How To Deal With The Effects Of The Pandemic On Mental Health The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a mental health toll. An NPR science correspondent answers listener questions about the effects of the epidemic on mental health and ways to mitigate them. Patti Neighmond
Leaving Off Mask At Mayo Clinic, Pence Said He Wanted To Look Workers 'In The Eye' Vice President Pence on Tuesday said he was following CDC guidelines in not wearing a face mask during public appearances since he is frequently tested for the coronavirus. Alana Wise
What Is WHO And What Does It Do? The organization at the eye of the coronavirus pandemic is taking heat from U.S. critics. Here's a look at its history, its mission and its role in the current crisis. Pien Huang
Coronavirus Has Now Killed More Americans Than Vietnam War The number of lives taken by COVID-19 in the U.S. has reached a grim milestone: More people have died of the disease than the 58,220 Americans who perished in the Vietnam War. David Welna
Trump Plans To Beef Up Meat Production After Coronavirus Hits Plants President Trump will invoke the Defense Production Act to ensure plants keep running. Workers have said they need more protection after illnesses and deaths on the line. Franco Ordoñez
Kansas City Nurses Mourn A Colleague's Death From COVID-19 Health care workers are working relentlessly to save Americans from the coronavirus, putting themselves at risk. Kansas City nurses mourn a colleague's death and call for better protection.
'Hometown Heroes Or Whatever': Low-Wage Workers Want More Than Praise In this lockdown, low-wage workers have been publicly declared "essential" — up there with doctors and nurses. But the workers say their pay, benefits and protections don't reflect it. Shannon Bond
Pence Says His Earlier Comments About Testing Were Misunderstood At issue: test distribution versus test completion. The vice president said his statement in March about 4 million tests referred to test distribution. Franco Ordoñez
U.S. Surpasses 1 Million Coronavirus Cases The U.S. also has more than 57,000 deaths, just months after the coronavirus was identified. Lynsey Jeffery
'The New Flying Etiquette': JetBlue Mandates Face Masks For All Passengers JetBlue is the first major U.S. airline to require passengers to wear face coverings, though others have issued similar mandates for crew members. Flight attendants have pushed for the change. Colin Dwyer
