Olympics Official Says He Would 'Mortgage The Farm' That Games Will Be Postponed International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound says the details have not been finalized, amid increasing calls for the 2020 Summer Games to be postponed. Russell Lewis
Nail Salons, Body Shops: These Kinds Of Companies Could Donate Masks And Save Lives N95 masks are essential for medical workers exposed to the coronavirus. But in ordinary times, they're used by woodworkers, nail technicians and landscapers. Camila Domonoske
Cuomo Orders All Hospitals To Add Beds As New York Confirms 20,000 Coronavirus Cases "You must increase your capacity by 50%," Gov. Andrew Cuomo tells hospitals in his state. "You must. Mandatory directive from the state. Find more beds, use more rooms." Bill Chappell
White House Not Using Defense Powers To Boost Medical Supplies President Trump has issued contradictory statements about whether he's ordering private companies to ramp up production of medical goods. At the center of all this is the Defense Production Act. Camila Domonoske
Seattle cuts back on bus service starting today Starting Monday most King County Metro bus routes are operating on a reduced service. A few others are completely gone. Esmy Jimenez
Surgeon General Tells U.S.: 'This Week It's Going To Get Bad' "We don't want Dallas or New Orleans or Chicago to turn into the next New York," U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Monday morning. Bill Chappell
Seattle Now: Checking in with Dr. Clyde Harvard infectious disease expert Dr. Clyde Crumpacker is back to assess the coronavirus situation here. And why can you still buy an N95 mask in a store when there aren't enough to go around at hospitals? Patricia Murphy
Is There A Long-Term Strategy For Overcoming The COVID-19 Pandemic? NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Nurith Aizenman, Juliette Kayyem, a former Homeland Security official, and NPR's Franco Ordoñez about how the coronavirus will reshape our lives for months to come.
Japan's Abe Admits Tokyo Olympics Might Be Postponed Speaking before Parliament, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said: "[W]e may have no choice but to decide to postpone the Games." The Olympics are set to start on July 24. Anthony Kuhn
Health Care Workers Are On The Frontlines Of Treating Coronavirus Cecelia Schmalbach, a surgeon at Temple University and chief of its Head and Neck Institute, tells us how her work has changed as her hospital prepares to deal with the influx of coronavirus patients.
