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Austria's Government Loosens Lockdown, Some Shops Reopen
The Austrian government says if the rate of new infections stays low, it is allowing small local shops to open on Tuesday — as long as customers wear masks and practice social distancing.
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Public Health Service Needs Ready Reserve To Back-Fill Jobs, Advocates Say
The U.S. has a uniformed public health service that can be deployed during a health crisis. So why haven't those health professionals been working on the frontlines of the coronavirus outbreak?
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Wisconsin Primary Results, Coronavirus Challenges Biden's Campaign
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Maayan Silver of member station WUWM about Wisconsin's primary, and to Democratic strategist Karen Finney on Joe Biden's path forward despite COVID-19 pandemic.
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Boeing Mulls Federal Relief Package That Comes With Strings
Boeing's airplane plants are closed. Idled employees don't know when or if they'll return to work. The aerospace giant is weighing a request for federal aid as it also considers downsizing and layoffs
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Why President Trump Is Not Offering Economic Relief To Cruise Industry
The cruise industry is reeling from the effects of the coronavirus. Most ships are now docked and the industry has gotten no relief in the bills passed by Congress.
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Contact Tracing Could Be Key To Easing Social Distancing Rules
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Geoff Brumfiel and to Crystal Watson, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, about the proposal for a national contact tracing program.
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93-Year-Old Woman Says She Needs More Beer
In a photo posted to social media, Olive Veronisi can be seen holding a beer in one hand and a sign in the other that reads "I need more beer!" Here's hoping she gets a refill.
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Opera Singer Bocelli Offers Easter Concert For Free On YouTube
Let's hear one sound of Easter Sunday: Opera singer Andrea Bocelli told us Friday how he would live-stream a concert, almost alone in a Milan cathedral. It is not too late to listen.
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Morning News Brief
Experts say before the U.S. can reopen, advancements must be made in testing and tracing the sick. Has President Trump's pledges to fight COVID-19 materialized? And, Spain eases lockdown rules.
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What An ER Nurse Learned From Ebola Outbreak And Now COVID-19
An American nurse who worked during the Ebola outbreak compares that experience to treating coronavirus patients in an ER. One big difference: she had better protective gear in the Ebola clinic.
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Actors, Singers Raise Money For CDC Charity With Virtual Seder
Hollywood stars, Jews and non-Jews, celebrated Passover by streaming a Seder online Saturday night. It raised some $2 million for the CDC Foundation's Emergency Response Fund to battle COVID-19.
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Philippine Hospital Which Dealt With Volcano Eruption, Now Faces COVID-19
The coronavirus has posed extraordinary challenges for the Philippines, including the volcano-stricken city Taal, where medical staff were exposed to the virus and are now being shunned by locals.