Opinion: What Lobsters And Ants Can Teach Us About Social Distancing Researchers have reported that some animals take precautions and keep their distance so they're less likely to be infected by another animal. Scott Simon wonders why some humans won't do the same. Scott Simon
Health CDC Director Says New Analysis Exonerates Agency On Testing Delay CDC chief Robert Redfield says that earlier testing for the coronavirus would have been like "looking for a needle in a haystack." But other health experts dispute his assertion. Rob Stein
Health CDC Quickly Changed Its Guidance On Limiting Choirs At Religious Services A federal official says the White House had not approved the initial version, which included the warning, "The act of singing may contribute to transmission of COVID-19." Bill Chappell
National The Battle Between The Masked And The Masked-Nots Unveils Political Rifts Wearing a mask has become political as some state officials have faced backlash for mandating mask use during the coronavirus pandemic. Tovia Smith
National Replace Trump And Bolster The CDC, A Leading Medical Journal Urges The Trump administration has mounted an "inconsistent and incoherent national response" to the COVID-19 pandemic by injecting politics into public health policy, The Lancet says. Bill Chappell
Health CDC Issues Decision Tools To Guide Reopening Of Schools, Businesses, Transit The flowchart-like documents released by the CDC ask businesses, schools and workplaces to first and foremost to consider whether reopening is consistent with state and local stay-at-home orders. Hannah Hagemann
Politics White House Rejected 'Overly Prescriptive' CDC Guidance For Reopening Communities The CDC developed detailed rules for child care centers, schools, camps, restaurants, churches and mass transit. The White House coronavirus task force said the draft guidance went too far. Franco Ordoñez Alana Wise
Food 'It's The Wild West': U.S. Workplace Safety Rules Missing In The Pandemic Some businesses and employee advocates say they're not getting much help from the federal government to ensure workers' safety from the coronavirus pandemic. Scott Horsley
Health In Defense Of Coronavirus Testing Strategy, Administration Cited Retracted Study When pressed on why the U.S. didn't import coronavirus tests after the CDC's effort ran into trouble, government officials drew on a study that had been retracted. Richard Harris
Science As The Coronavirus Crisis Heats Up, Why Aren't We Hearing From The CDC? Usually in U.S. health emergencies — HIV, vaping and more — the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is key to shaping policy and explaining it. That's changing to our detriment, leaders say. Nell Greenfieldboyce
