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Here are answers to some basic questions about coronavirus — including just what social distancing means for friends, family and children.

Ohio has suspended its primary election today, due to the coronavirus. But Arizona, Florida and Illinois residents vote on.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Justin Lessler from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health about President Trump's statement that the coronavirus pandemic may abate in July or August.

Yes, you can sing "Happy Birthday" twice. Or the ABC song. And you'll hit the recommended time for effective hand-washing. But why stop there? Our readers have groovy musical alternatives.

Voters in a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll are showing partisan differences over how seriously they are taking the coronavirus crisis and their distrust of messages from President Trump.

"It's hard to believe that we even have to post this," said police in Newport, Ore. They offered a reminder for residents hunkering down due to the coronavirus: "We cannot bring you toilet paper."

In an interview with NPR, the vice president defended the administration's response to the coronavirus but acknowledged that the government expects to be dealing with the crisis "for months."

The British government wants to keep schools open so health workers don't have to stay home to look after their kids, but some teachers say that's putting them and their pupils at risk.

The Trump administration proposed a $1 trillion emergency stimulus package to help the economy deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The relief plan would include help for households and small businesses.

With schools shut down in the majority of states, school leaders are scrambling to plan for the future. They, along with parents, are asking an important question: When can schools re-open?