6 feet away might be too close, especially if you’re on the move Local and national health authorities recommend staying at least six feet away from other people to avoid spreading coronavirus. Some new studies suggest much greater distances are needed. John Ryan
Alumni In China Lead Effort To Procure PPE For Medical Workers In New York Spurred by the concerns of members in China, Columbia University's medical school alumni association raised more than $1 million to buy desperately needed masks and other gear. Maureen Pao
Bill Gates, Who Has Warned About Pandemics For Years, On The U.S. Response So Far Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates gives high marks for social distancing efforts but low marks for testing. He says he thinks large public gatherings may have to wait until there's a vaccine. Heidi Glenn
Racial Disparities In COVID-19 Impact Emerge As Data Is Slowly Released As COVID-19 data emerges, politicians and community leaders are sounding the alarm over what they see as a disturbing, disproportionate impact on communities of color, particularly African Americans. Juana Summers
A Heavy Lift For The Fitness World As Home Workouts Replace The Gym Swimmers, runners, weight-lifters are getting creative with home exercises. Out-of-work fitness instructors are doing tricky math: whether to offer their hard-earned skills on the Internet for free. Alina Selyukh
Should You Shave Your 'Quarantine Beard'? An infectious disease specialist says there's no evidence that people with facial hair carry a higher risk of infection or transmission of the coronavirus, as long as they practice diligent hygiene. Emma Bowman
Fauci Says U.S. Coronavirus Deaths May Be 'More Like 60,000'; Antibody Tests On Way The predicted death toll has fallen, Dr. Anthony Fauci says, because of Americans' embrace of physical separation and other restrictions. Bill Chappell
Latest Unemployment Numbers Show Millions More Out Of Work Unemployment claims show another dramatic rise. Some 10 million Americans had already filed for unemploymen in the two weeks prior to this one. Jim Zarroli
Our Health Care Workers Have Been Through Hell, De Blasio Says Medical staff have described war-like conditions in New York City hospitals. Mayor Bill de Blasio talks to NPR's David Greene about the city's efforts to fight the coronavirus pandemic.
Medical Aid Group Helps To Relieve Stress On New York's Health Workers International Medical Corps has been deployed to New York to help manage the response to COVID-19. NPR's Noel King talks to Susan Mangicaro, a nurse who is leading the nonprofit's work on the ground.
