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Those medical supplies hospitals need? They’re overseas.
Mar 26, 2020

Those medical supplies hospitals need? They’re overseas.

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An employee controls surgical masks at a leather workshop turned into a mask factory, close to Vigevano, Lombardy, on March 19, 2020 during the country's lockdown within the new coronavirus pandemic. MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP via Getty Images
Plus: the new lifestyles of working parents and the non-traditional workers being hit especially hard by this crisis.

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COVID-19

Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson: "The impact to people's lives will be profound."

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry
Mar 26, 2020
The hotel industry has been decimated by the COVID-19 outbreak.
Marriott CEO Arne Sorenson announced thousands of employees would be furloughed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tracking the pandemic? There's an app for that.

by Jack Stewart
Mar 26, 2020
Tech companies and universities are trying to use mobile devices to get a handle on the spread of COVID-19.
The Weather Channel app has a new tool that lets users track reported cases of COVID-19 near them.
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Parenting in a Pandemic

Struggles of working parents on full display amid pandemic

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Mar 26, 2020
But the difficulty of balancing work and family predate this crisis.
About 75% of moms and more than 90% of dads work In the U.S., according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Now, those parents are also homeschool teachers.
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For the gig economy, emergency aid will be crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic

by Kai Ryssdal and Krissy Clark
Mar 26, 2020
In a historic move, gig and freelance workers will qualify for unemployment benefits.
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COVID-19 stirs questions about medical supply chains

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Mar 26, 2020
Dependence on global supply chains can be useful in a crisis only if countries don't set up export barriers like some are now with medical supplies.
A doctor wearing personal protective gear checks a ventilator on March 16.
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Music from the episode

Old Graffiti Bibio
Disconnected, Pt. 2 DJ Egadz
Colours Hot Chip
The Journey Tom Misch

The team

Nancy Farghalli Executive Producer
Maria Hollenhorst Producer II
Sean McHenry Director & Associate Producer II

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