A Doctor And 2 Patients Talk About The Recovery From COVID-19 COVID-19 survivors share their stories of recovery, and Dr. Charles Vega, a family medicine doctor and clinical professor at the University of California, talks about treating patients.
WH Coronavirus Coordinator Encouraged By Decline In New Cases In Most Of U.S. Dr. Deborah Birx said data from across the country shows that new hospitalizations have dropped by 50% in the last 30 days, and deaths continue to decrease week over week. Franco Ordoñez
I had Covid-19. My body shook, 'discharging the collective terror' of us all Penelope Bell is a Seattle-area resident and a leadership coach for entrepreneurs. At 60, she’s also a survivor of Covid-19. The following is a transcript of portions of a video Bell recorded about her experience falling ill and recovering. It’s been edited down with permission. Alec Cowan
Florida Dismisses A Scientist For Her Refusal To Manipulate State's Coronavirus Data Rebekah Jones, a scientist who created Florida's COVID-19 dashboard, says she has been dismissed after she refused to make changes to data supporting the state's plan to reopen. Greg Allen
Restaurants Employ New Rules To Ensure The Safety Of Dine-In Customers Restaurants around the country are beginning to reopen and welcome back dine-in customers. To ensure everyone's safety, they had to adjust their rules on engagement for customers and staff.
Contact Tracing Helps Scientists To Study The Ways The Coronavirus Spreads NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Muge Cevik, an infectious disease specialist at the University of St. Andrews in the U.K., about scientists using contact tracing to learn how the coronavirus spreads.
Senators Clash Over How Soon To Reopen The Economy Lawmakers squabbled over how quickly the economy can rebound from the coronavirus shutdown and whether the government is doing enough to support struggling families and businesses. Scott Horsley
For Cancer Patients, Anguish Grows Over Deferred Surgery As Risk Rises With states starting to reopen, bans on "nonessential" surgeries are beginning to lift, too. But there's a huge backlog of cases that have only gotten more urgent and heartbreaking for many patients. Yuki Noguchi
Trump Says Cuts To WHO Funding Will Be Final If It Doesn't Commit To 'Major' Changes "The World Health Organization has repeatedly made claims about the coronavirus that were either grossly inaccurate or misleading," President Trump says. Bill Chappell
Seattle Now: Vashon takes on Covid So far in the pandemic, cities have been hit first and hardest. But rural areas are bracing for their own battles, and one island community has come up with a game plan to head off the virus. Clare McGrane
