What Happened Today: Coronavirus Task Force Members Testify, Nursing Homes Questions NPR's correspondent who covers aging and Dr. Jeremy Faust, an emergency physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital, answer listener questions about nursing homes and COVID-19. Ina Jaffe
Washington plans to test all nursing home residents and staff for Covid-19, says state doctor Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has instructed the state Department of Health to prepare to test all nursing home residents and staff for Covid-19 in the coming weeks, according to a top health official. Austin Jenkins
Americans Are Driving Less And Snacking More The latest inflation data offers a snapshot of Americans' new pandemic spending habits. Prices are down for most goods and services but up sharply for groceries. Scott Horsley
Despite Early Warnings, U.S. Took Months To Expand Swab Production For COVID-19 Test Widespread testing for COVID-19 is still not happening in the U.S. Although experts have been urging the federal government since February, it took until late April to ramp up production. Meg Anderson
'There Was So Little Information': Polio Survivors Offer Pandemic Perspective The children and preteens of the U.S. polio epidemic of the 1940s and '50s are once again in a high-risk group, this time for coronavirus. They recall their experiences and the parallels to today. Apoorva Mittal
Sen. Rand Paul To Dr. Fauci: 'I Don't Think You're The End-All' Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, testified about the coronavirus at a Senate committee hearing Tuesday. Watch his exchange with the Kentucky Republican about reopening the country. Brian Naylor
Putin Spokesman Is Hospitalized With COVID-19 As Coronavirus Cases Spike In Russia The last time he saw Russian President Vladimir Putin in person was more than a month ago, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says. Bill Chappell
A Debate On When The Lawmakers Will Return To D.C. Faces Partisan Divide The partisan debate over whether it is safe for the House of Representatives to return to work is mirroring the reopening discussion around the country — with access to testing as a key factor. Claudia Grisales
When Can We Expect A Coronavirus Vaccine? The race is on. What will it take to develop, test and distribute a safe and effective vaccine? Joe Palca
Unsettled contract negotiations add to strain on UW resident doctors on Covid-19 frontline The frustration felt by union members of the University of Washington Housestaff Association was put on display in a full-page ad within the Seattle Times. Ashley Hiruko
