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Here's a quick roundup of some of the mini-moments you may have missed on this week's Morning Edition.

As Oregon balances the demands of a deadly virus and a deteriorating economy, Oregon’s overstretched child care system is caught in the middle.

The Trump administration doubles down on its hard-line policies toward China and Iran, even as the world struggles with the coronavirus pandemic.

Three doctors in Russia have fallen out of hospital windows during the coronavirus pandemic. Two of them died, and the third one is in serious condition.

County executives across the United States are worried about budget problems as the coronavirus pandemic deepens. As more people request help, government leaders struggle with how to pay for it.

The diagnosis marks the second-known case of a Whole Foods employee in San Francisco coming down with the virus. Both stores where the infected employees worked remain open.

A Saudi Arabian investment fund wants to buy an English soccer club, Newcastle United. Some fans have welcomed the move — but human rights groups want it stopped.

With the 2020 election campaign well underway, older voters are still making their minds up as health care, retirement and the economy loom during the pandemic.

San Francisco is now requiring all residents and staff at skilled nursing facilities in the city to undergo testing for the novel coronavirus, Mayor London Breed announced Friday. The new directive is part of expanded testing efforts happening in the city, and will see that staff and residents at 21 nursing facilities are tested starting … Continue reading City Now Requiring Covid-19 Testing For Residents, Staff At Skilled Nursing Facilities →

Frank Snowden, author of the book, Epidemics and Society: From the Black Death to the Present, describes how pandemics stretching back centuries and our responses to them have shaped history.