Call For Public Health Investment In Next Congressional COVID-19 Aid Package NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Scott Gottlieb, ex-head of the FDA, and Andy Slavitt, who led the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, about the letter they wrote to Congress with a plan to reopen the U.S.
CDC Adds 6 Symptoms To Its COVID-19 List The Centers for Disease Control now recognizes chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and new loss of taste or smell as symptoms of the disease. Scott Neuman
Ex-Officials Call For $46 Billion For Tracing, Isolating In Next Coronavirus Package Leading former federal health officials Andy Slavitt and Scott Gottlieb are leading a call for $46 billion for specific measures in a next coronavirus aid package to safely reopen the economy. Franco Ordoñez
New Zealand Says It Has Won 'Battle' Against COVID-19 "There is no widespread undetected community transmission in New Zealand. We have won that battle," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday as the country eased COVID-19 restrictions. Scott Neuman
Italy's Prime Minister Announces Gradual Easing Of COVID-19 Lockdown In a nationwide television address, Giuseppe Conte said that a phased lifting of restrictions would begin May 4, and if all goes well, most would end by June 1. Scott Neuman
Beware the Lysol quarantini: Why health workers must quash misinformation during this coronavirus pandemic Until the president suggested that injecting household cleaners could cure coronavirus, my biggest concern was the rise in alcohol consumption as people battle their fears and anxieties without healthy outlets. Elisabeth Poorman, M.D.
A Whole Foods Worker Feels The Burden Of Essential Work Grocery stores across the country have remained open during the coronavirus pandemic and workers are under stress, especially as thousands of them test positive for Covid-19 and dozens die. Lulu Garcia-Navarro
Science On The Ballot: Coronavirus Brings Culture And Expertise To 2020 Election As COVID-19 takes over the political conversation, Americans' ambivalence about science — and "experts" in general — is likely to come to the forefront. Ron Elving
NYC Poison Control Sees Uptick In Calls After Trump's Disinfectant Comments A higher than usual number of callers reported exposure to disinfectants and cleaners following the president's Thursday briefing. Nationwide, there's been a 20% rise in such cases this year. Jason Slotkin
What It Takes To Be A Contact Tracer NPR's Michel Martin speaks with John Welch, the director of partnerships & operations for Massachusetts' COVID-19 response at Partners In Health, about their contact tracing program and training.