Health

German leader calls novel coronavirus biggest challenge since WWII

By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press

She said everyone in Germany must help protect those most vulnerable to infection, illness and death.

U.S. struggles to fill requests for protective gear

By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press

The federal government is rushing protective equipment to states for medical workers who will be on the front lines of the growing coronavirus pandemic. But at least in three states, promised deliveries are falling far short of requests.

Q&A — What does 90-day tax payment delay mean for filers?

By Sarah Skidmore Sell, Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

The Trump administration has announced that most individuals and businesses will be allowed to delay paying their federal tax bills for 90 days as part of an emergency relief plan amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Confronting Coronavirus

To offer context around these uncertain times, the PBS NewsHour will shed light on what health precautions everyone should take, as well as the pandemic’s economic impact.

WATCH: New York Gov. Cuomo holds news conference on COVID-19 response

By Associated Press

Gov. Andrew Cuomo warned that demand for hospital beds could soon outstrip capacity by tens of thousands as the outbreak surges.

Facebook bug wrongly deleted authentic coronavirus news

By Associated Press

Users complained that links to news stories about school closings and other information related to the virus outbreak were blocked by the company's automated system.

Africa should 'prepare for the worst' with virus, WHO says

By Cara Anna, Associated Press

South Africa is the continent's new focus of concern as cases have nearly doubled to 116 from two days before.

Amid virus, Congress' leaders resist call for remote voting

By Alan Fram, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The dispute pits the scourge of the infection against two centuries of tradition. It underscores Washington's struggle to adapt to recommendations about how to handle the pandemic.

Inmates fearful of virus argue for release

By Jim Mustian, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

Among those making pleas for compassionate release or home detention is President Donald Trump's former attorney Michael Cohen and dozens of inmates at New York City's Rikers Island, part of a jail system that lost a worker to the virus…

Trump invokes emergency authority; Big 3 automakers closing

By Tim Sullivan, David Rising, Associated Press

President Donald Trump moved to invoke a federal law that allows the government to marshal the private sector to deal with the coronavirus epidemic with word that Detroit's Big Three automakers agreed to shut down all their factories to protect…