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Outdoor Mask Mandates Could Lift Soon, According To Ashish Jha Of Brown University

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By Mary Louise Kelly,

Elena Burnett, Courtney Dorning, Ayen Bior

Published April 20, 2021 at 3:29 PM CDT

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Ashish Jha, Dean of Brown University School of Public Health, who says outdoor transmission of COVID-19 is low and states may soon lift outdoor mask mandates.

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Courtney Dorning

Courtney Dorning has been a Senior Editor for NPR's All Things Considered since November 2018. In that role, she's the lead editor for the daily show. Dorning is responsible for newsmaker interviews, lead news segments and the small, quirky features that are a hallmark of the network's flagship afternoon magazine program.

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Ayen Bior

Manchester City And Chelsea To Pull Out Of Newly-Formed Football League

Mary Louise Kelly

NPR's Mary Louise Kelley talks with Rob Harris, sports writer for the Associated Press about how Manchester United and Chelsea say they won't join the European Super League.
As Cape Cod's Tourist Season Nears, A Push To Get The Community Vaccinated

Jennette Barnes

COVID-19 variants are escalating new cases on Cape Cod. Health officials are racing to get communities vaccinated before the tourists arrive.
The Fight To Change Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccines In The U.K.

Frank Langfitt

Millions of people in the U.K. who were hesitant or against taking the COVID-19 vaccine have changed their minds. NPR visited a mosque-turned-vaccination center at the cutting edge of that battle.
COVID-19 Is Now Spreading Fastest In India — Pushing Its Health System Near Collapse

Lauren Frayer

India is now where the coronavirus is spreading fastest. With shortages of hospital beds, oxygen and vaccines, the country's health system is near collapse.
Joy, Relief In Airports As Australia And New Zealand Open 'Travel Bubble'

Mary Louise Kelly

Australia and New Zealand have launched one of the world's first "travel bubbles" between countries. People traveling between the two now no longer have to quarantine upon landing.