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Since the coronavirus outbreak began, Laura Gao has been troubled by the disgust and pity directed at her hometown.

'The Wuhan I Know': A Comic About The City Behind The Coronavirus Headlines

11:50am April 04, 2020

by Aubri Juhasz

Laura Gao is a native of Wuhan, China — where the coronavirus outbreak began. As the virus spread, Wuhan captured the world's attention. Her comic offers a personal look at the city she loves.

People in face masks observe three minutes of silence in Beijing, on a national day of mourning for the thousands of patients and medical workers killed by the coronavirus in China.

Heads Bow And Sirens Wail As China Observes Day Of Mourning Amid Pandemic

10:18am April 04, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

More than 3,300 people have died of COVID-19 in China since the coronavirus surfaced there late last year. On Saturday, residents expressed their grief for the neighbors they've lost so far.

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18 Years After Murder And Arrests, Convictions In Daniel Pearl Killing Are Reversed

8:00am April 04, 2020

by Diaa Hadid

Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, who was looking into jihadi terrorism, was beheaded on camera in early 2002. The Pakistani prosecutor is appealing the ruling to his country's supreme court.

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How Mexico Is Responding To The Coronavirus Outbreak

10:04pm April 03, 2020

by Carrie Kahn

NPR's Mexico City correspondent answers listener questions about the spread of the coronavirus in Mexico.

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A Russian plane carrying medical equipment arrives at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City.

In Russia, Health Services Struggle As Exasperation Grows Over Coronavirus Aid Abroad

5:54pm April 03, 2020

by Charles Maynes

Some Russians are miffed at seeing high-profile deliveries of lifesaving gear to other countries when they know their own health services are under-equipped to handle the COVID-19 outbreak.

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European Union Restricts Export Of Medical Gear, Threatening Countries Which Need It

4:28pm April 03, 2020

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Anabel González, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, about the European Union's decision to restrict the export of medical gear.

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An ambulance enters the main gates of the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila on Feb. 2. Doctors have been especially hard-hit by COVID-19 in the Philippines.

Pandemic Claims The Lives Of Doctors In The Philippines At Startling Rates

4:28pm April 03, 2020

by Julie McCarthy

At least 136 people have died of COVID-19 in the Philippines. At least 14 of them, likely more, were doctors.

A temporary field hospital set up at IFEMA Convention Center in Madrid, Spain, on Thursday. Spain is one of the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic.

Spain Briefly Passes Italy In COVID-19 Cases But Officials See Growth Rate Slowing

2:59pm April 03, 2020

by Lucía Benavides

Despite the increase, Spain's figures suggest the rate of new infections has begun to slow, according to a spokeswoman for the government's health emergency center.

Workers in Dhaka sew protective suits at a garment factory during Bangladesh's lockdown.

1 Million Bangladeshi Garment Workers Lose Jobs Amid COVID-19 Economic Fallout

2:30pm April 03, 2020

by Lauren Frayer

"Please don't give up on us," the president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association said in a YouTube plea addressed to global buyers. "Kindly do not let go of our hands."

Men load a coffin onto a pickup truck in front of General del Guasmo Sur Hospital in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The port city is the most affected by COVID-19 in the country. Corpses lie in apartments for days and morgues are overcrowded. The city administration

Corpses Lie For Days As Ecuador Struggles To Keep Up With COVID-19 Deaths

2:26pm April 03, 2020

by John Otis

The epicenter of the country's outbreak is the port city of Guayaquil, where cadavers are lying in the streets and in homes.

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