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"She tried to do her job and it killed her," Dr. Lorna Breen's father said of the 49-year-old doctor, who contracted the coronavirus. His daughter was a hero, Dr. Philip Breen says.

Vaccine candidates are in advanced clinical trials, and WHO's director-general expresses hope they will be effective. But until then, he said, the world is reliant on "the basics" of disease control.

Although daily COVID-19 deaths have fallen somewhat in recent days, the number of infections has continued to rise in many places with no end in sight.

With days left before Congress aims to wrap for the year, Republicans and Democrats appear more willing to negotiate on a COVID-19 relief bill. But key sticking points remain.

The drug has not yet been proven to be an effective treatment for the coronavirus.

Hong Kong had brought local transmission way, way down. But numbers are now going up. That means a new round of restrictions, including a limit on public gatherings of ... 2.

The coronavirus outbreak in China has pulled vital medical resources and personnel away from regular procedures. This is causing complications for people who need treatment for other diseases.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on what the U.S. is doing to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

The Federal Reserve has moved quickly and creatively to pump money into the rapidly shrinking U.S. economy in hopes of keeping it afloat long enough to outlast the coronavirus pandemic.

"I don't want to jump up and down and start screaming, 'Death! Death!' " the president said when asked about why he publicly downplayed the pandemic while privately acknowledging its severity.