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Air conditioners on a building. Scientists say there has been too little research into the role of heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in the spread of the coronavirus.
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Can Air Conditioners Spread COVID-19?

Aug 15, 2020
People are worried that the virus could be spread by air conditioning systems. Here's what researchers do — and don't yet — know.
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A fan wears a neck gaiter as he watches the Los Angeles Dodgers play at home against the San Francisco Giants last week.
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How Should I Cover My Face? A Deeper Look Into Neck Gaiters And Face Shields

Aug 14, 2020
Experts look into a new study that claims wearing a neck gaiter may be worse than no mask at all. And they discuss other face coverings such as goggles and plastic face shields.
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To Get Tested or Not? Probably So, Health Official Says

Aug 11, 2020

"There are a lot of folks who want to get tested, but we don’t have the full capacity to run those tests on a timely basis, so we have a significant backlog."

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The Coronavirus Crisis
Clark County Commission Vice Chairman Lawrence Weekly swabs his nose while giving a coronavirus test to himself during a tour of setup at a temporary coronavirus testing site in Las Vegas on Aug. 3.
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Las Vegas Casinos Are Open At 50% Capacity. What About Las Vegas Hospitals?

Aug 11, 2020
Las Vegas is on shaky footing as it reopens with one of the nation's highest infection rates. An NPR analysis shows the city could run into trouble with hospital capacity if cases keep climbing.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
A nurse holds a COVID-19 vaccine candidate produced by Chinese company Sinovac Biotech at the São Lucas Hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil, on Aug. 8.
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COVID-19 May Never Go Away — With Or Without A Vaccine

Aug 09, 2020
The virus might eventually behave more like the common cold, according to Vineet Menachery, a coronavirus researcher at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Facebook said the president's claims violated its coronavirus misinformation policy, in a rare departure from the social network's largely hands-off approach to politicians.
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Twitter, Facebook Remove Trump Post Over False Claim About Children And COVID-19

Aug 05, 2020
Both social networks said the president's false claims that children are "almost immune" from COVID-19 violated its policy on coronavirus misinformation.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A medical worker draws blood at a free coronavirus antibody testing event in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
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FDA Adviser: Not Realistic To Expect A COVID-19 Vaccine In 2020

Aug 05, 2020
Dr. Paul Offit, who serves on the Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisory board, says he doesn't think an effective vaccine that's undergone adequate testing can be ready this year.
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam speaks during a news conference in Richmond, Va. on June 4. Virginia has rolled out a smartphone app to automatically notify people if they might have been exposed to the coronavirus.
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Virginia Unveils App To Aid Contact Tracing

Aug 05, 2020
Virginia's new COVIDWISE app is designed to alert users who may have been exposed to the coronavirus. The app relies on Bluetooth to notify people who may be at risk.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Hundreds of nursing home residents have been transferred as a result of their facilities treating COVID-19 patients only.
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Nursing Home Residents Moved Out To Make Way For COVID-19 Patients

Aug 04, 2020
Some nursing homes have switched to treating only COVID-19 patients, who bring in more government money. But to make room for them, the original residents are forced out of places they've called home.
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The Coronavirus Crisis

'They Know What A Pandemic Is': HIV Survivors See Similarities To AIDS Epidemic

Aug 03, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic feels eerily familiar to people who faced the AIDS crisis. It triggers memories of confusion over how the disease is transmitted and huge numbers of people dying quickly.
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U.S. House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Raul Grijalva of Arizona presides over a hearing examining Park Police response to Lafayette Square protests on June 29 in Washington, D.C. Grijalva tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.
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Arizona Congressman Raúl Grijalva Tests Positive For COVID-19

Aug 01, 2020
It's unclear how the Democrat, who says he is asymptomatic, contracted the virus, but earlier this week, he presided over a hearing that included another member who has since tested positive.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Since COVID-19 has much of the Navajo Nation stuck at home, farmer Tyrone Thompson says it's the perfect time for them to return to their agricultural roots.
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Navajo Nation Sees Farming Renaissance During Coronavirus Pandemic

Jul 28, 2020
The Navajo Nation is having a farming renaissance in the era of COVID-19. More residents are turning to traditional agriculture as they're under strict travel limits due to the coronavirus.
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Members of the Miami Marlins celebrate a 5-2 win Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies. The Marlins' home opener Monday against the Baltimore Orioles has been postponed.
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Just Days Into Season, MLB Postpones 2 Games Due To Coronavirus Concerns

Jul 27, 2020
A Marlins-Orioles matchup and a Phillies-Yankees game have both been postponed while the league carries out additional testing. The league's heavily modified 2020 season started last week.
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White House national security adviser Robert O'Brien is the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration known to have contracted the virus.
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Robert O'Brien, Trump's National Security Adviser, Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Jul 27, 2020
Robert O'Brien is the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration known to have contracted the virus.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A health worker puts a nasal swab sample into a tube in a tent at a COVID-19 testing site at St. John's Well Child and Family Center in Los Angeles.
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COVID-19 Cases Continue To Surge In States Across The U.S.

