White House Issues New Guidelines For States To Reopening After Coronavirus Shutdowns The White House is recommending a three-phase approach for states and regions to restart their economies, according to a copy of the guidelines obtained by NPR. Ayesha Rascoe
Coronavirus immunity permits for Washingtonians? 'We're not quite there yet' As of April 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized three coronavirus antibody tests. But some scientists argue that not enough is presently known about how novel coronavirus antibodies work, in order to correctly determine whether someone is immune. Liz Brazile
Coronavirus Updates: The Economic Toll The coronavirus pandemic — and the resulting shutdown — have now eliminated at least 22 million American jobs. NPR correspondents relay the latest on the United States response. Ayesha Rascoe
Calls Grow To Ban Wet Markets Amid Concerns Over Disease Spread A growing number of advocacy groups, politicians and officials are calling to ban wet markets worldwide, given concerns about the spread of disease. But enforcing such a ban would be a challenge. Jackie Northam
Graduating In A Pandemic: Advice For The Anxious Post-College Job Search We spoke to students about to graduate into the workforce and posed their questions and anxieties to career counselors. Some advice: Be flexible, make it personal, network and look for bright spots. Diane Adame
Bezos Hopes To Start Amazon Workers Coronavirus Testing 'Soon' The CEO says "vastly more" COVID-19 testing is needed. The company is building its own lab to start testing some workers, potentially looking to start regular checks for all employees. Alina Selyukh
Did You Fall For A Coronavirus Hoax? Facebook Will Let You Know The social network is expanding efforts to curb the spread of harmful misinformation about COVID-19 after pressure from an activist group. Shannon Bond
Seattle Now: A very different summer Spring is going full speed in Seattle, and that has a lot of us thinking about the summer. Cookouts… camping in the mountains… maybe catching a Mariners game. But Covid-19 has other plans. Clare McGrane
An Example Of How 1 Family Is Coping With Shelter-In-Place Orders Andrea Johnson, 23, is a parent in Maryland who has a daughter home from Pre-K — at the same time she juggles her own college education and a full-time job.
Why Social Distancing Is Important Even If COVID-19 Cases Peaked President Trump says there is evidence that the U.S. passed the peak on new cases. NPR's Rachel Martin asks epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo of Johns Hopkins University whether that's the case.
