The "Urbi et Orbi" blessing is normally delivered at Christmas and Easter. The delivered his homily against the dramatic backdrop of an empty St. Peter's Square, glistening in the rain.
NPR interviewed four residents of Wuhan who contracted the virus, recovered — but then had a retest that turned positive. What does that mean for China's recovery from COVID-19?
NPR politics and science correspondents round up the latest news in the federal response to the coronavirus epidemic in the United States, including of the passage of the emergency rescue bill.
A team of British doctors, citing anecdotal evidence from around the world, believe that losing the senses of smell or taste may be symptoms of contracting the new coronavirus.
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with science journalist Lydia Denworth about the biological effects of friendship — and why friends are so important to well-being, especially during the pandemic.
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.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Luciana Borio, former FDA chief scientist who later served on the National Security Council global health security team before it was disbanded under President Trump.
More than 140 others are sick aboard a cruise ship holding off the coast of Panama. The cruise line Holland America wants to move the ill coronavirus patients to the United States.