Novel coronavirus

How to help others in the COVID-19 crisis

By Courtney Vinopal

As schools close and workers across the country are sent home due to the spread of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, outbreak, many of the most vulnerable populations in the United States face stressors that extend beyond the immediate health…

WATCH: ‘I didn’t do it,’ Trump says of disbanding pandemics office

By Erica R. Hendry

When President Donald Trump was asked by the PBS NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor this afternoon about whether he took responsibility for the decision, the president called it a nasty question, saying it wasn't him and gesturing to other members of his…

Stocks surge on new pandemic measures

By Alex Veiga, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press

The rally came at the end of a week of turbulent trading fueled by heightened fears that the fallout from the coronavirus could bring on a global recession.

‘Not a wave, a tsunami.’ Italy hospitals at virus limit

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

Every day is a scramble to find more intensive care beds than the critically ill who need them. There still aren't enough protective masks to go around.

Trump declares national emergency, Pelosi announces aid deal

By Andrew Taylor, Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Jill Colvin, Associated Press

Trump says the emergency will open up nearly $50 billion for state and local governments to respond to the outbreak.

As virus inches closer to Trump, questions swirl on testing

By Jill Colvin, Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

The White House is grappling with a string of potential and confirmed exposures. A top Brazilian official tested positive after spending time with Trump and others at the president's private club in Florida last weekend.

Countries turn to wartime tactics to fight coronavirus foe

By Aritz Parra, Lori Hinnant, Associated Press

World leaders are warning of nearly wartime measures to come to contain the spreading pandemic.

Have questions about COVID-19? Send your videos to the PBS NewsHour

By News Desk

As the number of COVID-19 cases continue the grow in the U.S., the PBS NewsHour wants to hear about how the virus is affecting you, your family and your community. Send your videos to the PBS NewsHour and we will…

Schools scramble to feed students after coronavirus closures

By Cuneyt Dil, Hope Yen, Associated Press

Many schools are rushing to arrange grab-and-go lunch bags or set up delivery routes so America's poorest children don't go hungry while classes are out of session.

Louisiana elections chief asks to postpone April 4 primary

By Melinda Deslatte, Asssociated Press

Louisiana's chief elections officer asked the governor on Friday to postpone the state's April presidential primary election for two months because of the coronavirus, as the number of residents who tested positive continued to grow.