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The extremely secluded resort island of Wakaya, Fiji, has confirmed at least five cases of COVID-19.

Small, Far-Flung Pacific Islands Are Combating COVID-19 Just Like The Rest Of Us

As many island nations attempt to keep the coronavirus out, they also risk getting cut off from the outside world their economies depend on.

<em>The Daily Beast</em> listed Marc Maron's Netflix special <em>End Times Fun</em> as one of the <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/10-best-stand-up-specials-to-stream-under-coronavirus-quarantine" data-key="21541">10 best</a> stand-up specials to stream while under coronavirus quarantine.

Fresh Air Weekend: Marc Maron; 'Simpsons' Voice Actor Hank Azaria

Maron's new Netflix stand-up special, End Times Fun, was named before the coronavirus pandemic. Azaria reflects on his IFC comedy series Brockmire and why he no longer performs Apu on The Simpsons.

After an initial verbal screening, one driver at a time gets a COVID-19 nasal swab test from a garbed health worker at a drive-up station in Daly City, Calif.

Why It Takes So Long To Get Most COVID-19 Test Results

Even many symptomatic patients and exposed health workers who are able to get a COVID-19 test must wait nearly a week to get results. Others get results in hours. Here's why it varies so much.

During his remarks to reporters before his departure to Norfolk, Va., President Trump said outside the White House that there was a "possibility that sometime today" there will be a two-week quarantine on parts of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey.

Trump Issues Travel Advisory, Not Quarantine, For New York, New Jersey, Connecticut

The president's decision came hours after floating the possibility that he would issue quarantines for the hard-hit states. The CDC later advised residents against non-essential travel for 14 days.

Apple's new COVID-19 app and website provides the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Apple's New Tool Lets You Screen Yourself For COVID-19

A new COVID-19 website and app will then offer recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on what to do next.

Habibi released its second album, Anywhere But Here, last month. The band's sound is heavily influenced by the Iranian psychedelic music lead singer Rahill Jamalifard listened to growing up.

Habibi's Rahill Jamalifard On Iranian Pop Music And 'Anywhere But Here'

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rahill Jamalifard, lead singer of the band Habibi, about the Middle Eastern influences on the group's latest album, Anywhere But Here.

Shira Haas plays Esther Shapiro in Unorthodox, a four-part Netflix adaptation of Deborah Feldman's 2012 memoir.

In 'Unorthodox,' A Religious Woman Leaves Her Marriage And Her Past Behind

The new Netflix series was inspired by Deborah Feldman's best-selling memoir about ending her arranged marriage. In the TV adaptation, the young woman leaves her home in Brooklyn and moves to Berlin.

Across the country, the coronavirus has forced many animal shelters into crisis mode. Above, a dogs at the Humane Society of Harlingen, Texas which has since found a home.

Animal Shelters Urge Humans Confined To Home By Coronavirus Outbreak To Adopt

As states issue stay-at-home orders, animal shelters have had to close their doors. They're coming up with new ways to find homes as they brace for an onslaught of puppies and kittens.

The German icebreaker Polarstern is moored to a piece of ice, drifting for a year, as scientists study the warming Arctic.

Pandemic Delays Return Of Arctic Researchers

The COVID-19 crisis is throwing off the complex logistics of a year-long Arctic research expedition. A team set to rotate out may have to stay on board an ice-breaker for another six weeks.

An LA Native Drives Us Through His Hometown — Using Google Street View

Multidisciplinary artist Felix Quintana created honest portraits of South Central Los Angeles' people and urban landscape with the help of archived images.

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