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Attempts by cities, counties and states to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus are forcing child welfare services, foster agencies, family courts and parents to make difficult decisions.

Tourists are being banned outright after many countries on the continent reported a sharp increase in the number of cases this past week.

Americans are collectively putting much of the economy on lockdown. The priorities are clear: to save lives. For now, that means America is an economic ghost town.

Governor Ralph Northam says Virginia has recorded 67 new cases of COVID-19 since Saturday.The death toll rose to six on Sunday, as the Virginia Department…

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Julie Su, secretary of California's Labor and Workforce Development Agency, about the economic impact of the coronavirus crisis on her state's businesses and workers.

Doctors in Italy are overwhelmed by coronavirus cases and prioritizing which patients get care. Many U.S. doctors could soon be making the same life-or-death decisions.

Heeding a call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, millions of people took part in a voluntary "public curfew" on Sunday to demonstrate support for the nation's medical community.

A month after an outbreak at a nursing home in Seattle, testing at a facility in Bellingham reveals that 24 residents and six of the facility's staff members have become infected with the virus.

After a positive coronavirus test for Sen. Rand Paul, Sens. Mitt Romney and Mike Lee, who said they had recent contact with Paul but showed no symptoms, voluntarily self-quarantine.

Some prisons are waiving fees for hygiene supplies and county jails are releasing certain inmates early to combat the potential threat posed by the Covid-19 virus.