to stay open say it's hard to do so when employees can make more money by staying home.

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Attorney General William Barr speaks during a coronavirus task force news conference at the White House this month.

DOJ Would Support Legal Action If Governors' Restrictions Go 'Too Far,' Barr Says

4:17pm April 21, 2020

by Alana Wise

Attorney General William Barr said the Justice Department would consider legal consequences against states that continue to impose strict coronavirus restrictions.

Jovita Carranza, head of the Small Business Administration, speaks as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin listens during a news conference on April 2. The SBA has notified nearly 8,000 businesses that their information may have been exposed.

Economy

Data Of Nearly 8,000 Small Businesses May Have Been Exposed, SBA Says

4:16pm April 21, 2020

by Danielle Kurtzleben

"Personal identifiable information" was potentially exposed to other businesses via an online lending application portal, a spokesperson for the Small Business Administration told NPR.