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In the rural Northwest, far-right elected officials, and the militias they're aligned with, are calling for defiance of statewide stay-at-home orders, including one issued by Idaho's GOP governor.

Public health experts say we do not have enough data yet to determine when social distancing recommendations can be lifted. Many say the President's Easter timeline is not based on science.

News stories often describe anti-police protests as being "mostly peaceful," with some violence. In reality, two kinds of protests are going on, and there's tension over tactics.

California's new COVID-19 cases have hit a record high and hospitalizations are up. A state that issued early stay-at-home orders is now struggling to regain control of the virus.

New York City was struck early by the pandemic. Hundreds of thousands of people fled and many thousands of small businesses closed. The number of cases is down sharply but the economy is struggling.

People gathered in Kenosha continue to demand justice in the police shooting of Jacob Blake that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Chants of "No…

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Muge Cevik, an infectious disease specialist at the University of St. Andrews in the U.K., about scientists using contact tracing to learn how the coronavirus spreads.

As more coronavirus cases are reported, people experiencing symptoms may wonder: Do I have it? Until testing becomes more widely available, these people may not get a definitive answer.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Olga Sagan, owner of Seattle's Piroshky Piroshky Bakery, about how the spread of COVID-19 in the region has affected her business.

Passengers in limbo on the ship will be brought ashore to a military base and quarantined as necessary. At least 21 people on the ship are infected with the coronavirus, including 19 crew members.