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Mar 12, 2020

This was a terrible day for markets. Here’s what comes next.

We’ll talk with experts, business owners, a farmer and a doctor (who’s also school board president) about how they’re feeling the spread of COVID-19 and what they’re bracing for.

A shopper looks at empty shelves of frozen food in a downtown supermarket on March 11, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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Segments From This Episode

How COVID-19 is affecting one small-town doctor
by Kai Ryssdal and Maria Hollenhorst
Cassidy Brauner
For physician Scott Anzalone of Ohio, the scariest part of the outbreak isn’t the illness.
COVID-19 response complicated by inequities in health insurance, sick leave
by Samantha Fields
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images
More than 27 million Americans are uninsured, and millions more are underinsured, hampering public health efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19.
As people stay at home, small businesses struggle
by Justin Ho
Pierre Verdy/AFP via Getty Images
One Manhattan retailer is seeing 60%-80% drops in revenue this week.
Can money solve a coronavirus-induced recession?
by Andie Corban and Kai Ryssdal
Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images
Annie Lowrey of The Atlantic expects the coronavirus to cause a jobs crisis, but government spending could help.
Economic disruption could lead to less reliable economic data
by Mitchell Hartman
Jeenah Moon/Getty Images
The COVID-19 epidemic may make it harder for government agencies to track and report rapid changes in the U.S. economy.