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How The Epidemic Is Affecting The 2020 Census

By Hansi Lo Wang • 2 hours ago

Questions About Pregnancy And Giving Birth During The Epidemic

By Sacha Pfeiffer • 2 hours ago

Coronavirus Updates: Congress Considers More Action, Scientists React

By Richard Harris & Franco Ordoñez • 3 hours ago

AILSA CHANG, HOST:

Throughout March, we watched as the coronavirus spread across the globe and into all 50 states. Currently, more than half of all states are under stay-at-home orders. Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, who has long resisted the idea, announced today that Florida soon will be, too. Georgia quickly followed suit.

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

As for the states that have not issued orders, Surgeon General Jerome Adams clarified the national guidelines this morning on NBC's "Today" show.

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "TODAY")

Caribou On 'Suddenly' And The Inspirational Beauty Of Glenn Copeland

By Ari Shapiro & Mano Sundaresan • 3 hours ago

"Home," the first single from Caribou's latest album Suddenly, has taken on an unexpected meaning. As millions of Americans sit under self-quarantine at home and may be reaching for music as a form of solace, you could hear the refrain — "I'm home" — as either a cry or a reassurance.

Dr. Anthony Fauci Is Talking To Just About Anyone About The Coronavirus

By David Folkenflik • 3 hours ago

AILSA CHANG, HOST:

Throughout March, we watched as the coronavirus spread across the globe and into all 50 states. Currently, more than half of all states are under stay-at-home orders. Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, who has long resisted the idea, announced today that Florida soon will be, too. Georgia quickly followed suit.

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

As for the states that have not issued orders, Surgeon General Jerome Adams clarified the national guidelines this morning on NBC's "Today" show.

(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "TODAY")

Justice Department Looking Into Senator's Stock Sell-Off

By Tim Mak • Mar 31, 2020

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr sold off a large amount of stocks before the coronavirus market crash, and now the Justice Department is looking into his statements around this time period, NPR can report.

Questions For An Emergency Medicine Doctor And An Epidemiologist About COVID-19

By editor • Mar 31, 2020

How To Spot Scams Targeting Fear Of The Coronavirus

By Tom Dreisbach • Mar 31, 2020

Pompeo Still Holds A Tough Stance Toward Iran, North Korea, Venezuela During Epidemic

By Michele Kelemen • Mar 31, 2020

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Top Chicago Public Health Official Addresses The City's Challenges Ahead

By editor • Mar 31, 2020

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What A 1995 Heat Wave May Teach Us About Responding To The Coronavirus Outbreak

By editor • Mar 31, 2020

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Questions On Immigration, Borders And Travel During The Coronavirus Epidemic

By Joel Rose & John Burnett • Mar 30, 2020

The Choices Listeners Are Making During The Time Of Social Distancing

By editor • Mar 30, 2020

Checking In With A Wuhan Resident, Months After The Epidemic Began

By editor • Mar 30, 2020

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:

'Project Runway' Hosts Return With 'Making The Cut' — Conspicuously On Amazon

By Linda Holmes • Mar 30, 2020

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A Resort Town Becomes A COVID-19 Hot Spot, And Says: Stay Away

By Kirk Siegler • Mar 30, 2020

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Trump: U.S. Death Rates Likely To Peak In 2 Weeks

By Ayesha Rascoe • Mar 29, 2020

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Author Discusses Her 'Post-Holocaust Memoir'

By editor • Mar 29, 2020

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

The beginning of a new memoir begins with a fact that may surprise many people. There's no word in Hebrew that translates precisely to the English word history. The words used instead really mean memory.

California Leans On National Guard To Help With Food Banks

By John Ruwitch • Mar 29, 2020

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At-Home Beauty Experiments With Jonathan Van Ness

By editor • Mar 29, 2020

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HHS Warns States Not To Put People With Disabilities At The Back Of The Line For Care

By Joseph Shapiro • Mar 28, 2020

With coronavirus cases continuing to climb and hospitals facing the prospect of having to decide how to allocate limited staff and resources, the Department of Health and Human Services is reminding states and health care providers that civil rights laws still apply in a pandemic.

States are preparing for a situation when there's not enough care to go around by issuing "crisis of care" standards.

But disability groups are worried that those standards will allow rationing decisions that exclude the elderly or people with disabilities.