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News Articles: COVID-19

A Wisconsin judge upheld Gov. Tony Evers' order mandating that face coverings be worn in enclosed spaces statewide, save for a few exceptions. A conservative legal group challenged the measure, arguing that Evers overstepped his authority in issuing successive emergency orders.

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  • National

Wisconsin Judge Upholds Governor's Statewide Mask Mandate

A conservative group challenged Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' authority to declare successive states of emergency. St. Croix County Judge Michael Waterman refuses its request for an injunction.

October 12, 2020
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By:
  • Jason Slotkin
Members of the Orthodox Jewish community gather around a journalist as he conducts an interview on a street corner, last Wednesday, in the Borough Park neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo moved to reinstate restrictions on businesses, houses of worship and schools in and near areas where coronavirus cases are spiking.

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  • Religion

Police Arrest Anti-Lockdown Protest Leader In New York's Orthodox Jewish Community

Harold "Heshy" Tischler, a talk show host and candidate for City Council, is charged with inciting a riot and unlawful imprisonment after he allegedly egged on violence against a journalist.

October 12, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Neuman

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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
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 volunteer received an injection as part of a clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine at Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Fla. Studies of vaccines backed by Operation Warp Speed have enrolled tens of thousands of people in a matter of months.

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  • Health

Call For Administration's COVID-19 Vaccine Contracts To Be Disclosed

Members of Congress and advocacy groups say Operation Warp Speed should release its contracts with vaccine makers after NPR reporting found the terms of many aren't public.

October 10, 2020
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  • Sydney Lupkin

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  • Health

COMIC: You're Wearing It Wrong! A Face Mask Safety Refresher

Pleats, filters, fabric. With so many available features and types, we break down which common face coverings are more effective and the right way to wear and handle them.

October 10, 2020
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  • Connie Hanzhang Jin
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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  • 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
The performing arts remain in economic peril as Broadway extends closures until May due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Performing Arts

Broadway's Reopening Is Pushed Back Again

The Broadway League has announced an extension of closures related to COVID-19 to May.

October 09, 2020
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  • Andrew Limbong
Teacher protest over reopening in Georgia

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  • Education

Teachers Group Sues, Says School Reopenings Created Unsafe Workplace

Georgia officials did not do enough to keep children and teachers safe in opening school buildings during the COVID-19 pandemic, a teachers’ group alleges in a lawsuit filed Wednesday in Fulton County Superior Court.

October 09, 2020
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  • Ross Williams
Afternoon crowds attend the 2020 Georgia State Fair in October.

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  • News

Braving Pandemic, Hundreds Drawn To State Fair For Bit of Normalcy

The 17th annual Georgia State Fair is underway through Sunday, Oct. 11, and crowds are attending despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

October 09, 2020
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  • Sarah Rose
An Eli Lilly researcher tests possible COVID-19 antibodies in a company laboratory in Indianapolis.

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  • Health

Trump Touts Antibody Treatments For COVID-19, But Evidence Is Incomplete

Medical researchers have high hopes that the kind of treatment the president received could end up being an important element in the fight against the pandemic. But clinical trials continue.

October 08, 2020
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By:
  • Richard Harris
Dexamethasone is a low-cost, anti-inflammatory drug that has been shown to reduce the risk of death in patients with COVID-19.

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  • Health

Trump Was Treated With Steroids: How These Drugs Are Used For COVID-19 Patients

The drug dexamethasone is a cheap, widely available steroid. But how long should COVID-19 patients take it, and what are the side effects?

October 08, 2020
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By:
  • Rhitu Chatterjee
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, shown here last month, was allegedly a target of a militia's kidnapping plot.

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  • National

Militia Members Plotted To Kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer, FBI Says

"I'll be honest, I never could have imagined anything like this," Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says. Over the summer, conspirators allegedly began training for a potential attack.

October 08, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
A cruise ship is shown here approaching a port in Singapore in March. Singapore plans to launch cruises with no destinations next month.

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  • Asia

Singapore Will Launch Cruises Again, But With No Destinations

In order to keep crew and passengers safe amid the coronavirus pandemic, the ships will make no stops and simply return to the port they came from.

October 08, 2020
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  • Marisa Peñaloza
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