Hydroxychloroquine Is Being Studied As A Way To Treat Coronavirus NPR's Noel King talks to medicinal chemist Katherine Seley-Radtke about hydroxychloroquine, a malaria and arthritis drug touted by the president as a COVID-19 remedy with limited clinical evidence.
How Is The Coronavirus Affecting Black Americans? Numbers emerging from a few cities and states suggest higher death rates for African-Americans from COVID-19. The findings also reveal deeper disparities. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Acting Navy Secretary Resigns, USNS Comfort's Mission Is Changed Defense officials say that the hospital ship USNS Comfort will now accept patients with Covid-19. And, the acting Navy secretary has resigned over his handling of a virus-stricken aircraft carrier. Tom Bowman
Pandemic Overwhelms New York City's System For Handling Its Dead With the COVID-19 death toll rising, officials in New York City are considering creating a temporary cemetery on city property. Greg Allen
Listener Questions About Social Distancing Correctly Dr. Celine Gounder, an epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist, and NPR science correspondent Jon Hamilton answer listener questions about social distancing. Jon Hamilton
Questions About Hydroxychloroquine, Touted As A COVID-19 Treatment Dr. Jinoos Yazdanya, a rheumatologist from the University of California, San Francisco, and NPR science correspondent Joe Palca answer questions about the drug hydroxychloroquine. Joe Palca
Dealing With Anxiety And Mental Health While Social Distancing Social distancing can bring on loneliness and anxiety for many. Dr. Sudeepta Varma answers questions about how to deal with those issues during the pandemic with NPR's Scott Simon.
More Questions About Social Distancing Properly Dr. Celine Gounder, an epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist, and NPR science correspondent Jon Hamilton answer more listener questions about proper social distancing. Jon Hamilton
What Happened Today: Racial Disparities In COVID-19 Deaths, Economic Relief Details NPR science and economics correspondents answer questions about the federal government's efforts to confront the virus. Jon Hamilton
Trump Criticizes WHO And Threatens To Pull U.S. Funding Trump said that the United States funds the majority of the organization's budget. The U.S. provided 14.67% of the WHO's funding in 2018-2019. Laurel Wamsley