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The global death toll from COVID-19 surpassed 12,000 on Saturday as New York City reported thousands of new cases over the past week. Cases in that city now make up about a third of all U.S. cases.

Attempts by cities, counties and states to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus are forcing child welfare services, foster agencies, family courts and parents to make difficult decisions.

While the agency has approved about a dozen other coronavirus tests in response to the public health emergency caused by the pandemic, this is the first one that can be used at the point of care.

Rapid shutdowns to stem the coronavirus have delivered an unprecedented blow to restaurants around the U.S. Many are quickly running out of cash and their workers are losing their jobs.

Senior reporter at Wired Kate Knibbs talks about the growing popularity of bidets in the United States due to toilet paper shortages caused by the coronavirus.

Some of the strictest measures to contain COVID-19 are in Puerto Rico, where the governor has effectively shut the island down amid fears its health system is too weak after Hurricane Maria.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Nurith Aizenman, Juliette Kayyem, a former Homeland Security official, and NPR's Franco Ordoñez about how the coronavirus will reshape our lives for months to come.

The Federal Reserve on Monday announced several policies designed to strengthen markets during the coronavirus crisis. Still, stocks are down, minutes after the opening bell.

"We don't want Dallas or New Orleans or Chicago to turn into the next New York," U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Monday morning.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer negotiated late into the night with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and spoke hopefully of a deal coming together on Tuesday.