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begin easing coronavirus lockdown measures despite reporting a single-day high in deaths. Stores, restaurants, movie theaters, malls, museums and libraries were allowed to reopen in the Lone Star State but with limited occupancy, just 25 percent of their capacity. Mark Felix/AFP /AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Shoppers walk around The Galleria shopping center in Houston, Texas. On Friday, Texas became the largest US state to begin easing coronavirus lockdown measures despite reporting a single-day high in deaths. Stores, restaurants, movie theaters, malls, museums and libraries were allowed to reopen in the Lone Star State but with limited occupancy, just 25 percent of their capacity.
Mark Felix/AFP /AFP via Getty ImagesCalifornia, one of the first states to shutdown, joins a growing list of states that are trying to restart their economies. Customers around the country are deciding if they are comfortable starting to shop again.
Law enforcement is adapting to what it means to police during a pandemic.
A fever and dry cough are no longer the only official symptoms of COVID-19. NPR's Maria Godoy has tips for when even milder symptoms, like headaches and loss of smell and taste, should prompt you to seek testing.
Plus, scientists on a research vessel in Arctic have been isolated from the coronavirus. Some are anticipating what it will be like to return to a society in lock down.
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This episode was produced by Gabriela Saldivia, Anne Li and Brent Baughman, and edited by Beth Donovan.
