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There are rumblings that U.S. health officials may start encouraging Americans to wear face masks to cut down on asymptomatic spread. But with continued shortages, it's not clear how we'd do that.

Thousands of medical workers now have COVID-19 in Spain, one of the countries hardest-hit by the disease.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dr. Allison Arwady, public health commissioner for the city of Chicago, about her city's preparations for a growing number of cases.

An online campaign recommended business attire and makeup while working at home, and to avoid sarcasm when asking for help with housework. The women of Malaysia were not amused.

Federal officials are now predicting that the coronavirus could claim more than 200,000 American lives. The news brought a more somber tone to Tuesday's White House briefing on the issue.

Students at the Bronx High School of Science haven't set foot on their campus in weeks. But now they can visit any time they'd like — in the virtual building game Minecraft.

He started experimenting with magnets to try to build a device that would stop people from touching their faces. The plan backfired — he ended up with several small magnets lodged up his nose.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Scott Steiner, CEO of Phoebe Putney Health System in Albany, Ga., about how the hospital is handling a surge in coronavirus patients.

All of the people who have tested positive are students at the University of Texas at Austin. Some of the group returned on separate commercial flights — widening the potential spread of infection.

NPR is seeking health care providers working in hospitals to document their personal experiences working during the coronavirus pandemic.