Emma Bowman
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In Self-Isolation, A Doctor Deepens His Connection To His FamilyTo protect his wife and four children, Dr. Roberto Vargas, who processes COVID-19 tests in Rochester, N.Y., is staying in their basement. "What carries me through is this family," he tells them. -
President Trump is barring most non-U.S. citizens who have been in Brazil in the past two weeks, in an effort to curb infections. Brazil has the world's highest number of cases after the U.S. -
Remembering Her Father, A WWII Veteran Who Stood Guard At The Nuremberg TrialsAt StoryCorps, a daughter cherishes memories with her dad, WWII veteran Emilio "Leo" DiPalma, who died of COVID-19 last month at age 93. "I'm honoring his life, not how he died," Emily Aho said. -
Amarillo Mayor: New Testing Data Will Help Track Spread As Rest Of Texas ReopensAmarillo, Texas, has seen a recent spike in positive coronavirus cases, says Mayor Ginger Nelson, because of testing. She hopes this new virus data will inform when her community is ready to reopen. -
In a Saturday broadcast, a star-studded event honored high school seniors who didn't get the traditional graduation because of the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Remembering Georgianna Glose, A Brooklyn Nun And ActivistGeorgianna Glose, a nun who blew the whistle on sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church, died from COVID-19 complications. She was 73. -
'We're Like A Lifeline': Postal Workers Fight Fear To Work During PandemicMail carriers Craig Boddie and Evette Jourdain spoke for a remote StoryCorps conversation about how the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. has added stress to their essential jobs. -
In Gustavus, a remote city of about 450 residents, the owner of a small independent grocery makes the 14-hour round-trip journey by boat to Juneau to bring much-needed supplies back to his customers. -
Three members of the White House coronavirus task force — FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, CDC Director Robert Redfield and NIAID Director Anthony Fauci — are isolating themselves for two weeks. -
'This Is ... Personal': After Surviving COVID-19, A Mom And Daughter Mourn Loved OnesJackie Stockton and daughter Alice Stockton-Rossini recovered from the virus that killed friends and a relative. Faith and the ability to take life "one minute at a time" help the women persevere.
