‘What’s the Right Thing to Do?’ Coronavirus Forces Families to Make Painful Childcare Decisions

Nerida Brownlee and her husband have three children under 3 years old. When they were told to work from home, the Philadelphia couple had what they thought was a long and careful conversation with their nanny about whether she was comfortable still looking after their 8-month-old twins and 2-year-old son. They all agreed to minimize … Read more

West Virginia Just Became the Last State to Report a COVID-19 Case. It Was Only a Matter of Time

Every U.S. state has now reported at least one confirmed case of COVID-19, following a positive diagnosis out of West Virginia. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice confirmed the case Tuesday evening, saying it had been detected in the state’s Eastern Panhandle. “This is real and it’s really concerning,” Justice said. The case comes just a … Read more

The U.S. Military Has Joined the War Against the Coronavirus. But Its Firepower is Limited

Amid public calls for additional U.S. military support in the national fight against the novel coronavirus, Defense Secretary Mark Esper committed Tuesday to making 5 million respirator masks, 2,000 ventilators and as many as 16 military labs available to help combat the deadly contagion. It is the latest in a series of actions undertaken by … Read more

Tough Measures to Stem the Coronavirus Outbreak Could Be in Place for 18 Months, Scientists Say

The U.K. government ramped up its response to COVID-19 Monday, asking citizens to cut all unnecessary contact with other people, after a British research team warned its earlier strategy would lead to hundreds of thousands of deaths. But those researchers also gave a troubling warning for countries around the world implementing lockdown measures: in order … Read more