Images of corpses in Ecuador stoked fear of the coronavirus' effect on developing nations. Infections have yet to peak elsewhere in Latin America.

The governors of Colorado and New York outlined plans to ease pandemic restrictions but stressed they were moving with caution.

The debate over constitutional rights and religious freedoms in the COVID-19 age is playing out at an Evangelical church in Louisiana.

Pet adoption is booming amid the coronavirus stay-at-home restrictions.

Colorado, Montana and Tennessee are among states to reopen amid coronavirus outbreak.

The CDC has added six new symptoms to its list of signs that a person has been infected with the new coronavirus, including chills and loss of sense of smell.

The pandemic turned some truckers into essential workers hauling high-value loads that put them at risk, while others have less work despite the risk

Trump has lauded states that have eased restrictions. But as cases reached 1 million in the U.S., several governors extended restrictions.

Infectious disease experts are raising questions about the reliability of early coronavirus antibody tests and studies that hinge on their results.

More Americans killed from virus than in Vietnam War

Recent speculation about Kim Jong Un's health shows how the fate of North Korea is still seen as inextricably linked to that of one much-hyped individual.

The coronavirus outbreak has put science on hold. Now there are discoveries that may never be made and patients who will miss the chance at a breakthrough cure.

As the coronavirus keeps us stuck at home, scientists and health officials fear that social distancing could take a toll on our mental health.

New York sees a dip in deaths, and Louisiana governor meets Trump, as each state in the union thinks about how to move forward amid coronavirus.

In a clinical trial, the drug remdesivir shortened recovery time for patients with advanced cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

Germany's leadership, history help stave off catastrophe from the coronavirus crisis — so far

U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that the new coronavirus is "not manmade or genetically modified."

Medical researchers are puzzled over why the coronavirus — which typically lasts about two weeks in the body — endures far longer in some patients.

As more states reopen, an army of contact tracers will have to be enlisted to join the effort to stop the coronavirus.

Republican lawmakers, determined to punish China for concealing early data on the coronavirus outbreak, are proposing ways to turn up the heat.

Medicaid and other parts of the healthcare safety net get left behind in the Trump administration's plans for distributing aid to battle the coronavirus.

Before a single case of coronavirus, President Nayib Bukele placed El Salvador in lockdown and has engaged in other moves that critics say are authoritarian.

Since the sun's UV rays are lethal to the coronavirus, it seems like a safe place to be, right? Wrong. Here's what sunlight can and can't do.

The United States wants Mexico to reopen its border factories, even as the coronavirus spreads and worker deaths rise.

A common cough syrup ingredient has pro-viral properties and should be avoided by people infected by the coronavirus, scientists warn.

Coronavirus: There is a price to pay for pledging too much as the world anxiously awaits even a marginally effective therapeutic for the disease known as COVID-19.

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has surpassed that of 9/11, even the Vietnam War. Here's a look at COVID-19's place in history.

Texas reopens restaurants, Utah reopens salons. As several states lift coronavirus restrictions, many warn of a second wave if social distancing ends too soon.

A week after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp plunged Georgia into the middle of a national social experiment — rolling back restrictions on businesses in an effort to restart the economy after a monthlong shutdown to halt the spread of COVID-19 — some restaurants, salons and tattoo parlors remain shuttered. Most that are opening are proceeding cautiously.

The Philippines is promising better pay for its nurses to lure them to the front lines against COVID-19, but a legacy of exploitation and poor working conditions in the nation's hospitals has dampened the enthusiasm to answer the call.

The search for existing drugs that may help treat coronavirus infections now has researchers testing the heartburn drug Pepcid, among others.

Governors across the U.S. are encouraging people to continue practicing social distancing amid summer weather

Coronavirus could kill 100,000, Trump says, weeks after predicting lower toll

Washington state has a billion pounds of potatoes -- with no destination

When Texas' energy-dependent economy stalled, mass layoffs hit skilled middle-class workers.

Most presidents act as consoler-in-chief in times of national crisis. Trump has struggled to show any empathy with victims or survivors of COVID-19.

As more states reopen their economies, officials say fighting the coronavirus outbreak means wearing a face covering. But some are balking at restrictions.

U.S. deportation flights to Guatemala resume -- with promises of testing for coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic is threatening Mexico's fragile public health infrastructure.

A mutation in the novel coronavirus has led to a new strain viewed as more contagious than the virus that emerged from China, according to a new study.

Rick Bright, pushed out of a job heading a federal research agency, files a complaint saying he was retaliated against for resisting Trump's plans.

De Blasio says he needs Trump to lift New York City from the ashes of COVID-19. But the president says no 'bailout' is coming for his old hometown.

The White House is considering shutting down its coronavirus task force by the end of May and handing responsibilities to FEMA even as some models project a sharp increase in COVID-19 deaths in the coming weeks.

As many as 20% to 25% of healthcare workers in hard-hit areas, experts say, are likely to develop disorders such as anxiety, depression or post-traumatic stress.

As states lift coronavirus restrictions, none has met federal benchmarks, a health expert warns. The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. surpasses 73,000.

A desperate attempt to halt coronavirus cases is underway on the country's largest reservation, which spans Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.

For decades, Jaime Montejo fought to bring dignity to sex workers in Mexico City, protecting them from police, pimps and eventually the coronavirus. Then he got sick.

Federal indictments were down 75 percent in April and 25 percent in march as prosecutors and investigators were forced to curtail operations in response to coronavirus.

Risk guides much of our medical care system. COVID-19 is showing us, unless we have developed immunity, we are all at risk.

More than two months after an unarmed black man was shot in south Georgia, protesters across America are asking why it took so long for police to investigate.