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Guidance Issued For When Critical Employees Can Return To Work

The CDC issued a guide for when critical workers exposed to COVID-19 should return to their jobs. It should make it easier for essential workers, who are not in health care, to stay on the job.
- Nell Greenfieldboyce
Inmates In Washington State Protest After Fellow Prisoners Test Positive For COVID-19

More than 100 prisoners at Monroe Correctional Complex's minimum-security unit set off fire extinguishers in protest after six fellow inmates were diagnosed with COVID-19 in recent days.
- Scott Neuman
Limited bathroom access, business closures leave Seattle's homeless population vulnerable amid Covid-19 pandemic

The situation is desperate for people experiencing homelessness and living outside in the Seattle area. That’s what Seattle city council members heard from service providers during a briefing Wednesday. People who are homeless are currently facing twin threats – the coronavirus outbreak and a surge in hepatitis A cases in the population.
- Kate Walters
Listener Questions About At-Home Care For Patients Of COVID-19

Dr. Lucy McBride, a doctor of internal medicine, gives advice for what to do if someone is recovering from the coronavirus at home.
Advice For Separated Families Managing Childcare During Stay-At-Home Orders

Family lawyer Susan Myres shares her advice for divorced and separated families struggling to cope with stay-at-home orders that complicate already complex relationships.
What Happened Today: White House Briefing, More Social Distancing Specifics

NPR politics and science correspondents answer questions about the latest efforts to end the coronavirus pandemic and how people can practice social distancing.
- Ayesha Rascoe
White House Announces New Guidance For How Critical Employees Can Return To Work

The new rules apply only to workers in critical infrastructure jobs, a broadly defined group that includes employees in fields from health care to financial services.
- Laurel Wamsley
Washington zoos start social distancing from tigers

Zoos in western Washington are taking extra precautions since a tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York this week was diagnosed with the coronavirus.
- Casey Martin
Coronavirus Updates: New York Toll, Racial Disparity In Data

NPR politics, science and national correspondents relay the latest news on the response in the United States to the coronavirus epidemic.
- Richard Harris
Scientists Want To Know Why More Men Than Women Are Apparently Dying Of COVID-19

Men appear to be more likely to die from COVID-19 than women. Scientists have theories — women may have better immune systems, or sex hormones may play a role in the body's response to infection.
- Nell Greenfieldboyce

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