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Sailor On USS Theodore Roosevelt Dies From COVID-19 Complications

More than 500 Roosevelt sailors from the crew of nearly 5,000 have tested positive for the coronavirus. The sailor is the second U.S. service member to die from the virus.
- Laurel Wamsley
U.S. Meat Supply Is 'Perilously Close' To A Shortage, CEO Warns

A Smithfield Foods plant in South Dakota that produces 4% to 5% of the nation's pork supply has become the latest meat processing facility to shut down as COVID-19 sickens plant workers.
- Jim Zarroli
Hospital Heroes Illuminate 'Christ The Redeemer' As Part Of Coronavirus Tribute

The word "hope" was also projected onto the statue towering over Rio de Janeiro, along with the phrase for "Stay at Home" — the message nurses and doctors are telling people around the world.
- Bill Chappell
Pop-up blood donation site comes to T-Mobile Park

Seattle’s T-Mobile Park may not be hosting baseball games any time soon, but starting today, it will be a place where people can go to donate blood. Bloodworks Northwest will be hosting a pop-up blood donation site at T-Mobile Park’s Ellis Pavilion for at least the next three weeks.
- Eilís O'Neill
Parks and sidewalks too crowded? Maybe pedestrians should get space on some streets

People are getting tired of being stuck inside. But where should they go? One Seattle non-profit says the city should open up more green space so that people can have room to safely be outside.
- Eilís O'Neill
Seattle Now: Are we there yet?

It's the question we're all asking ourselves: How long will it be before things can start to go back to normal? And what will normal look like on the other side of the coronavirus pandemic? Guest: Dr. Jeff Duchin, health officer with Public Health Seattle & King County
- Patricia Murphy
Why President Trump Is Not Offering Economic Relief To Cruise Industry

The cruise industry is reeling from the effects of the coronavirus. Most ships are now docked and the industry has gotten no relief in the bills passed by Congress.
- Jim Zarroli
Contact Tracing Could Be Key To Easing Social Distancing Rules

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Geoff Brumfiel and to Crystal Watson, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, about the proposal for a national contact tracing program.
Hard-Hit Spain Tries A Gradual Easing Of Its Coronavirus Lockdown

The move allows some businesses that can't operate remotely to re-open, even as most citizens remain under stay-at-home orders. But critics warn it may be too soon to let up.
- Scott Neuman
What An ER Nurse Learned From Ebola Outbreak And Now COVID-19

An American nurse who worked during the Ebola outbreak compares that experience to treating coronavirus patients in an ER. One big difference: she had better protective gear in the Ebola clinic.
- Will Stone

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