Surgeon General Tells U.S.: 'This Week It's Going To Get Bad' "We don't want Dallas or New Orleans or Chicago to turn into the next New York," U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Monday morning. Bill Chappell
Seattle Now: Checking in with Dr. Clyde Harvard infectious disease expert Dr. Clyde Crumpacker is back to assess the coronavirus situation here. And why can you still buy an N95 mask in a store when there aren't enough to go around at hospitals? Patricia Murphy
Is There A Long-Term Strategy For Overcoming The COVID-19 Pandemic? NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Nurith Aizenman, Juliette Kayyem, a former Homeland Security official, and NPR's Franco Ordoñez about how the coronavirus will reshape our lives for months to come.
Japan's Abe Admits Tokyo Olympics Might Be Postponed Speaking before Parliament, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said: "[W]e may have no choice but to decide to postpone the Games." The Olympics are set to start on July 24. Anthony Kuhn
Health Care Workers Are On The Frontlines Of Treating Coronavirus Cecelia Schmalbach, a surgeon at Temple University and chief of its Head and Neck Institute, tells us how her work has changed as her hospital prepares to deal with the influx of coronavirus patients.
U.S., China Accuse Each Other Of Mishandling COVID-19 Outbreak In Washington D.C., China hawks are using the coronavirus pandemic to argue that the U.S. needs a tough economic and geopolitical stance against China. President Trump is echoing those views. Franco Ordoñez
Italy Witnesses Relentless Rise In COVID-19 Deaths Italian army trucks are taking coffins of Coronavirus victims from overwhelmed funeral homes — as doctors treating COVID-19 patients issue urgent pleas for help. Sylvia Poggioli
3 GOP Senators In Self-Quarantine Will Be Unable To Vote On Coronavirus Relief After a positive coronavirus test for Sen. Rand Paul, Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee, who said they had recent contact with Paul but showed no symptoms, voluntarily self-quarantine. Scott Neuman
Bidets Gain U.S. Popularity During The Coronavirus Crisis Senior reporter at Wired Kate Knibbs talks about the growing popularity of bidets in the United States due to toilet paper shortages caused by the coronavirus.
Furniture manufacturer near Seattle turns into mask factory for hospitals during coronavirus pandemic A Mukilteo furniture factory has stepped forward to make surgical masks and face shields for Providence health care workers after the medical provider asked the public to help produce protective equipment for those on the frontline of the coronavirus pandemic in the face of a global shortage of protective gear. Ann Dornfeld
