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News Articles: pandemic

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  • Health

Georgia Tech Student Volunteers At COVID-19 Test Site, Then Falls Ill With Coronavirus

Kyra Halbert-Elliot, a third-year Georgia Tech student, was unsure if she had the COVID-19 virus when she started experiencing symptoms. She had trouble breathing, was experiencing pain in her throat and lungs, and felt a shortness of breath with any bit of movement.

August 14, 2020
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By:
  • Ben Abrams
Cloth signs that read "No Job No Rent" hang from the windows of an brown brick apartment building. In front of them, a man wearing jeans and a red shirt and a face mask walks on the sidewalk.

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  • Economy

With Protections Expiring, An Eviction Crisis Could Have Long-Term Effects For Georgia Residents

Writs of eviction have been backlogged in Georgia since federal unemployment checks, CARES Act protections and stalled courts kept sheriffs at bay. Now, hundreds of thousands of Georgians are at risk of being removed from their homes. On Second Thought discusses projections, protections, and consequences of a looming eviction crisis on the horizon.

August 14, 2020
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By:
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • and 1 more
Many airlines now require passengers to wear masks to reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread — and are putting scofflaws on a no-fly list.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: Can An Airline Put You On A No-Fly List For Refusing To Mask Up?

The matter of masks on planes has led to some contentious moments — and serious consequences. Is it legal to ban a passenger from flying for violating a mask mandate?

August 07, 2020
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By:
  • Pranav Baskar
Mourners hold 23 crosses Monday in front of a Walmart honoring those killed in the 2019 attack in El Paso, Texas.

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  • National

One Year After Walmart Massacre, El Paso Mourns — At A Distance

Some mourners from Mexico reportedly have been unable to visit the city because of border restrictions brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

August 03, 2020
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By:
  • Ian Stewart
New rules in Hong Kong require everyone to wear a mask in all outdoor places or face a $650 fine. Above: A masked woman stretches out a public park. Also: The maximum number of people allowed at a public gathering is ... 2.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: Cases Are Spiking Again In Hong Kong. What Are They Doing About It?

Hong Kong had brought local transmission way, way down. But numbers are now going up. What kind of restrictions are being introduced for daily life to get the virus under control once more?

July 31, 2020
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien

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  • Global Health

What 6 Of The 7 Countries With The Most COVID-19 Cases Have In Common

They're up-and-coming nations. They're regional political powers. And they're especially vulnerable to the impact of the pandemic.

July 31, 2020
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By:
  • Jason Beaubien
A computer rendering of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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  • Global Health

Why The Novel Coronavirus Has The Power To Launch A Pandemic

Many viruses have pandemic potential but never reach the tipping point. So what made this one capable of wreaking global havoc?

July 29, 2020
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By:
  • Pien Huang
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan arrives for a coronavirus briefing in front of the Maryland State House on April 17. Hogan's book <em>Still Standing </em>is out Tuesday.

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  • Books

Larry Hogan On The Parallels Of Fighting Cancer And Maryland's Coronavirus Outbreak

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan about his new book Still Standing: Surviving Cancer, Riots, a Global Pandemic, and the Toxic Politics That Divide America.

July 25, 2020
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  • Christianna Silva
People walk the boardwalk in early July in Wildwood, N.J., after some coronavirus restrictions were lifted. There's concern that case counts could push back up in Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states.

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  • Health

Coronavirus Hot Spots: Could The Mid-Atlantic And Northeast See A COVID-19 Rebound?

As modelers look at national trends, they're concerned about case jumps in areas that had previously managed largely to squelch the virus.

July 24, 2020
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By:
  • Nurith Aizenman
Birthday spoiler alert: If you want your mask to be a barrier to coronavirus transmission, you should not be able to blow out candles while wearing it.

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  • Global Health

Coronavirus FAQ: What Does It Mean If I Can Blow Out A Candle While Wearing A Mask?

The candle test is one way to assess (roughly) the effectiveness of a mask. If your mask passes the test, you can help it do an even better job with some simple hacks.

July 24, 2020
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By:
  • Pranav Baskar
Emoji students sit behind a row of students in this graphic illustration.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Pandemic Politics Over Schools, Masks

Friday on Political Rewind, the fall semester approaches as the pandemic still remains a public health crisis. Some parents remain unsure what schooling will look like in the midst of pandemic.

We discussed the latest on Georgia schools and the most recent developments in the dispute between Gov. Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms over mask mandates.

July 24, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes
Candles burn in front of a memorial for Lena Nunez, 10, on June 29 in Chicago. The child was shot and killed by a stray bullet while watching TV with her brother in her grandmother's home, reports say.

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  • National

Crime Has Declined Overall During The Pandemic, But Shootings And Killings Are Up

The pandemic has forced people to change their lives dramatically, which has contributed to the crime rate dropping. The bad news: an uptick in shootings and killings.

July 20, 2020
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By:
  • Cheryl Corley
Teenage leaders in the global group Girl Up met for their annual conference via Zoom. NPR interviewed 11 of the attendees. Top row, from left: Salomé Beyer, Rebecca Fairweather, Alliyah Logan and Bethel Kyeza. Middle row, from left: Riya Goel, Nora DiMartino, Aya Alagha and Mofi Onanuga. Bottom row, from left: Vanessa Louis-Jean, Hayat Muse and Rym Badran.

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  • Global Health

8 Things Teen Girl Activists Want You To Know About Their Pandemic Life

Leaders in the global group Girl Up went to their annual conference — virtually — last week. We interviewed some of the attendees to see what's changed during the coronavirus crisis.

July 20, 2020
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By:
  • Nadia Whitehead
View of Seltun geothermal field in Krysuvik on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland on July 5, 2014.

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  • Games & Humor

App Lets You Destress By Screaming Into Icelandic Wilderness

2020 has been a stressful year. Iceland wants to help. A group developed an app that will let you record and broadcast a scream, pent up by the pandemic, into the Icelandic wilderness.

July 17, 2020
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By:
  • Emily Alfin Johnson and
  • Lisa Weiner
Pump jacks operate at dusk near Loco Hills in Eddy County, New Mexico, on April 23. U.S. oil producers are grappling with prolonged low oil prices and the uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic.

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  • Business

Oil Industry, Accustomed To Booms And Busts, Is Rocked By Pandemic

When the price of oil crashes, oil companies often merge and big oil gets even bigger. So this crisis could be an opportunity for companies, but it comes with a tremendous amount of uncertainty.

July 16, 2020
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
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