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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    New Orleans, Boston report COVID-19 spikes. Can US flatten curve without nationwide strategy?

    While California braces for another weekend at home, states nationwide are adapting different tactics during the COVID-19 outbreak. In Mississippi,  Governor Tate Reed just reopened restaurants, saying Mississippi will never be China.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 27, 2020 • 1 min read

    While California braces for another weekend at home, states nationwide are adapting different tactics during the COVID-19 outbreak. In Mississippi, Governor Tate Reed just reopened restaurants, saying Mississippi will never be China. But data shows the U.S. has now surpassed China in the number of coronavirus cases. Cities like New Orleans, Boston and Detroit are seeing spikes in cases. In response, many are calling for the federal government to set uniform rules to help flatten the curve and keep the U.S. safe.

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    Rabbi’s wisdom on coronavirus coping
    1. 0:00New Orleans, Boston report COVID-19 spikes. Can US flatten curve without nationwide strategy?You’re reading this
    2. 8:51Thousands dead, leaders test positive: Europe still struggles to flatten coronavirus curve
    3. 15:40Where there’s shadow, there’s light: LA rabbi helps us get through coronavirus fears
    4. 27:02Dine-1-1 teams up with Josef Centeno and other chefs to feed health care workers
    5. 35:04‘Crip Camp,’ ‘Uncorked,’ ‘Vivarium’: What to stream during COVID-19
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