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Health Care Workers Face COVID-19 Crisis While Juggling Personal Lives

A woman in southwest Michigan balances parenting with her job at a lab that tests for COVID-19.
Muslims Mark Ramadan During Coronavirus Pandemic

Ramadan has begun for Muslims around the world. In the Middle East, the month of fasting and prayer is deeply altered by restrictions intended to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
- Jane Arraf
'We've Seen A Lot Of Brothers Die.' NYC Bus Operators Witness Loss Amid Pandemic

As of this week, 83 workers with New York City's Metropolitan Transportation Authority died from COVID-19. Two bus operators talk about the crushing loss they've witnessed in their field.
- Emma Bowman
What It Would Take To Lower The Number Of COVID-19 Patients And Flatten The Curve

Countries worldwide are aiming to prevent a sharp peak in COVID-19 patients. An NPR global health correspondent takes listener questions on flattening the curve and the future of the pandemic.
- Pien Huang
Yes, Covid-19 antibody tests are really available in Seattle. But patients have been told otherwise

The University of Washington's Virology Lab on Tuesday began processing thousands of Covid-19 antibody tests, which can detect whether a person has previously been infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus. But as testing has gotten underway, some patients have been erroneously told by health care providers that the tests aren't available.
- Liz Brazile
8 In 10 Americans Support COVID-19 Shutdown, Kaiser Health Poll Finds

Only around 20% of Americans say shelter-in-place measures are "causing more harm than good," the Kaiser Family Foundation reports.
- Bill Chappell
He Keeps Driving For Lyft 'Because People Need Us'

Many Lyft and Uber drivers have given up on driving, because they aren't making enough money to take the risk of potentially exposing themselves to the coronavirus. Jerome Gage is still at it.
- Shannon Bond
Testing Capacity Will Determine Abilities Of States To Reopen

Where is the United States on COVID-19 testing capacity — and what's the testing baseline to states to reopen?
Russian Regions Lack Resources To Deal With The Coronavirus

The number of coronavirus cases is rising at an alarming rate in Russia, particularly in smaller cities — many of which lack even the basic resources to deal with the crisis.
- Charles Maynes
'Living Through A Nightmare': Brazil's Manaus Digs A Mass Grave As Deaths Mount

Cemeteries and hospitals are overwhelmed by a surge in fatalities, most of which are not registered in official COVID-19 statistics because of a lack of testing and bureaucratic delays.
- Philip Reeves

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