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Farmers Forced To Dump Milk, While Some Dairy Shelves Are Empty

Dairy farmers have been forced to dump their milk, despite the fact that milk shelves are bare at many grocery stores.

A mailman wearing a mask and gloves to protect himself and others from COVID-19 loads a postal truck with packages at a United States Postal Service (USPS) post office location in Washington, D.C., April 16, 2020. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Postal Service Stands To Suffer Huge Losses From Coronavirus Pandemic

The Trump administration appears opposed to bailing out the USPS.

Michigan Senator On Paycheck Protection Program Vote

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., about the latest deal to expand the Paycheck Protection Program.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit against the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party and others, alleging that the hiding of information and other actions at the outset of the coronavirus outbreak led to loss of life and significant economic damage in Missouri.

Missouri Sues China, Communist Party Over The Coronavirus Pandemic

Missouri's attorney general alleges that China "engaged in misrepresentations, concealment, and retaliation to conceal the gravity and seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak from the rest of the world."

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters stands in Atlanta. CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield says the agency will double the current number of positions to aid local health departments in quashing new outbreaks.

CDC To Fund 650 Health Experts To Help States Trace, Stop COVID-19

CDC director Dr. Robert Redfield says the agency will double the current number of positions to aid local health departments in quashing new outbreaks. They will focus on testing and contact tracing.

Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of President Trump's coronavirus task force, directs the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which had convened the panel of experts.

NIH Panel Recommends Against Drug Combination Promoted By Trump For COVID-19

The group of experts, assembled under the agency run by Dr. Anthony Fauci, warns that using a combination of hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin could result in potential toxicities.

Nurses reposition an intubated COVID-19 patient in a prone position in the intensive care unit at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, Chula Vista, Calif., on April 10.

After The ICU, Many COVID-19 Survivors Face A Long Recovery

David Williams, 54, spent eight days on a ventilator after he got COVID-19. Weeks after being discharged from the hospital, he still needs an oxygen tube and a walker.

Migrants wave from the their balconies in Kranidi, southern Greece, on Tuesday. Authorities confirmed a high number of COVID-19 infections at the site.

In Greece, 148 Asylum Seekers Test Positive For COVID-19 At Shelter

At least 150 people in a shelter have tested positive for COVID-19, says the International Organization for Migration. Most are from Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Coronavirus Updates: The Latest In The U.S. Response

NPR economics, science and politics correspondents relay the latest in the response to the coronavirus epidemic in the United States.

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