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News Articles: coronavirus

President Trump dances after his hour-long speech to supporters at a rally in Johnstown, Pa., Tuesday evening.

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  • Elections

'Who's Had It?' Back On Trail, Trump Touts His Own Bout With The Coronavirus

Now out of the hospital and back on the campaign trail, President Trump has been downplaying the risks of catching the virus, a new twist in his defense of how the White House handled the pandemic.

October 14, 2020
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe
From left: Deng Ge is a rap mogul who became a lockdown activist. Poet Sally Wen Mao Mao uses her art to express her anger about how Chinese people are being portrayed in the pandemic. Writer and comic artist Laura Gao, living in the U.S., has a video chat with her grandmother Zhou Nai, who's happy to have a supply of mooncakes, a popular Chinese dessert.

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  • Global Health

How 3 Women From Wuhan Cope With COVID-19: Rap, Poetry And Mooncakes

We interview a rap mogul (turned community volunteer), an author focused on a nine-tailed fox and a grandmother with a sense of humor. They're part of our special report on women facing the pandemic.

October 14, 2020
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By:
  • NPR Special Report
Tekiah Elzey is using Coworker.org to petition for hazard pay to be restored at the New Seasons Market where she works in Portland, Ore.

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  • Economy

Power Of The Petition: Nonprofit Helps Front-Line Workers Fight For Their Rights

Eight out of every nine American workers don't have a union to represent them in workplace disputes. A nonprofit website is helping push for better wages and working conditions amid the pandemic.

October 14, 2020
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By:
  • Ashish Valentine
Dr. Robert Redfield wears a mask with his hands in front of his mouth.

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  • Health

Emory Dean Laments Pandemic Politicization, Says CDC Is ‘Demonized,’ ‘Silenced’

The dean of Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health on Tuesday said President Donald Trump is largely "anti-science" and the administration's partisan politicalization of the pandemic is discouraging and extremely short-sighted when it comes to establishing trust in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine and a return to "normal."

October 14, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
People queue to be tested for the coronavirus in a sports arena on Tuesday in Lyon, France. The World Health Organization said there were more than 700,000 new coronavirus cases reported in Europe last week.

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  • World

Europe Reports Record-High 700,000 COVID-19 Cases Last Week, WHO Says

Europe's cases surged by 36% compared with the prior week. Across Europe, many countries are trying to slow the spread of the coronavirus but avoid a national lockdown.

October 13, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
The phase 3 trial of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been paused as the company investigates what it says is a study participant's "unexplained illness."

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  • Health

Johnson & Johnson, Eli Lilly Pause COVID-19 Drug Trials

The move by Eli Lilly came less than 24 hours after Johnson & Johnson paused further dosing in all of its COVID-19 vaccine candidate clinical trials while it investigated a volunteer's illness.

October 13, 2020
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley,
  • Richard Harris,
  • and 1 more
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam was mentioned as a potential target for kidnapping when a group met to discuss plots to punish governors for their response to the coronavirus, the FBI says. Northam is seen here at a news conference in June in Richmond.

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  • Law

Men In Alleged Kidnapping Plot Also Considered Targeting Virginia Governor, FBI Says

Special Agent Richard Trask revealed the Virginia connection for the first time on Tuesday, testifying in a federal court in Michigan.

October 13, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Ryan Lucas
Flight crew members walk past thermal cameras that check passengers' body temperatures at Los Angeles International Airport on June 23. As businesses look to reopen, technology firms are offering an array of monitoring systems to try to control the coronavirus.

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  • Business

More Companies Are Using Technology To Monitor For Coronavirus In The Workplace

As businesses reopen, tech firms are offering monitoring systems to screen for the coronavirus. They range from apps that ask about symptoms to software that tracks employees' movements at work.

October 13, 2020
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
A health care worker tests a patient for the coronavirus in Nevada in July. Scientists say a 25-year-old Nevada man was infected with the virus twice. It is the first confirmed case of reinfection in the U.S.

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  • Science

Scientists Confirm Nevada Man Was Infected Twice With Coronavirus

It's the first confirmed case of coronavirus reinfection in the U.S. The case underscores that everyone should be social distancing and wearing masks, including COVID-19 survivors.

October 12, 2020
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By:
  • Rebecca Hersher
President Trump gave remarks at his first public event since testing positive for the coronavirus earlier this month.

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  • Politics

Trump's Doctor Says He's No Longer A 'Transmission Risk'

White House physician Dr. Sean Conley says the president is no longer contagious 10 days after the onset of symptoms, but did not give details on whether Trump has tested negative for the coronavirus.

October 11, 2020
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By:
  • Jason Slotkin and
  • Emma Bowman

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  • Global Health

Portraits Of Resilience: How 19 Women Around The Globe Face The Pandemic

Women often bear a heavier burden at times of crisis. They take care of the kids, the house, the survival of families. NPR photographed and interviewed 19 women over 3 weeks. Here are their stories.

October 11, 2020
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  • NPR Special Report
Chris Christie announced he was released from a N.J. hospital Saturday, a week after checking in for mild COVID-19 symptoms. The former New Jersey governor was one of several Republicans to test positive after attending a Sept. 26 event (pictured above) at the White House.

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  • Politics

Chris Christie Released From Hospital A Week After Seeking COVID-19 Treatment

The former New Jersey governor is one of several Trump allies to have tested positive for the coronavirus over the last two weeks.

October 10, 2020
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By:
  • Jason Slotkin
Outdoor dining in Bonn, Germany. Indoor dining is riskier than outdoor meals, experts say. Outdoor air can disrupt viral particles that have been expelled.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: What's The Deal With The '15 Minute Rule'?

The conventional wisdom is that it takes 15 minutes of close contact to a contagious person to put you at risk. But even a short exposure could prove problematic.

October 10, 2020
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
A Marine is posted Thursday outside the West Wing of the White House, signifying the president is in the Oval Office. President Trump's physician said that he could return to public engagements as soon as Saturday.

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  • Health

'Reckless': Doctors Question Trump Resuming Activities So Quickly

Trump's physician said Trump could resume "public engagements" as soon as Saturday. But experts say that may be too soon, both for his own health and the safety of those around him.

October 09, 2020
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By:
  • Rob Stein
A worker feeds vials for production of a vaccine for COVID-19 at the SinoVac vaccine factory in Beijing. China said on Friday that it is joining the COVID-19 vaccine alliance known as COVAX.

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  • World

China Joins WHO-Led Global Coronavirus Vaccine Effort As U.S. Sits It Out

The Chinese foreign ministry said it took this step "to uphold the concept of a shared community of health for all and to honor its commitment to turn COVID-19 vaccines into a global public good."

October 09, 2020
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  • John Ruwitch
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