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News Articles: coronavirus pandemic

A worker inspects disposable gloves at a factory in Malaysia, a country that has been the top supplier of medical gloves to the U. S. and which is facing increasing competition from China.

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  • Science

More medical gloves are coming from China, as U.S. makers of protective gear struggle

The federal government has invested hundreds of millions of dollars to boost American production of medical gloves, but some companies say it's not enough when imported gloves have gotten cheaper.

November 03, 2023
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Deandrea Rahming was apprehensive about going back to work after more than a decade out of the job market, but in the wake of the pandemic she found employers eager to hire.

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  • Economy

Women are returning to the job market in droves, just when the U.S. needs them most

The pandemic was hard on working women, but they've come roaring back into the labor force. The share of working-age women who have jobs or want one hit an all-time high in June.

July 07, 2023
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
Zoom CEO and founder Eric Yuan speaks before the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony in April 2019. The company saw rapid growth during the pandemic but is now laying off about 15% of its workforce.

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  • Business

Zoom is the latest tech firm to announce layoffs, and its CEO will take a 98% pay cut

Zoom, a hallmark of pandemic life, is laying off some 1,300 employees, or about 15% of its workforce. CEO Eric Yuan said he and other executives will take pay cuts and forgo bonuses.

February 08, 2023
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Protesters shout slogans during a protest against China's strict coronavirus measures on Monday in Beijing, China. Protesters took to the streets in multiple Chinese cities after a deadly apartment fire in Xinjiang province sparked a national outcry as many blamed COVID-19 restrictions for the deaths.

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  • World

China's lockdown protests and rising COVID leave Xi Jinping with '2 bad options'

Extraordinary street protests in some Chinese cities and campuses over the weekend put Xi Jinping's controversial approach to the pandemic under the spotlight.

November 29, 2022
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By:
  • John Ruwitch
Protesters march in Beijing at a rally for the victims of a deadly fire as well as a protest against China's harsh COVID-19 restrictions early Monday.

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  • Asia

How a deadly fire in Xinjiang prompted protests unseen in China in three decades

Residents held late-night demonstrations against draconian "zero-COVID" lockdown measures after 10 people were killed in an apartment fire. Protests in China are extremely rare.

November 28, 2022
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By:
  • Emily Feng
Instead of going back to a corporate job, Farida Mercedes started her own business. It pays less, but she has more flexibility to spend time with her sons Sebastian (left) and Lucas, ages 7 and 9.

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  • Economy

Women are returning to (paid) work after the pandemic forced many to leave their jobs

The number of women in the workforce has finally returned to pre-pandemic levels, which is good for the economy. But after time away from the job market some women are reassessing their priorities.

September 28, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
Tomeka Kimbrough-Hilson was diagnosed with uterine fibroids in 2006 and underwent surgery to remove a non-cancerous mass.  When she started experiencing symptoms again in 2020, she was unable to get an appointment with a gynecologist. Her experience was not uncommon, according to a new poll by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

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  • Health

A 'staggering' number of people couldn't get care during the pandemic, poll finds

Insured or not, one in five said they couldn't get treated for serious illness, while preventive and elective procedures were neglected. Disruptions in care hit Black and Native Americans the hardest.

August 08, 2022
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
(L-R) Cati Bennett, Frank Ruiz, Carla Stickler, Jack Elliot, Kristin Zawatski

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  • National

The pandemic pushed people to reevaluate their jobs. Meet 5 who reinvented themselves

Morning Edition spoke with people who changed their jobs and transformed their lives as a result of the pandemic, from a Broadway actor who entered the tech world to a mom who set more boundaries.

July 10, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
As the work-from-home crowd returns to the office, they're left wondering what to wear.

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  • Business

The pandemic has changed workplace fashion. What does that mean for you?

Many people traded in slacks for sweatpants during the worst of the pandemic and are now figuring out what to wear back to the office. Here's what that looks like, from Wall Street to Capitol Hill.

July 07, 2022
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By:
  • Rachel Martin and
  • Milton Guevara
A father plays with his son at a park in Amritsar, India, on Father's Day in June 2016.

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  • Family

For many dads, the COVID pandemic brought new perspectives on fatherhood

With the pandemic giving fathers working from home a chance to spend more time with their kids, dads look back on how they've maintained the balance between their jobs and their families.

June 19, 2022
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  • Shauneen Miranda
The omicron variant, though much more contagious than the delta strain, is still prevalent in the U.S. but is less likely than delta to cause long COVID, according to a new study.

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  • Health

Omicron poses about half the risk of long COVID as delta, new research finds

Some scientists estimate that cases of long COVID from omicron will still rise, however, because of high transmissibility and the misconception that people don't have to worry about catching it.

June 16, 2022
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By:
  • Rob Stein
President Joe Biden speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday, June 16, 2022.

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  • Politics

Despite warnings from economists, Biden says a recession is not inevitable

In an interview Thursday with The Associated Press, the president says the American people are "really, really down" after two years of pandemic, volatility in the economy and surging gas prices.

June 16, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
President Joe Biden speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday, June 16, 2022.

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  • Politics

Despite warnings from economists, Biden says a recession is not inevitable

In an interview Thursday with The Associated Press, the president says the American people are "really, really down" after two years of pandemic, volatility in the economy and surging gas prices.

June 16, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
A 'now hiring' sign is displayed outside of a Burlington Coat Factory retail store in downtown Los Angeles on March 11.

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  • Economy

The job market stays red-hot with the unemployment rate near a pre-pandemic low

U.S. employers added 390,000 jobs in May as the labor market stays hot. The unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%.

June 03, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
Tony Johnson sits on his bed with his dog, Dash, in the one-room home he shares with his wife, Karen Johnson, in a care facility in Burlington, Wash. on April 13, 2022. Johnson was one of the first people to get COVID-19 in Washington state in April of 2020. His left leg had to be amputated due to lack of wound care after he developed blood clots in his feet while on a ventilator.

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  • Health Care

For two years, this Washington island has grappled with the long reach of COVID

The virus hit Whidbey Island early in 2020, and photojournalist Lynn Johnson was there. A million deaths later, we return to see how the pandemic has subtly but indelibly altered life there forever.

May 18, 2022
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  • Will Stone and
  • Lynn Johnson
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