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The British government is under fire for only testing a tiny percentage of National Health Service staff as deaths from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom quickly rise to nearly 3,000.

Federal rules had made such donors wait 12 months before donating. That wait is now three months. The coronavirus outbreak has caused donor centers to be closed and blood drives canceled.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with New York Times reporter David Enrich about the Trump Organization seeking financial assistance to help with the effects of the coronavirus epidemic on the company.

With nearly all professional sports on hold, some spectators have turned to marble racing videos to fulfill the need for competition.

An allergy specialist says tree pollen is in the air now, with grass pollen coming out soon throughout the Willamette Valley. “We are recommending to our…

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown wants to figure out what federal aid can accomplish before drawing down the state's uncertain funds.

Emergency physician Dr. Tsion Firew and NPR science correspondent Rob Stein answer listener questions about getting tested for COVID-19, and how those tests are processed.

Emergency physician Dr. Tsion Firew and NPR science correspondent Rob Stein answer more listener questions about getting tested for COVID-19, including false negative tests.

NPR education correspondent Anya Kamenetz and Thurgood Marshall Academy Director of College and Alumni Programs Sanjay Mitchell answer questions about K-12 education during the COVID-19 epidemic.

For the first time in nearly a decade, the economy suffered a net loss of jobs as the coronavirus began to take hold in the country. The unemployment rate shot up to 4.4%.