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The COVID-19 crisis has been compared to the 1918 pandemic commonly known as the Spanish Flu. A Stony Brook University history professor knows very well…

Hospitals on Long Island are struggling to increase capacity to accommodate what’s expected to be a wave of coronavirus patients in the coming weeks.…

The U.N. human rights chief says authorities should look for ways to release people in detention who are especially vulnerable to the disease, such as those who are elderly or who have health issues.

The Middle Eastern kingdom has forced most people to stay indoors, banned driving and even temporarily shut down grocery stores and pharmacies.

Medical device manufacturers are asking the Trump administration to centralize decisions about how to prioritize which orders from states, local governments and hospitals should be filled first.

Los Angeles Times columnist Frank Shyong speaks with NPR's Ari Shapiro about the racism that Asian Americans and Asian-owned businesses are facing during the coronavirus epidemic.

NPR's Michel Martin, Hansi Lo Wang and Rebecca Hersher speak with New York City midwife Eugenia Montesinos about the effect the coronavirus is having on her work.

NPR national and science correspondents answer listener questions about why the coronavirus outbreak has been especially bad in New York City and the surrounding region.

A record number of Americans filed for unemployment benefits for the first time last week as the coronavirus hammered the economy. It's nearly five times the levels seen during the Great Recession.

Family members of Robert Levinson, a former FBI agent missing in Iran for 13 years, say they've concluded he died in Iranian custody — though they don't know when or how.