Новости за 03.04.2020

A highly critical letter from Capt. Brett Crozier that was leaked to the media cost him his command of the coronavirus-infected USS Roosevelt. Now the man who fired him says he's not being discharged.

Louisiana trucker Shantell Pablo chronicles her journey this week from North Carolina to Houston, Texas. Food is harder to get, she finds, but traffic is better.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards. New Orleans is an emerging hot spot for cases of coronavirus infection.

Wedding planning is already a stressful task without a global pandemic added in the mix. Couples hoping to become newlyweds and those in the wedding industry are trying to navigate this problem.

President Trump has put his son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner in charge of getting medical supplies where they are needed. Is Kushner helping or getting in the way?

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Anabel González, a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, about the European Union's decision to restrict the export of medical gear.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, on the federal health response to COVID-19.

Why are supermarkets running out of toilet paper? It's partly the same psychology behind a bank run — and partly about bottlenecks in supply chains.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with owner Frank Holmes on how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted his Virginia barbershop, which services members of the Washington Redskins.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Suzanne Mettler, professor of government at Cornell University, about how the coronavirus pandemic could change Americans' attitudes about government.

A dismal jobs report, on top of millions of unemployment claims, paints a dire picture of the economic carnage of the coronavirus. NPR correspondents examine that — and take a look at mask science.

The federal government is weighing whether to urge all Americans to wear masks when they leave their homes. Here's how to make and wear them.

Experienced bakers share some bread-making tips with the apparently many people taking up the hobby while staying at home.

President Trump invoked the Defense Production Act "against" 3M to get the company to make more N95 face masks available to American medical workers.

Singer and songwriter Bill Withers has died. He's best known for songs including "Lean on Me" and "Ain't No Sunshine." Withers died Monday at the age of 81.

As church services in many states are put on hold because of the coronavirus pandemic, church leaders are looking for creative ways to hold services. One unique way is using a movie drive-in.

"We've never seen anything like this and I've been here since 1964," the owner of one hatchery says. For anyone looking to start their own flock, an expert has advice on breeds.

At least 136 people have died of COVID-19 in the Philippines. At least 14 of them, likely more, were doctors.

The Trump administration has promised that the first direct payments to taxpayers will arrive in two weeks. The White House has scheduled a briefing on its coronavirus response for 5 p.m. ET.

"I feel violated," Jason Hargrove said, in a widely shared video complaining of selfish behavior during the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly two weeks later, the Detroit driver is dead of the disease.

Phil Murphy says he asked for 2,500, but has so far received only 850. And of those, some "were not at the level they needed to be."

A cough on his couch led comedian Dana Jay Bein to write the parody song "Coronavirus Rhapsody." Then he tweeted it — and the Internet took it from there.

Simply talking could produce tiny particles of mucus and saliva that might carry the coronavirus, experts say. How much these airborne particles matter for the spread of this disease is controversial.

Despite the increase, Spain's figures suggest the rate of new infections has begun to slow, according to a spokeswoman for the government's health emergency center.

The president told reporters on Thursday that he had taken a second coronavirus test, which was negative.