Jul 25, 2020
There were more than 1,000 deaths in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive day Saturday.
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Medical personnel from Riverside University Health Systems hospitals administer a coronavirus test to an individual during drive-through testing in the parking lot of Diamond Stadium on March 22 in Lake Elsinore, Calif.
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ER Doctor Saw COVID-19 Devastate New York. Now, He's Doing It Again In California

Jul 23, 2020
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Dr. Louis Tran, an emergency physician in San Bernardino County, Calif. He spent much of May helping out in New York City ICUs grappling with COVID-19 patients.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
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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Crime Has Declined Overall During The Pandemic, But Shootings And Killings Are Up

Jul 20, 2020
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.
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Research suggests that kids tend to get infected with the coronavirus less often, and have milder symptoms than adults. There's less consensus on how much kids can spread the illness.
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Kids Get Coronavirus, But Do They Spread It? We'll Find Out When Schools Reopen

Jul 20, 2020
Studies show children have lower rates of COVID-19 and have milder symptoms than adults. But there's less information on how much kids spread the coronavirus, which is key to safely reopen schools.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
During their patrol of the Bear Creek Greenway, Jackson County Sheriff's deputies walk through a years-old encampment that deputies call "the Hobbit House."
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'Your Help Doesn't Help Me.' In Oregon, The Unsheltered Tire Of Shuffling Around

Jul 17, 2020
As the coronavirus shut down homeless shelters in Southern Oregon, civic leaders told those in need to relocate to the nearby woods. Now sheriff's deputies are relocating them before fire season.
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A fish-plant worker processes seafood at Blue Harvest Fisheries in New Bedford, Mass. Workers were provided face shields to prevent the spread of the coronavirus on the plant floor.<em> </em>
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This City's Coronavirus Safety Measures Could Become Best Practices

Jul 16, 2020
The fishing port of New Bedford, Mass., is protecting essential workers during the pandemic with a set of enforceable guidelines that experts say could be a model for other cities.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
An investigation found that D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser's administration made several mistakes the contributed to the disproportionate number pf COVID-19 cases among Black people in the city.
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Investigation Uncovers Missteps In Washington, D.C.'s Coronavirus Response

Jul 15, 2020
In the nation's capital, the coronavirus has killed Black residents at 5.9 times the rate of white people — a disparity that's worse than any other big city in America with published demographic data.
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A letter from current CDC staff recently submitted to Director Robert Redfield demands that the agency address structural racism toward Black employees.
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CDC Employees Call Out Agency's 'Toxic Culture Of Racial Aggressions'

Jul 13, 2020
Pointing to the pandemic's disproportionate toll on people of color, over 1,200 workers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call on the agency to declare racism a public health crisis.
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Antonio Cartagena, an accordion player in a mariachi group meets his bandmates on the street in Medelli­n, Colombia.
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How 6 Problem-Solvers Tackled Pandemic Challenges In Their Neighborhoods

Jul 12, 2020
From a generous urban farmer to a roving mariachi band, people are using their talents to help others. Read their stories — then nominate a problem-solver in your community.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Lt. Travis Stokes, a firefighter in Richmond, Va., is helping to lead an effort to distribute protective equipment to residents of low-income and minority neighborhoods.
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In Minority Neighborhoods, Knocking On Doors To Stop The Spread Of The Coronavirus

Jul 10, 2020
Through a partnership between state and local government, volunteers and city workers in Richmond, Va., are passing out PPE in at-risk neighborhoods.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
This photo from a trip last November shows the friends and family members whom Danielle Zonis (third from right) has chosen to quarantine with during the coronavirus pandemic. She started a Facebook group for others to discuss the choices they're making
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Some People Agree To Disagree Over What's Safe During The Pandemic

Jul 09, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic requires people to weigh risks and make choices about their activities. But there can be problems when a choice conflicts with what the people around us decide to do.

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