New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern briefs the media about the COVIS-19 coronavirus at the Parliament House in Wellington on April 27. Ardern claimed New Zealand had scored a significant victory against the spread of the coronavirus, as the country began a phased exit from lockdown. Mark Mitchell/POOL/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern briefs the media about the COVIS-19 coronavirus at the Parliament House in Wellington on April 27. Ardern claimed New Zealand had scored a significant victory against the spread of the coronavirus, as the country began a phased exit from lockdown.
Mark Mitchell/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
A new study suggests coronavirus is both more common and less deadly than it first appeared, NPR’s Jon Hamilton reports.
From NPR’s Joel Rose: a shortage of machines to process tests is the latest bottleneck in the pandemic supply chain.
Certain countries like New Zealand, Germany and several nations in Asia have been successful in controlling the coronvavirus. NPR’s Jason Beaubien reports on how leadership played a strong role.
Mara Gay is 33-years-old, lives in New York City and got sick with COVID-19 in April. She spoke with NPR’s Michel Martin about her long recovery process, despite being young and healthy.
Plus, two teenagers who were looking forward to competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which was cancelled this week.
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This episode was produced by Gabriela Saldivia, Anne Li and Brent Baughman, and edited by Beth Donovan.
Source: https://www.npr.org/2020/05/28/863621626/why-are-some-countries-doing-better-than-others
