‘There’s No Backup’: Single Moms On Quarantining With Kids Two single moms in the Bay Area made a sound diary of their lives during the coronavirus pandemic. WBUR Newsroom
Are We Flattening The Curve? States Keep Watch On Coronavirus 'Doubling Times' It is starting to take more time for cases, hospitalizations and deaths to double in several states, indicating social distancing is working. Here's how to make sense of those numbers. Lauren Sommer
COVID-19 Death Toll Approaches 100,000 As Globe Grapples With Containment Just over a week ago, the death toll was roughly half what it is now. Confirmed cases of the coronavirus have been reported in nearly every country across the world. Colin Dwyer
Anupam Jena: What Are Some Less Obvious Ways COVID-19 Could Change Our Lives? Anupam Jena has made a practice of looking at big data and natural experiments to ask questions others overlook. He describes how the COVID-19 pandemic could have several unexpected consequences. NPR/TED Staff
Postcards From The Pandemic Over the past weeks, most us have had to adapt to a new normal. We reached out to a few TED speakers to ask how their lives have changed and what they're thinking about these days. NPR/TED Staff
Heidi Larson: Why Is Trust In Vaccines Just As Important As Vaccines Themselves? In 2003, polio reemerged in twenty countries that had long been declared polio-free. Anthropologist Heidi Larson says to stop the spread of disease, we need to first build trust in vaccines. NPR/TED Staff
Seattle Now: Less bad than everywhere else Another week, another shot at making sense of what life is like now with KUOW special projects editor Jeannie Yandel and community engagement director Zaki Hamid. Patricia Murphy
Business Is Booming For Miami Company That Cleans Medical Facilities Antonio Martinez has a cleaning franchise in Florida, and because of the pandemic he is much busier than usual. While is family is worried about him, Martinez says he has to go to work.
Coronavirus May Reshape Who Votes And How In The 2020 Election This week's primary in Wisconsin, which produced long lines of voters waiting in protective gear to cast their ballots, is a dire warning of what could lie ahead. Pam Fessler
Chaplain Tries To Comfort Families As COVID-19 Patients Die Alone When COVID-19 patients die, many are alone. Families aren't allowed to visit due to health risks. Rocky Walker, a chaplain at New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital, counsels patients and families. David Greene
