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Previous spikes in South Korea were linked to outbreaks at churches and protests. Health officials say the current wave appears to have no links to any major groups or events.

NPR's Scott Simon says slogans and bromides fall short when it comes to dealing with the new coronavirus.

The rules include a ban on spitting and a threat of immediate ejection if a player or coach gets too close to an umpire or opponent in the course of an argument.

South Korea is the latest front in the battle to stop the spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. More than 200 people are now infected in the country.

The variant in Brazil is causing a surge in Manaus, a city where the virus previously infected huge numbers in the spring of 2020. Researchers are trying to determine why.

Testing for the coronavirus could ramp up quickly now that a major pharmaceutical company has approval for its test. Those who are eligible will be able to drive through one of many testing centers.

Seattle and King County, Wash. have announced new recommendations to limit the spread of the new coronavirus. There have been 10 deaths from COVID-19 in the area.

More and more cases are being diagnosed in this country. And those numbers may grow as testing for this dangerous new virus ramps up.

NPR politics, science and national correspondents relay the latest news on the response in the United States to the coronavirus epidemic.

NPR'S David Greene talks to Kathryn Garcia, New York City's sanitation commissioner and COVID-19 food czar, about how hungry people can get food, and how trash pick-up is changing during the crisis.