Calif. Governor Expected To Order Closure Of All Beaches And State Parks After large crowds cooled off along the shoreline last weekend, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned that such behavior would put the state's progress battling the coronavirus in jeopardy. Hannah Hagemann
Los Angeles City And County Offer Free Coronavirus Testing To All Residents The announcement by Mayor Eric Garcetti makes L.A. the first major city to offer free testing to all its residents. It came as county health officials reported another 1,541 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Scott Neuman
I put people on mechanical ventilators. Here's what I've seen Voices of the Pandemic features people in the Seattle area on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak. Joshua McNichols
Washington state hustles for masks, gowns, and gloves, but is millions short of what it wants Adequate supplies of personal protective equipment are still a problem in Washington State. The goods are important to protect healthcare workers – and as an indication of whether and how the state can reopen. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Epidemiology Professor Answers More Questions On The Properties Of The Coronavirus Anne Rimoin, a professor of epidemiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, takes listener questions about the properties of the virus four months after the first coronavirus case.
The Great Influenza: Lessons To Learn From The Spanish Flu John Barry, the author of The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History, talks about the lessons we can learn from the 1918 Spanish Flu and answers listener questions.
Epidemiology Professor Answers Questions On The Properties Of The Coronavirus Anne Rimoin, a professor of epidemiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, takes listener questions about the properties of the virus four months after the first coronavirus case.
What Happened Today: U.S. GDP Shrank, Contact Tracing Questions Public officials across the U.S. are considering using contact tracing to ensure a safe reopening of the states. NPR's health policy correspondent answers listener questions on contact tracing. Selena Simmons-Duffin
Florida Takes a 'Baby Step' To Reopening Its Economy, Shut Down To Stem Coronavirus Gov. Ron DeSantis says all of the state except for three counties in Southeast Florida meet the Phase 1 guidelines identified by the White House Coronavirus Task Force. He set reopening for Monday. Greg Allen
State Examining Southern California Nursing Home Where Staff Were No-Shows The Magnolia Rehabilitation and Nursing Center was forced to move more than 80 residents when staff failed to report to work for two consecutive days. Ina Jaffe