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Hokkaido, which saw the country's highest incidence of coronavirus as the pandemic first swept through Asia, had been returning to normal until a sudden recent spike in cases.

An American nurse who worked during Africa's Ebola outbreak compares that experience to treating coronavirus patients in a U.S. ER. One difference: she had better protective gear in the Ebola clinic.

The Spanish government faces criticism after allowing thousands of non-essential workers to return to work. Many health experts say these roll-back measures are being implemented too soon.

Officials said Monday that mainland China had 169 new confirmed cases, 98 of which were described as "imported." It was the largest increase since March 6.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR's Geoff Brumfiel and to Crystal Watson, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, about the proposal for a national contact tracing program.

In a photo posted to social media, Olive Veronisi can be seen holding a beer in one hand and a sign in the other that reads "I need more beer!" Here's hoping she gets a refill.

The word "hope" was also projected onto the statue towering over Rio de Janeiro, along with the phrase for "Stay at Home" — the message nurses and doctors are telling people around the world.

Nelson Schwartz, author of The Velvet Rope Economy, says special privileges for the super-rich are dividing America: "The result is less sympathy, less empathy and a sort of a harder-edge society."

Manufacturers, lawmakers and grocery store workers say the reusable bags could transmit the virus, but according to scientists there aren't enough studies to know whether that's true.

More than 440,000 people have recovered from COVID-19 — and their status is an important question. If people are immune after recovery, they could resume normal life activities more quickly.