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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Scott Greer, political scientist at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, about how states are reinventing federalism amid an absence of federal leadership.

"Right now," he says, "there's a lot of anxiety and fear concerning this working environment because this virus we don't see, we don't hear, we can't touch, we can't feel it."

Last week, Michael Kevin Rathel got a transfusion of convalescent plasma: a blood donation from someone who has recovered from COVID-19. A week after the plasma, he got discharged out of Orlando Regional Medical Center’s intensive care unit to a regular unit.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is facing mounting pressure over his refusal to identify nursing homes where residents have tested positive for the coronavirus.

On Friday, Governor Ron DeSantis met with his newly-formed task force to discuss how to reopen the state. This meeting comes as he faces growing criticism over his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sam Dow and Josh Belser are working in different cities amid the coronavirus pandemic. "I'm not at all surprised that we both ended up working in health care," Belser said in a StoryCorps interview.

It’s been nearly a month since many Florida counties began shutting down, causing tens of thousands to lose jobs or become temporarily furloughed. Nearly half a million Floridians have signed up for unemployment benefits. But for most of them, signing up and accessing benefits has been a frustrating saga.

Could the pandemic teach us some things about how to live better? Retired NASA astronaut Nicole Stott thinks so. She says some of the lessons that astronauts learn about team work, isolation and resilience could be applied to the way we’re dealing with this crisis on earth.

Novelist Don Winslow joins Intersection to talk about his new book, Broken, his trilogy about the drug trade, and what he’s reading and watching during the stay at home order.

Many Floridians suddenly without work are also wondering how to pay rent and keep a roof over their heads. Democratic state representative Anna Eskamani and attorney Alex Mestdagh join Intersection for a conversation about what the pandemic means for tenants and landlords.