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More Questions For An Epidemiologist On What Is Needed To Reopen The Country

After more than a month of lockdown, there is no clear idea of when the U.S. can reopen. Caitlin Rivers of the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security talks about what is required to start reopening.
Marriage And Relationships Under Lockdown: Advice From A Therapist

New York-based clinical social worker and therapist Rachel Sussman answers listener questions on maintaining relationships while sheltering in place, and gives marriage advice.
NIH Launches Effort To Speed Up Development Of COVID-19 Treatments

Federal agencies and 16 big pharma companies will collaborate on drugs and vaccines, says Dr. Francis Collins, head of the National Institutes of Health.
- Maureen Pao
'If I get this, I'll die,' the Monroe prison inmate said. Then he tested positive for Covid-19

Washington inmate Todd Sloan has Crohn's disease and Ulcerative Colitis. He’s 28, and in the past two years, received treatment 11 times outside of prison at public hospitals. He’s lost 60s pounds.
- Ashley Hiruko
Governors Divide By Party On Trump Plan To Reopen Businesses Shut By Coronavirus

Democratic governors say they want the federal government to play a stronger role in testing for infections, which they say is necessary to restore the economy. Republican governors are more bullish.
- Matthew S. Schwartz
COVID-19 Is Cutting Into Vital Money U.S. Migrant Workers Send Back Home

A remittances expert estimates the money sent back to Latin America and the Caribbean could decline by 7%.
- Carrie Kahn
Pediatrician Stresses Ongoing Need For Childhood Vaccines, Even During The Epidemic

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to pediatrician Dr. Sally Goza about the need to keep vaccinating children during the coronavirus pandemic.
Popular Blog SB Nation Furloughs Writers With Few Sports to Cover During Coronavirus

Parent company Vox Media is furloughing 9% of its workforce, many of whom contribute to SB Nation. Staffers face an uncertain future after a three-month furlough.
- Austin Horn
Coronavirus antibody tests will soon be available to Washingtonians

The University of Washington's Virology Lab on Friday announced it has begun performing tests that detect whether a person has previously been infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus. The antibody tests are slated to be available to the public through one's health care provider sometime early next week.
- Liz Brazile
In Spain, Pandemic Restrictions Mean Children Aren't Allowed Outside Their Homes

Under Spain's state of emergency, kids aren't allowed outside their homes. Many have not been out since mid-March. Some local laws would loosen the restrictions, but need central government approval.
- Lucia Benavides

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