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Data suggests Black Americans are dying from COVID-19 at higher rates than other groups. A Navy hospital ship in New York will now accept pandemic patients. And, after a lockdown, China reopens Wuhan.
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Acting Navy Secretary Resigns, USNS Comfort's Mission Is Changed
Defense officials say that the hospital ship USNS Comfort will now accept patients with Covid-19. And, the acting Navy secretary has resigned over his handling of a virus-stricken aircraft carrier.
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Pandemic Overwhelms New York City's System For Handling Its Dead
With the COVID-19 death toll rising, officials in New York City are considering creating a temporary cemetery on city property.
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Britain's Foreign Secretary Is De Facto Leader While Johnson Is Hospitalized
NPR's Noel King talks to Katy Balls, deputy political editor of the British magazine The Spectator, about the U.K.'s leadership structure amid Prime Minister Johnson's hospitalization for COVID-19.
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Singer-Songwriter John Prine Dies At 73
John Prine, one of America's most revered singer-songwriters, has died after being hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms. Prine wrote beloved songs like "Hello In There" and "Angel From Montgomery."
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For Some Essential Workers, Jobs Are Still Insecure
When the coronavirus interrupted China's global shipping lines, fewer containers arrived at ports in the United States. For a truck driver in San Bernardino, Calif., that meant a reduction in income.
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States, Hospitals, Say They're Still Not Getting Vital Supplies To Fight COVID-19
President Trump says the government's procurement and distribution system is "a fine-tuned machine," but many hospitals and state governors say they're still struggling to get what they need.
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Sen. Bill Cassidy On His State's Racial Disparites In Coronavirus Deaths
NPR's David Greene talks to GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a state with an already staggering number of COVID-19 cases, about how hospitals and residents there are preparing for grim days ahead.
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Irish Prime Minister Returns To Medicine To Fight Coronavirus Crisis
The Irish health agency put out a call for medical workers to step in to fight coronavirus. One person who signed up is Leo Varadkar, who worked as a doctor before he became a politician.
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States, Hospitals Still Not Getting Vital Supplies To Fight COVID-19
The medical supply chain is in crisis. Governors and experts are putting growing pressure on the White House to take a much bigger supply role instead of nudging states and industry to step up.
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New Zealand: Tooth Fairy And Easter Bunny Will Be On The Job
Easter Sunday will be different this year as church services and picnics are canceled. New Zealand's prime minister gave kids some good news: the Easter Bunny and Tooth Fairy are essential workers.
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News Brief: Wisconsin Primary, Boris Johnson's Condition, Japan Declaration
Voters in Wisconsin head to the polls for a primary election. British Prime Minister Johnson is moved to the intensive care unit of a London hospital. And, Japan is declaring a state of emergency.