Nurith Aizenman

This Bornean horseshoe bat and other bat species can harbor coronaviruses. The nonprofit group EcoHealth Alliance had U.S. government funding for an ongoing research project in China on bats and coronaviruses — until the money was cut on April 24.

77 Nobel Laureates Denounce Trump Officials For Pulling Coronavirus Research Grant

Nurith Aizenman

In a letter sent to Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar, these U.S. scientists said they were "gravely concerned" about the abrupt termination of a federal grant to EcoHealth Alliance.

How To Make Sense of All The COVID-19 Projections? A New Model Combines Them

Nurith Aizenman

Projections of deaths from COVID-19 vary wildly. How are we to make sense of the differences? One researcher has developed one model that compares and merges them all.

Medical workers take in patients outside a coronavirus intake area at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Fact Check: Trump Administration Document And Its 3,000 Deaths A Day Scenario

Nurith Aizenman

A forecast of 3,000 deaths a day appeared in an internal document first obtained by The New York Times. But the epidemiologist who authored the analysis tells NPR the work is incomplete.

Why The U.S. Government Stopped Funding A Research Project On Bats And Coronaviruses

Nurith Aizenman

The project, run by the nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance, aimed to identify places to monitor, come up with strategies to prevent spillover of the virus and get a jump on creating vaccines and treatments.

South Carolina has permitted retail stores to reopen to customers. It's one of a handful of states easing up on some social distancing restrictions.

When Is It Safe To Ease Social Distancing? Here's What One Model Says For Each State

Nurith Aizenman

Some states are moving forward, but many would be wise to wait, according to experts at the University of Washington. Here's their estimate for each state's safe date to reopen.

5 Key Facts Not Explained In White House COVID-19 Projections

Nurith Aizenman

The Trump administration's strategy for ending the current wave of coronavirus infections relies on a model that appears to count on several important assumptions. We look at why that matters.

Pedestrians cross South Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles even after California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide stay-at-home order on March 19.

Experts Say The U.S. Needs A National Shutdown ASAP — But Differ On What Comes Next

Nurith Aizenman

Leading public health experts argue that all U.S. states should have residents stay at home for several weeks to slow the coronavirus. But what needs to happen after the lockdowns are lifted?

MedStar Washington Hospital Center's "ready room" in Washington, D.C., has mostly been used to house emergency supplies — but some storage carts have been moved out to make way for patient assessment stations.

Are U.S. Hospitals Ready?

Selena Simmons-Duffin

Here's what it will take for medical facilities across the nation to handle the coming surge of COVID-19 patients.

What U.S. Hospitals Must Do To Prepare For The COVID-19 Surge

Selena Simmons-Duffin

Public health experts are trying to figure out if U.S. hospitals are ready for a possible surge of COVID-19 cases. When there are more serious cases than a hospital can handle, more patients die.

"As long as you have these discrete outbreaks ... there is the opportunity to control them," says Dr. Bruce Aylward, team leader of the joint mission between the World Health Organization and China on COVID-19.

WHO Official Says Coronavirus Containment Remains Possible

Nurith Aizenman

China's experience shows how the virus can be stopped. But the World Health Organization's Dr. Bruce Aylward says other countries may be drawing the wrong lessons about how China achieved it.