Wisconsin Holds Elections; Boris Johnson In ICU; Coronavirus Spreads In Federal Prisons

Plus, Lady Gaga curates a coronavirus response concert. by Korva Coleman and Jill Hudson First Up [The sole polling location for Waukesha, Wis., residents was set up to comply with social distancing guidelines. Polling places were consolidated and altered to accommodate voting in the state's presidential primaries and other local elections Tuesday.]( Scott Trindl/AP Here's what we're following today. After intense political back and forth, Wisconsin is set to hold its presidential primaries and elections for many state and local offices on Tuesday. [Results for today's voting]( may not appear for days. New York City is struggling to handle the high number of people who have died from COVID-19. Officials say [the city may have to temporarily bury]( some of the dead at a public cemetery in Long Island Sound if the death toll doesn't level off soon. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved into intensive care at a London hospital after days of worsening COVID-19 symptoms. Officials said that [Johnson is not on a ventilator]( but has received some oxygen support. President Trump is disputing a government watchdog report that finds hospitals are facing severe shortages of [coronavirus testing supplies and personal protective gear](. Hospitals report that they have had to [source materials like face masks]( from nail salons and auto body shops. Three days after firing Capt. Brett Crozier as commander of the coronavirus-stricken nuclear aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly boarded the warship docked in Guam and delivered a stinging, profanity-laced denunciation of its deposed skipper. [Modly has since apologized](. Australian Cardinal George Pell has been released from prison after a court overturned his conviction of sexually assaulting two choir boys in the 1990s. The 78-year-old had served 13 months of his six-year sentence. [No new trial will be permitted](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Newsletter continues after sponsor message --------------------------------------------------------------- Today's Listen [Adrian Lerma, and her husband Michael, stand outside the grocery store in Window Rock, Ariz. They're buying food for elders in their community.]( Catapult Chelsea Bieker says her debut novel, Godshot, is a way to lean into some of the feelings and anxiety we are all feeling. "Art can help me ask the difficult questions of myself," says Bieker. ([Listening time, 5:16]( or [read the story]( COVID-19 is spreading rapidly through federal prisons. The outbreak has already claimed the lives of at least seven inmates and infected some 140 more, as well as nearly 60 staff at more than two dozen facilities. One of the hardest-hit so far is located in Oakdale, La., about a three-hour drive west of New Orleans. ([Listening time, 3:43]( or [read the story]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Picture Show [After working and interacting with residents, the health workers disinfect themselves. Their phones stay in zip-lock bags the entire time.]( Kai Nguyen for NPR After her study abroad program at Syracuse University was abruptly canceled, photojournalism student Kai Nguyen began the 30-hour trip home to Vietnam. Instead of exiting the airport terminal in Hanoi where family members normally greeted her, Nguyen was taken on a bus, sprayed with disinfectant and sent to a quarantine center on the other side of the city. Here’s a look at [her life in quarantine](. --------------------------------------------------------------- Before You Go [Singer Lady Gaga at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival ]( Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty Images - Lady Gaga is curating a Live Aid-style concert to support the U.N. Foundation's COVID-19 Response Fund. The special, set to be [televised and streamed on April 18]( will feature a long list of top-tier names, including Paul McCartney, Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves, Stevie Wonder, among many others. - Starting Tuesday, Starbucks will require employees to wear [face coverings]( at work. - Critic John Powers recommends [three stories to break up the monotony]( of coronavirus lockdown: Unorthodox on Netflix; Baghdad Central on Hulu and a new translation of Magda Szabó's 1970 novel Abigail. — Suzette Lohmeyer contributed to this report. --------------------------------------------------------------- Follow [The New Normal]( on Instagram! [Sign up for The New Normal]( NPR's daily coronavirus email. What do you think of today's email? We'd love to hear your thoughts, questions and feedback: [dailynewsletter@npr.org](mailto:dailynewsletter@npr.org?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback) Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? 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