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A couple applauds in front of the Mount Sinai Hospital in Queens to show gratitude to medical staff and essential workers working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic in New York City. New York's governor declared Monday that the "worst is over" for its coronavirus outbreak, despite deaths passing 10,000, as several states began devising a plan to reopen their shuttered economies.

Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic, What’s Ahead For New York City Hospitals?

COVID-19 has overwhelmed New Yorkers. We talk with the head of one of the city's medical systems about it.

Oneida Park in the Park Hill Neighborhood of Denver, Colorado. Dozens of people are out of work in this single block.

1A Across America: How Businesses On One Block In Denver Are Coping

One block, dozens of people out of work.

Businesses are boarded up on Frenchman Street, Tuesday afternoon. New Orleans, Louisiana. April 14, 2020.

New Orleans' Stay-At-Home Order Is Extended Until May 16

New Orleans is staying at home for another month.

This photo provided by Apple shows the second-generation iPhone SE. It will be vastly cheaper than the models Apple rolled out last fall before the coronavirus pandemic had forced people to rethink their spending.

Apple Unveils 'Bargain' iPhone Amid Economic Downturn

With a smaller size, screen and price tag, the new iPhone SE looks and feels like the models of yore that actually fit in a pocket.

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday.

Trump Says The U.S. Is Past Its Peak On New Coronavirus Cases

Trump on Wednesday told reporters the United States appears to be through the worst of the coronavirus pandemic in regards to the number of new cases being diagnosed.

Experts from the World Health Organization say they gave explicit warnings about the risks of the COVID-19 outbreak in early January. They said this after President Trump this week accused the agency of obscuring the truth. Above: the WHO's headquarters in Geneva.

'We Alerted The World' To Coronavirus On Jan. 5, WHO Says In Response To U.S.

President Trump said the health agency delayed raising the alarm on the threat from the new coronavirus. A WHO expert says that in early January, the World Health Organization "was very, very clear."

Germany's social distancing requirements have been extended to May 3, but the country is taking steps to re-open parts of public life. Here, two men sit at a distance in Berlin's Kreuzberg district on Wednesday.

In Germany, Some Shops Will Reopen Next Week, But Social Distancing Continues

The government is also strongly recommending, but not requiring, that face masks are worn on public transit and while shopping.

The U.S. Capitol has been hit by the coronavirus like the rest of the country, grappling with protective measures and multiple cases.

Congress and COVID-19: members' cases and quarantines

Breakthrough infections continue to hit Capitol Hill, with vaccinated members announcing positive coronavirus cases amid a surge caused by the delta variant.

A Yonkers Fire Department EMT wears full personal protective equipment during the coronavirus shutdown in Westchester County, New York. County leaders across the country say they need help paying for essential services as the shutdown continues.

Counties Say They Need More Federal Money To Stay Solvent Amid Coronavirus Shutdowns

Counties say declining tax revenues are hitting their budgets hard so they need federal money to keep fighting the virus and providing other essential services.

U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Kelly Craft meets with President Trump at the White House on Dec. 5, 2019. Craft says the president acted out of "moral obligation" when he said he would halt funding for the WHO.

U.N. Ambassador Says Inaction By WHO, China Would Be 'Unforgiveable'

Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., defended President Trump's decision to halt funding for the international health body, and said both Beijing and the WHO must show more accountability.

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