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News Articles: COVID-19

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, residents line up for COVID-19 tests in Qingdao this week. China says it has carried out 10 million tests in the northern port city, with no new cases found.

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  • Asia

City In China Tests 10 Million People After 13 COVID-19 Cases Are Found

Qingdao city officials say no new infections were identified. The extraordinary testing effort followed the appearance of a small cluster of COVID-19 cases centered in a city hospital.

October 16, 2020
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By:
  • Emily Feng and
  • Amy Cheng
From left: Sawsan al-Ramemi of Amman, Jordan, is a mom of two — and expecting her third child. Her husband is working in the U.S. Nienke Pastoor of the Netherlands has been juggling her job as a dairy farmer and helping her four teenagers with their online schoolwork. Jessica Barrera of Eau Claire, Wis., is finding ways to spread joy with her son, Niko, who's a virtual student these days.

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  • Global Health

Being A Mom Is Tough. Being A Mom In A Pandemic Is Even Tougher

Being a mom is challenging enough. Add the pressures of a pandemic — and how do you cope? Mothers in Jordan, the Netherlands and Wisconsin share their stories and strategies.

October 15, 2020
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By:
  • NPR Staff
People wear face masks as they leave a store in Vernon Hills, Ill., last week. State health officials say the number of coronavirus cases and COVID-19 deaths in the state are hitting worrisome new highs.

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  • National

Single-Day COVID-19 Deaths In Illinois At Highest Level In Months

Health officials said Thursday that 53 people had died from the disease in the most recent daily tally, the highest number since June. Confirmed cases have also been trending up in recent days.

October 15, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Trump supporters head into the mask-mandatory rally at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport on Friday afternoon, Oct. 16, 2020.

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  • Health

Headed To Trump's Macon Rally? Know The COVID-19 Risk

President Trump’s barnstorming rallies still pump classic rock tunes for a soundtrack and pack out airport tarmacs. But what's new for his rallies in this final month of the presidential campaign is their likelihood to spread the coronavirus — including the one planned for Macon on Friday.

October 15, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Patient groups on social media are fighting COVID-19 misinformation.

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  • Health

When False Information Goes Viral, COVID-19 Patient Groups Fight Back

Health communication experts say that misinformation spread through support groups can undermine trust in medicine and science. But some patients work to counter falsehoods with facts.

October 15, 2020
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By:
  • Alex Smith
Russia's Vektor State Enterprise, a former Soviet-era bioweapons lab that has developed a new and yet-to-be-proven coronavirus vaccine, shown in 2018.

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  • World

Putin Announces Approval Of A 2nd Unproven Coronavirus Vaccine

The announcement comes two months after the Russian leader touted "registration" of what was billed as the world's first SARS-CoV-2 vaccine. But neither drug has completed large-scale human trials.

October 14, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Neuman

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  • Health

COVID-19 Contact Tracing Workforce Barely 'Inching Up' As Cases Surge

The number of people working to stop COVID-19 outbreaks from spreading is far from the level needed in most states, according to a new NPR survey and analysis. Find out how your state is doing.

October 14, 2020
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
A judge has blocked an emergency order issued last week by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration that caps the capacity of bars and other indoor establishments.

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  • National

Judge Blocks Wisconsin Governor's Indoor Capacity Limits Amid Spike In COVID-19 Cases

The rules issued last week limited indoor public gatherings to no more than 25% of total occupancy limits. The state's Tavern League argued the caps would effectively put its members out of business.

October 14, 2020
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
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
Dozens of Delta jets have been parked on the tarmac of the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport since last spring. The airline reported $5.4 billion in third quarter losses on Tuesday.

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  • Business

Delta Loses $5 Billion In 3rd Quarter, May Soon Furlough 1,700 Pilots

Delta is the first major airline to report 3rd quarter results and lost more than expected, as air travel demand remains weak due to the pandemic.

October 13, 2020
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By:
  • David Schaper
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
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