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Her first coronavirus quarantine breakfast.

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Our Daughter Tested Positive For Coronavirus: We Cheered Her With 'Room Service' Food

3:59pm April 17, 2020

by Pallavi Gogoi

The quarantined are lonely — none of us could comfort her in person when she was locked down in her room. But we were determined to make it less frightening. That meant turning to food.

Coronavirus FAQs: Can Sunlight Kill The Virus? How Risky Is An Elevator Ride?

3:57pm April 17, 2020

In this week's installment, we also look at how to handle that inevitable moment — you need a plumber or electrician or another repairperson to come to your home.

A street is seen empty during a lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ramallah, West Bank on April 1.

Palestinians In The West Bank Improvise Checkpoints To Help Fight Coronavirus

3:41pm April 17, 2020

by Daniel Estrin

In the shadow of Israeli watchtowers and settlements, Palestinians have set up improvised checkpoints to enforce a Palestinian Authority lockdown in areas where Palestinian police can't patrol.

Friends for 30 years, Sam Dow (left) in Ann Arbor, Mich., and Josh Belser in Syracuse, N.Y., are both working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

Childhood Friends On The Health Crisis Front Lines Connect Virtually

2:58pm April 17, 2020

Sam Dow and Josh Belser are working in different cities amid the coronavirus pandemic. "I'm not at all surprised that we both ended up working in health care," Belser said in a StoryCorps interview.

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Dozens of worshippers outside the Haidari Mosque in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad.

Pakistan Limits Worshippers At Mosques. Many Worshippers Are Defiant

1:56pm April 17, 2020

Pakistani authorities have called for a maximum of 5 worshippers in a mosque. Many in the religious community disagree — and the issue will only become more heated as Ramadan approaches.

Indonesians at a traditional market in Bekasi, West Java, on Thursday appear to be ignoring social distancing rules the government put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Indonesia Now Has The Most Confirmed COVID-19 Cases In Southeast Asia

1:33pm April 17, 2020

by Ashley Westerman

Health experts say low rates of testing and refusal to enact strict lockdowns have allowed the virus to infiltrate all 34 provinces of the archipelago nation.

Health care workers walk outside the Brooklyn Hospital Center on Wednesday in New York City.

Coronavirus Latest: Despite Trump's Optimism, There's Still A Long Road To Reopening

1:29pm April 17, 2020

by Domenico Montanaro

President Trump laid out new guidelines to states to start retracting their restrictions as early as Friday. But there are still a lot of questions to consider.

A man carries a box of protective masks to emergency workers Thursday in Dakar, the capital of Senegal. The West African country has seen relatively few confirmed cases of the coronavirus to this point — but global health officials fear that won't alway

U.N. Agency Fears 'Vulnerable' Africa May Suffer At Least 300,000 COVID-19 Deaths

1:22pm April 17, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

And that's the best-case scenario laid out by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. The commission said the continent, in the worst case, may see up to 3.3 million deaths this year alone.

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State Provides Two Mental Health Helplines During The Coronavirus Pandemic

12:49pm April 17, 2020

by Bethany Chafin

Life has changed for many in the face of a global pandemic. In addition to the physical health effects of COVID-19, there are mental health effects that have resulted from the situation as well.

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People cross an empty downtown Kansas City, Mo., street on Wednesday while stay-at-home orders continue in the state and much of the rest of the United States as part of an effort to curb the spread of the new coronavirus.

White House Plan For Reopening States Leaves Testing Question Unanswered

12:48pm April 17, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

The plan describes three phases of loosening social restrictions. Experts say the guidance lacks firm goals and thresholds for testing and leaves states to answer many questions on their own.