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Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie says his health system is not overwhelmed, but it has been forced to ration protective gear.

The Army says it will adhere to social distancing rules. Officials said that training will operate at "a reduced capacity," but did not offer specifics. Basic training had been paused for two weeks.

In Illinois, at least 186 nursing homes and long-term care facilities are reporting at least one confirmed COVID-19 case, the disease caused by the new…

On this broadcast of The National Conversation, a doctor on the front line addresses some of your common questions. We'll also take a look at how to best disinfect your home and food.

NPR's David Greene talks to Dr. Joia Mukherjee, chief medical officer at Partners In Health, about Massachusetts embarking on a mass contact-tracing project, and how the program works.

NPR's David Greene talks to Dr. Bruce Meyer, president of Jefferson Health in Philadelphia, about hospitals competing with each other to get coronavirus test supplies.

The president tweets he'll suspend all immigration into the U.S. because of COVID-19. Testing remains a stumbling block to lifting lockdowns. And for the first time ever, oil prices went negative.

The new federal benefit is designed to cushion the blow of the pandemic. But some businesses that want to stay open say it's hard to do so when employees can make more money by staying home.

Some states are urging child care centers to stay open to keep essential workers on the job. But providers say they're not trained to keep everyone safe and there's no social distancing with toddlers.

These three young adult novels center on girls pushed to their limits, figuring out what they're willing to do to survive, be remembered and protect what they love.