Jason Beaubien
Stories
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Health
Questions About WHO Funding And How Contact Tracing Works
An NPR global health and development correspondent answers questions about tracking the coronavirus and President Trump's decision to withhold funding to the World Health Organization.
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Health
More Questions About COVID-19 In China And Around The World
NPR's global health and development correspondent and NPR's Beijing correspondent answer more questions about the global response to the pandemic.
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Politics
What Happened Today: Trump Defends Actions, International Government Responses
NPR White House and global health and development correspondents take listener questions about how the U.S. government, and governments around the world, are tackling the coronavirus.
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National
How Are Coronavirus Tests Getting To Where They Need To Go?
The White House announced nearly 2 million coronavirus tests will be made available starting this week. It is estimated that labs across the country will be able to test up to 4,000 people a day.
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Health
Public Health Experts Question Trump's Ban On Most Travelers From Europe
A key medical adviser to the president on COVID-19 defends the travel restrictions as "the right public health call." But others dismiss the move as "remarkably pointless" or, potentially, dangerous.
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Health
Hong Kong Has Contained Coronavirus So Far — But At A Significant Cost
Hong Kong has avoided large-scale outbreaks. But that containment has come at a significant cost to the city.
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Health
In Age of COVID-19, Hong Kong Innovates To Test And Quarantine Thousands
Challenges range from finding room to quarantine cruise ship passengers to tracking down cab drivers who drove suspected cases to a medical center.
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World
Some Americans Arrive In U.S. After Being Quarantined In Japan
Two charter planes carrying more than 300 Americans evacuated from the coronavirus-strickened Diamond Princess cruise ship have touched down at military bases in California and Texas.
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National
U.S. To Evacuate Quarantined Americans From Cruise Ship
The U.S. State Department is sending a charter plane to Japan to evacuate U.S. citizens from the Diamond Princess cruise ship. At least 44 American passengers have been diagnosed with the coronavirus.
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Health
Why They're Called 'Wet Markets' — And What Health Risks They Might Pose
A wet market is a complex of stalls selling fish, meat and wild animals. One such market in Wuhan has been linked to the current outbreak of coronavirus.