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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Dr. Sachita Shah, an emergency physician at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, about the challenges of the coronavirus response for hospitals and doctors.

Japan and the International Olympic Committee have delayed the 2020 Summer Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic. The decision has huge financial and societal implications.

Israelis and Palestinians have — if only briefly — set aside some of their mutual suspicion for concern amid the coronavirus pandemic.

The co-founder of Partners in Health talks about the challenges facing already challenged health-care systems as coronavirus spreads.

Congress granted President Rodrigo Duterte special temporary powers early Tuesday to manage the COVID-19 crisis. To date, there are 552 confirmed cases, and 35 deaths.

Scientists are rolling out an old-fashioned approach they hope will help treat COVID-19. The treatment involves giving patients plasma from people who have recovered from the virus.

The man, a 31-year-old Mexican national, is quarantined and receiving care, according to ICE. Advocates fear that coronavirus could spread quickly in facilities where immigrant detainees are jailed.

Many people who are elderly or who have disabilities, and still live at home, rely on home health workers. The workforce is composed of tens of thousands…

A Maine grocery store cashier relays her experience with the reality of being on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has acknowledged the impact of the coronavirus, postponing a referendum that could have extended his term in office and ordering Russians not to go to work next week.