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Paramedics from the San Antonio Fire Department were setting up swabbing stations in a suburban nursing home's parking lot. They were part of the massive state intervention to stop the spread of infections in nursing homes.

Texas Calls In A Strike Force To Try To Slow Coronavirus Spread In Nursing Homes

More than one-third of all COVID-19 deaths in America have been elderly residents and workers at nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Expect to see more forehead thermometers in workplaces and airports as a way to screen people for fever, which could be a sign of COVID-19.

Coronavirus FAQs: Do Temperature Screenings Help? Can Mosquitoes Spread It?

And as summer nears, the question must be asked: Is it risky from a COVID-19 standpoint to go in a swimming pool?

A woman wears a face mask and goggles as a preventive measure against the new coronavirus.

Coronavirus FAQs: Can I Catch It Through My Eyes? Will Goggles Help?

What's the risk of contracting the virus through the eyes? And in what situations would protective eyewear be helpful?

New York City Fire Department paramedic Elizabeth Bonilla (left) says she's been having a hard time sleeping in the dark since the coronavirus outbreak began.

'I Hear The Agony': Coronavirus Crisis Takes Toll On NYC's First Responders

For weeks, paramedics and EMTs in New York City have been struggling to respond to a high number of 911 calls during the coronavirus pandemic. More first responders are getting sick themselves.

Volunteers pass boxes of signatures to qualify a 2018 ballot measure to expand Medicaid in Idaho. The coronavirus outbreak has halted other ballot initiatives in Idaho and other states.

Coronavirus Forces Ballot Measure Campaigns To Shut Down Amid Health Fears

Efforts to raise taxes, change redistricting rules and legalize gaming machines have all fallen victim to social distancing rules to make it nearly impossible to collect signatures.

U.S. Military Aims To Speed Up Slow Coronavirus Test Rate

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Rep. Adam Smith, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, about supply chain issues hindering the military from increasing coronavirus testing capacity.

A new at-home test for the coronavirus has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The test will cost about $30 and will be available over-the-counter, according to the company who makes it, Ellume.

FDA Authorizes First Home Coronavirus Test That Doesn't Require A Prescription

The new tests produce results completely at home within 15 minutes. Experts say they could be a 'game-changer' in helping people find out quickly if they need to isolate.

Pfizer CEO On Next Steps For Coronavirus Vaccine And His Controversial Stock Trade

Albert Bourla, head of the pharmaceutical giant, discusses plans for distributing its vaccine, which it says is 95% effective, and explains the timing of his $5.6 mllion sale of Pfizer stock.

The Week In Sports: How To Have Sports Events While The World Fights Coronavirus

NPR's Scott Simon and Tom Goldman discuss robot umpires, purchasing private islands and other desperate measures considered in major sports during the pandemic.

A 1960s health poster from the National Tuberculosis Association indicates that TB was still a problem in the U.S. in that decade.

Opinion: The Way The U.S. Beat TB Could Be A Boon In Battling Coronavirus

Tuberculosis is a dangerous infectious disease. The strategies used by wealthy countries to wipe it out within their borders in the 1950s hold lessons for the world.

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