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An APM Reports analysis finds that public labs — the first line of defense in an outbreak — in at least 10 states endured budget troubles or staffing shortages in the past decade.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR Beijing correspondent Emily Feng, and Harvey Fineberg, former head of the National Academies of Medicine, about quarantine options that the U.S. may want to consider.

A video for "One Sea" was posted by the Chinese Embassy in Manila in an effort to foster solidarity in the fight against COVID-19. But many Filipinos saw it as Beijing pressing territorial claims.

Virginia recorded its biggest increase in new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, as reported test results dropped significantly.The number of new cases grew by 804…

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Rep. Adam Smith, chair of the House Armed Services Committee, about supply chain issues preventing the U.S. military from increasing its coronavirus testing capacity.

The joint demonstration between the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels and the Air Force's Thunderbirds took place early Tuesday afternoon over New York City, Newark and Trenton, N.J., and Philadelphia.

Special education advocates are relieved that the federal law that guarantees a free public education to students with disabilities will remain.

JetBlue is the first major U.S. airline to require passengers to wear face coverings, though others have issued similar mandates for crew members. Flight attendants have pushed for the change.

The National Sexual Assault Hotline reports a jump in calls coming in from minors in the month of March, when many shelter-in-place orders began.

Some people stand too close, or jog without masks, or go so far in their defiance as to throw "coronavirus parties." What should you do if you see people who are not maintaining social distance?