© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsGet the latest news about the novel coronavirus from Iowa Public Radio and NPR News.A top state public health official said Thursday Iowa is starting to “flatten the curve,” but some infectious disease experts do not see the rate of COVID-19 infections slowing in the state.The goal of social distancing is to flatten the curve, or avoid a spike in infections, so the health care system isn’t overwhelmed.“When we’re looking at our epidemiological curve, it is starting to flatten, which means that Iowans are listening,”...…© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsGet the latest news about the novel coronavirus from Iowa Public Radio and NPR News.A top state public health official said Thursday Iowa is starting to “flatten the curve,” but some infectious disease experts do not see the rate of COVID-19 infections slowing in the state.The goal of social distancing is to flatten the curve, or avoid a spike in infections, so the health care system isn’t overwhelmed.“When we’re looking at our epidemiological curve, it is starting to flatten, which means that Iowans are listening,”...WW…

© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsGet the latest news about the novel coronavirus from Iowa Public Radio and NPR News.As Iowans try to maintain social distancing to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, more families are facing issues related to child custody arrangements.Joan lives in eastern Iowa and has a blended family that has ties to multiple households. IPR has agreed to use her first name only to protect her children’s identities.One of Joan’s children was taken on a trip out of state in March, after the state recommended that schools...…© 2022 Iowa Public RadioPlay Live Radio0:000:00Available On Air StationsGet the latest news about the novel coronavirus from Iowa Public Radio and NPR News.As Iowans try to maintain social distancing to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, more families are facing issues related to child custody arrangements.Joan lives in eastern Iowa and has a blended family that has ties to multiple households. IPR has agreed to use her first name only to protect her children’s identities.One of Joan’s children was taken on a trip out of state in March, after the state recommended that schools...WW…