Nursing Home Residents Moved Out To Make Way For COVID-19 Patients Some nursing homes have switched to treating only COVID-19 patients, who bring in more government money. But to make room for them, the original residents are forced out of places they've called home. Ina Jaffe
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia On Losing His Mother To COVID-19 Garcia's mother, Gaby O'Donnell, was a medical assistant for decades. Discussions about her experience in health care influenced Garcia's approach to mitigating the coronavirus in Long Beach, he says. James Doubek
Mississippi On Track To Become No. 1 State For New Coronavirus Cases Per Capita "We need to do something different," says Dr. LouAnn Woodward, who leads the University of Mississippi Medical Center. She says the state needs a mask mandate, but knows many people won't comply. Ari Shapiro
'We Have Made Mistakes': Norway Cruise Company Reports COVID-19 Outbreak Health officials worry the ship may have spread the coronavirus along Norway's coastline, according to reports. Ian Stewart
WHO Chief Warns 'There Might Never Be' A Silver Bullet For Coronavirus Vaccine candidates are in advanced clinical trials, and WHO's director-general expresses hope they will be effective. But until then, he said, the world is reliant on "the basics" of disease control. Laurel Wamsley
Pandemic Deepens Cancer's Stress And Tough Choices For many cancer patients, daily life can feel full of risky choices involving work, family, friends and money. Nearly every option pits the risks of catching the coronavirus against other downsides. Yuki Noguchi
Teachers, Parents To Protest School Reopenings Without Adequate Funding More school districts are reopening with in-person classes or under a hybrid model this week. But are schools reopening safely? What does the science say? Anya Kamenetz
UNC-Chapel Hill Faculty To Students: We Can't Safely Return To Campus NPR's David Folkenflik talks with Michael Palm, professor at the University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill, about a faculty letter asking undergraduates to consider remote learning this fall.
Birx Warns U.S. Coronavirus Epidemic Is In 'New Phase' As Cases And Deaths Climb Dr. Deborah Birx said on Sunday that infections are widespread in both urban and rural areas. Adm. Brett Giroir said it is time to "move on" from hydroxychloroquine and focus on effective treatments. Rachel Treisman
Not Flying This Summer? Many Americans Are Hitting The Road — In RVs The summer vacation, an annual rite for so many, is not an easy thing to give up, even during a pandemic. Melanie Peeples
