In the fight against COVID-19, health officials in the U.S. are stepping up their efforts in the area of contact tracing. It's a method used all over the world to trace and eliminate the spread of an infectious disease. NPR's Jason Beaubien tells us what we can learn from other countries who have used this method, and how those lessons can be applied in this country's efforts to stop the coronavirus. • Read "How Do You Do Contact Tracing? Poor Countries Have Plenty Of Advice" at https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/04/22/840232210/how-do-you-do-contract-tracing-poor-countries-have-plenty-of-advice ------------------------------------------------------ Follow NPR elsewhere, too: • Twitter: https://twitter.com/npr • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NPR • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/npr/ • Tumblr: http://npr.tumblr.com/ • Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/npr ABOUT NPR NPR connects to audiences on the air, on demand, online, and in person. More than 26 million radio listeners tune in to NPR stations each week and more than 36 million unique visitors access NPR.org each month making NPR one of the most trusted sources of news and insights on life and the arts. NPR is also the leading publisher of podcasts, with 36 original shows and an average of 4 million listeners per week. NPR shares compelling stories, audio and photos with millions of social media users on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube and Snapchat; NPR News and NPR One apps, online streaming, podcasts, iTunes radio and connected car dashboards help meet audiences where they are. NPR's live events bring to the stage two-way conversations between NPR hosts and the audience in collaboration with the public radio Member Station community. This robust access to public service journalism makes NPR an indispensable resource in the media landscape.