Brazil's Health Minister Resigns Amid Turmoil Over Pandemic Response Nelson Teich resigned from his post Friday after only a few weeks on the job. Teich, the second health minister to depart in a month, disagreed with President Jair Bolsonaro about response measures. Jason Slotkin
Shower Curtains — And Rubber Duckies — Help One Restaurant Reopen Ohio's Twisted Citrus restaurant introduced the Rubber Duckie Mimosa, champagne and blue rasberry lemonade topped with a classic yellow rubber duck, to match its new shower curtain barrier. Austin Horn
Researchers Say That The Debate Over The Coronavirus May Become More Violent Threats against contact tracers, intimidation of people with masks, shooting at McDonald's — the debate over the coronavirus is becoming more violent. Researchers warn that violence can keep rising. Hannah Allam
Texas Restaurants And Cafes Are Trying To Ensure Safety Of Customers And Staff Restaurants in Texas have started to reopen slowly, but nothing is quite the same after the coronavirus shutdowns. They have to be creative to survive and ensure the safety of customers and staff. John Burnett
Coronavirus FAQs: How Risky Is It To Fly? Is There Any Way To Reduce The Risks? As places around the world begin reopening, people are thinking about flying again — and wondering if it's safe. Laurel Wamsley
Surrogate-Born Babies Wait In Ukraine Amid Coronavirus Travel Restrictions The pandemic has hit the global business of surrogate birthing, leaving many infants and their new parents thousands of miles apart. Charles Maynes
French Drug Giant Sanofi Takes Heat After Suggesting U.S. May Get 1st Vaccine Access An uproar followed comments by Sanofi's CEO that if the company develops a vaccine, doses would likely go to Americans first. The board president later insisted, "Any vaccine will be a public good." Eleanor Beardsley
Are you a loud talker? You might be a superspreader A new study into how loud talking can spread viruses could shed light on a major outbreak at a choir practice in Skagit County. John Ryan
New Evidence Suggests COVID-19 Patients On Ventilators Usually Survive Early reports suggested death rates as high as 90% for COVID-19 patients on ventilators. But some hospitals are now reporting mortality lower than 30%. Jon Hamilton
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
