Nurses In Australia Issue Plea To Stop Violence, Theft Of Sanitizer And Masks Whole pallets of personal protective equipment have reportedly been stolen from hospitals, and some health care workers have even become targets of violence, a nurses' union says. Scott Neuman
First Responders Try To Stay Safe During COVID-19 Outbreak NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Steve Hill of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District in California about how emergency medical responders are staying safe during the coronavirus pandemic.
Washington State Deals With Economic Fallout From COVID-19 NPR's Noel King talks to Suzan LeVine, commissioner of the Employment Security Department for Washington, about how the state is dealing with a surge in jobless claims.
3.3 Million File For Unemployment Claims, Shattering Records A record number of Americans filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week as the coronavirus hammered the economy. It's nearly five times the levels seen during the Great Recession. Jim Zarroli
Defense Secretary Esper Says Military Has 'Limited Capacity' To Provide Hospital Beds New York alone could need nearly 90,000 more beds to deal with coronavirus patients, but in an interview with NPR, Mark Esper cautioned the Pentagon can only offer "a few thousand beds ... at most." Jason Breslow
Families call for transparency from nursing homes on coronavirus cases Many nursing homes are posting coronavirus updates on their websites, and recording messages on hotlines with the numbers of confirmed cases. Amy Radil
50,000 Americans Stranded Abroad By Coronavirus Events, State Department Says They're seeking help as countries close borders and flights are canceled to try to control the spread of the virus. Michele Kelemen
If hospitals in Washington state become overwhelmed, who gets life-saving care? ‘This is really serious. It's like war. We need to act like we're at war.’ Kim Malcolm
Infectious Disease Specialist Answers Listener Questions About The Coronavirus NPR's Michel Martin speaks with infectious disease specialist Dr. Amesh Adalja of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health to answer listener questions about the coronavirus.
What Happened Today: Listener Questions About The Economic Relief Bill, More NPR economics and science correspondents answer listener questions about what the federal government is doing. Are the latest measures working? What is happening with the economic relief bill? Rob Stein